James Saks 🇿🇦

Black belt 1st degree Verified by the community4,015 / 1,000 points

Just Jiu-jitsu AcademyJohannesburg, South Africa17 years on the mats

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About

Training since first belt17 year(s) and 11 month(s)
Medals14842
Training logged7hr 10m

BirthdayDecember 8, 198243 years old
LocationJohannesburg, South Africa
AcademyJust Jiu-jitsu Academy Unclaimed
AffiliationZR

Lineage

Mitsuyo Maeda
Carlos Gracie Sr.
Robson Gracie
Aloísio Silva
Joao Sliva
James Saks

Bio

Black belt 1st Degree

Training history

Achievements

9 of 20 unlocked

Profile manually reviewed & certificate issued

Beltchecker.com early adopter (first 500)

Coach with confirmed students

Current rank verified by promoting instructor

Name verified by credit card

Verifications received31 / 50

102550

Years trained17 / 20

5101520

Gold medals8 / 10

51025

Competition matches0 / 10

1050100

Forum posts28 / 500

5001,000

Students

Hamish

Nicholas

Dason

Belt promotions

Josh

Gareth

Myles

Lis

Harry

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Promotion history

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Black belt 1st degree Current belt
December 17, 2022London England
3 years, 9 months, 14 days
Promoted by
José Olímpio da Rocha
Black belt
October 30, 2018lawnsdale California
4 years, 1 month, 17 days
Promoted by
Joao Sliva
Graded In USA California under Joao Siva and Aloisio Sliva
Brown belt
April 6, 2016GB Sunninghill
2 years, 6 months, 24 days
Promoted by
Norman Wessels
Purple belt
April 7, 2013Tap Out Academy
2 years, 11 months, 30 days
Promoted by
Wikus Swart
Blue belt
January 20, 2010Tap Out Academy
3 years, 2 months, 18 days
Promoted by
Wikus Swart
White belt
October 12, 2008Tap Out Academy
1 year, 3 months, 8 days

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Eduardo Figueira Rodrigues

Red and black belt 7th degree

+275 pts

"A lot of pictures evidence"

Verified2 year(s) ago

Piet Wilhelm

Black belt 4th degree

+200 pts

"Oss."

Verified2 year(s) ago

R. David Gonzalez

Black belt 4th degree

+200 pts

"Verified"

Verified2 year(s) ago

Thank you

2 year(s) ago

Itay Leibovich

Black belt 3rd degree

+175 pts

"Verified"

Verified1 year(s) ago

Michael Guarneri, Jr.

Black belt 3rd degree

+175 pts

"Well documented. Legit!"

Verified2 year(s) ago

Johan

Black belt 3rd degree

+175 pts

"Good evidence and lineage (which you should add to your profile: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr. > Robson Gracie > Aloísio Silva > Joao Sliva?). Aloísio has been criticised for selling belt tests without prior testing for previous belts (https://www.facebook.com/bjjheroes/posts/crazy-stuff-aloisio-silva-former-coach-of-leka-viera-openly-selling-promotions-o/10151810870586891/) and Joaos SJJIF has been sloppy in certifying e.g. a fake Carlson Gracie BB (https://www.beltchecker.com/forum.php?p=read&type=1&id=58519&u=65e8c491873cf), but considering evidence of passing through previous degrees over several years, I fortunately don't see that problem here."

Verified2 year(s) ago