A belt that something you become, not something you wear.
A Jiu Jitsu black belt usually takes at least a decade of dedicated training, sometimes even longer. There is no official governing body for Jiu Jitsu to dictate the requirements for the rank – therefore to be awarded a black belt is a very personal matter that symbolizes your instructor placing their personal stamp of approval on you. You will carry their name with you for the rest of your Jiu Jitsu journey regardless of where you train.

Shawn Hammonds
Black Belt Awarded in 2007

Kevin Crotts
Black Belt Awarded in 2008

Sean “Spyder” Pulizzano
Black Belt Awarded in 2008

David Moore
Black Belt Awarded 2009

Dave Brocklehurst
Black Belt Awarded 2010

Doug Frazier
Black Belt Awarded in 2010

Nick Albin
Black Belt Awarded in 2011

Floyd Easton
Black Belt Awarded in 2011

Steve Hana
Black Belt Awarded in 2011

TJ Burke
Black Belt Awarded in 2012

Warren Grace
Black Belt Awarded in 2012

Nic Huebing
Black Belt Awarded in 2012

Craig Wallace
Black Belt Awarded in 2011

Billy Peace
Black Belt Awarded in 2012

Randall Phillips
Black Belt Awarded in 2012

David Reilly
Black Belt Awarded in 2012

Jason Martin
Black Belt Awarded in 2013

John Salter
Black Belt Awarded in 2013

Michael Seals
Black Belt Awarded in 2013

Jordan Sullivan
Black Belt Awarded in 2013

Chad Washburn
Black Belt Awarded in 2013

Floyd Naughton
Black Belt Awarded in 2014

Anne Marie Bernitt
Black Belt Awarded in 2015

William Bernitt
Black Belt Awarded in 2015

Kenneth Degenhart
Black Belt Awarded in 2015

Willy Johnson
Black Belt Awarded in 2015

Ryan Passet
Black Belt Awarded in 2015

Joshua Shockman
Black Belt Awarded in 2015

Matt Silimperi
Black Belt Awarded in 2015

Donny Wallace
Black Belt Awarded in 2015

Chris Yeley
Black Belt Awarded in 2015

Chad Hardy
Black Belt Awarded in 2016

Chandler Martin
Black Belt Awarded in 2016

David Overfield
Black Belt Awarded in 2016

Nakana Costa
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Bobby Emmons
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Jason Finnell
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Chris Hamilton
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Eddie Hidalgo
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Bryan Hunt
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Nick Kennedy
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Pac Lewis
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Michael MacGregor
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Matt Maskovyak
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Jason Matherley
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Joe McBurney
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Jeff Merrett
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Garrett Nixon
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Derek Ruiz
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Gabe Shupe
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Brad Sperry
Black Belt Awarded in 2017

Jim Casey
Black Belt Awarded in 2018

Omar Chapa
Black Belt Awarded in 2018

Drew Dixon
Black Belt Awarded in 2018

Jason Haas
Black Belt Awarded in 2018

Trent Lally
Black Belt Awarded in 2018

Eric Markgraf
Black Belt Awarded in 2018

Keith Martin
Black Belt Awarded in 2018

Shane Parkerson
Black Belt Awarded in 2018

Jay Phillips
Black Belt Awarded in 2018

Mike Weaver
Black Belt Awarded in 2018

Joseph Baumstein
Black Belt Awarded in 2019

Tim Huber
Black Belt Awarded in 2019

Jessie Brown
Black Belt Awarded in 2020

Monty Burks
Black Belt Awarded in 2020

Kedran Carter
Black Belt Awarded in 2020

James Fischer
Black Belt Awarded in 2020

Shawn Goins
Black Belt Awarded in 2020

Sean Harlow
Sean Harlow

Jimmie Hayes
Black Belt Awarded in 2020

Pound Lamb
Black Belt Awarded in 2020

Ian Lawler
Black Belt Awarded in 2020

Lucas Rainey
Black Belt Awarded in 2020

(J.R.) Thomas F. Reynolds IV
Black Belt Awarded in 2020

Chris Sizemore
Black Belt Awarded in 2020

Ray Taslimi
Black Belt Awarded in 2020

Justin Court
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

William Ewers
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Kenny Gober
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Tyler Hampton
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Paul Hogan
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Russ Kenney
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Jonathan Lamb
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Nathan Lindsay
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Vanxai Luangrath
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Wes McGaffin
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Keith Nelson
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Jeremy Pender
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Marissa Pender
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Adam Richardson
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Kelly Ridings
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Jeff Shear
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Nicholle Stoller
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Chip Worthington
Black Belt Awarded in 2021

Levi Batta
Black Belt Awarded in 2022

Cameron Brocklehurst
Black Belt Awarded in 2022

Andrew Browne
Black Belt Awarded in 2022

Kevin Bruce
Black Belt Awarded in 2022

Vince Caggliano
Black Belt Awarded in 2022

Shannon Goughary
Black Belt Awarded in 2022

Christopher Llanes
Black Belt Awarded in 2022

James Hoyt
Black Belt Awarded in 2022

Kevin Murphy
Black Belt Awarded in 2022

Andrew Pardee
Black Belt Awarded in 2022

Jason Nishime
Black Belt Awarded in 2022