YOU < Roland Gutierrez < Rick Lucero < Joe Moreira < Francisco Mansor < Helio Gracie < Mitsuyo Maeda < Jigoro Kano
He is a highly qualified Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt. He received his black belt in 2018 from Professor Rick Lucero and is one of his very first white belt to black belt students. He has developed his jiu jitsu through years of working in law enforcement, security contracting, protective services, and competing, as well as teaching children and adults.
He is a 6th degree black belt under Joe Moreira and a member of the Dirty Dozen (the first 12 non-Brazilians to achieve the rank of black belt). He has over 35 years of teaching and competition experience and he has fought and won on the largest vale tudo stages.
He began training jiu jitsu at the age of nine in Brazil with the Gracie family. He was awarded his black belt by Francisco Mansor in 1984. He trained with the Japanese Judo Olympic team in 1986 and became the vice champion in the Judo World Cup. He was the first to teach non-Brazilians jiu jitsu, which was frowned upon at the time.
He is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu red belt (9th degree) who was awarded his instructor's degree by the late Master Helio Gracie (one of only 6 men outside the Gracie family to receive the rank by Helio).
He, along with his brothers, founded and developed the self-defense martial art called Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is often considered the "Godfather of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu".
He helped pioneer Japanese judo in Brazil and taught the Gracie family which was fundamental in the creation of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Often referred to as "The Father of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu".
He was a Japanese educator, athlete and the founder of Judo. Along with Japanese Ju-Jitsu, judo was among the first martial arts to gain widespread recognition internationally, and even became the first official Olympic martial art.
Roland Gutierrez is a second-degree black belt under Professor Rick Lucero. He is a family man and father of four. He spent his professional life as an LEO, Government PSD contractor, and private and corporate protection specialist. Besides being operational for the police, Department of State, and corporate entities over the years, he has also been tasked across those institutions to instruct defensive tactics programs, firearms training, emergency response, SWAT tactics, and medical training. Aside from using jiu jitsu in a professional capacity, Roland's greatest accomplishment comes from helping others find their mental, emotional, and physical strengths through training jiu jitsu.
Rod started wrestling competitively in the 7th grade when he realized it came naturally to him. By the time he was in high school he had over 100+ career wins and was a 2-time district qualifier and Ohio state qualifier. Rod was also a freestyle state runner up and a 2-time Virgina Beach national qualifier champion! During his off-season Rod competed for Team Ohio and Team Suplex City where he started to gain exposure to world class training with his coach Sergei Kitaev who was the Belarus freestyle Olympic coach.
After graduation Rod joined the US Army and was stationed at Fort Carson Colorado where he followed his passion and finally achieved his dream of wrestling for the Army's WCAP (World Class Athlete Program). After the trials he was invited to stay and continue his training within the program coached by Shon Lewis while competing alongside many world champions and Olympic athletes while given the opportunity to live and train at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Rod is now a blue belt in jiu-jitsu.
Sean's unique background and passion for high-impact sports have influenced his approach to coaching. Sean holds a degree in exercise science, as well as instructor titles in Filipino martial arts, muay-Thai, and is a brown belt in jiu-jitsu. He brings his high energy approach to every class he teaches!
Justyna is a wife and mother. She has a holistic approach to life, training, and nutrition. Her athletic background started with being a member of her university's equestrian team, specializing in hunter jumping. After years of riding and competing, she switched her focus to yoga, followed by strength training, nutrition, and herbology. Justyna currently holds an instructor's certification in kettlebell training and is working on completing her nutrition certificate.
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