Instructors
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) has been a passion of mine ever since I watched Royce Gracie win the Ultimate Fighting Championship in middle school. I had the good fortune of attending a college that had both thriving Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo clubs. During vacations, I trained at Renzo Gracie's Manhattan Academy and represented that team competitively for 6 years. I was awarded my blue belt by Rodrigo Gracie in October of 1999 and received my purple belt from Renzo Gracie in April of 2003. In 2004, I began training with Lloyd Irvin and have seen vast improvements in my game from his systematic approach to grappling. I began teaching Jiu-Jitsu in 2000 for the Cornell University BJJ Club. During my time as President, we managed to win multiple gi and no-gi divisions at various events from the Arnold/Gracie Worlds to the NAGAs. As a team, we considered it customary to have our members win blue belt divisions as white belts. I've had the good fortune of having great coaches and teammates throughout my career and understand the importance of a supportive team. I hope to provide an academy where competitors as well as casual students can train in a professional, friendly, and ego-free environment.
NO-GI Championships
2006 East Coast Grappling Championships (advanced)2005 NAGA Cape Cod (advanced)
2004 Grapplers Quest Southeast Championships (advanced)
2003 Grapplers Quest World Championships (advanced)
2003 NAGA World Championships (advanced)
2001 North American Grappling Championship (advanced)
- voted NAGA Lightweight Competitor of the Year 2001
2001 Mat Madness (advanced)
2001 Garden State Grappling Championship (advanced)
2000 North American Grappling Championship (advanced)
2000 Tai-Kai Challenge (advanced)
1999 North American Grappling Championship (intermediate)
GI Championships
2007 North American Combat Sports Championships (Purple Belt)2007 NAGA World Championships (Purple Belt)
2006 East Coast Grappling Championship 4 (Purple Belt OPEN)
2006 East Coast Grappling Championship 4 (Purple Belt)
2006 US Open XI (Purple Belt)
2006 Elite Submission Championship (Purple Belt OPEN)
2006 East Coast Grappling Championship 3 (Purple Belt)
2006 East Coast Grappling Championship 1 (Purple Belt)
2006 Dallas Winter Wars (Purple Belt)
2005 Virginia BJJ Federation Tournament (Purple Belt)
2005 NAGA Cape Cod (Purple Belt)
2003 NAGA World Championships (Blue belt)
2003 US Nationals (Blue belt)
2002 US Grappling Championship (Blue belt)
2002 Battle at the Beach (Blue belt)
2002 Copa Atlantica (Blue belt)
2002 GA State Championship (Blue belt)
2002 NY State Championship (Purple belt - as a blue belt)
2002 NJ State Championship (Blue belt)
2001 North American Grappling Championship (Blue belt)
2001 US Grappling Championship (Blue belt)
2001 Garden State Grappling Championship (Blue belt)
2000 Tai-Kai Challenge (Blue belt)
2000 Upstate Grappling Classic (Blue belt)
2000 Grapplers Games (Blue belt)