Michael Thomas 🇺🇸
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- Training since first belt8 year(s) and 0 month(s)
- Competition record3-2-05 matches
- Medals1
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1 - Training logged31hr 45m
- LocationPennsylvania, United States of America
- AcademyOctane MMA Unclaimed
- AffiliationBJJ Coach International Jiu Jitsu Association
- Member sinceJanuary 20206 years on Beltchecker.com One of the first 10,000 members
Lineage
- White through Purple Mitsuyo Maeda
- Carlos Gracie
- Helio Gracie
- Carlos Gracie Jr
- Renzo Gracie
- Jamie Cruz
- Bo Walaszek …………. Brown Belt Mitsuyo Maeda
- Carlos Gracie Sr.
- Carlson Gracie Sr.
- Ricardo de la Riva
- Marcello C. Monteiro
- Travis Kalbaugh
Achievements
2 of 18 unlockedProfile manually reviewed & certificate issued
Current rank verified by promoting instructor
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Verifications received12 / 25
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Years trained8 / 10
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Gold medals0 / 5
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Competition matches5 / 10
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Forum posts3 / 500
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MTHere is the video of my recent stripe plus my coach talking bout the progress I have made. https://youtu.be/DsFcqaBm[...]_q9LMFjYGh
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Coach updated the website https://www.beltquestjiujitsu.com/
Purple Belt
Promotion history
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- 2 months, 1 day
Brown belt Current belt
August 22, 2026Indianapolis, Indiana, USA/Skill Sharpening Seminar and Belting Ceremony for the Accusation
Promoted byMarcello C. MonteiroA little over 2 years ago I moved from NJ to PA. My old belts came from Bo Walaszek, a Jamie Cruz Black Belt. I now train at Octane MMA in Monongahela, PA. The head instructor is Travis Kalbaugh a Black Blet under Marcello C. Monteiro and they are members of his organization. Over the weekend Marcello promoted me based on the recommendation of my coaches.
3 years, 8 months, 7 daysPurple belt
December 15, 2022395 Pleasant Valley Way West Orange NJ 07052
Promoted byBohdan (Bo) Walaszek (up to p2). Travis Kalbaugh (p3)I got promoted purple at a no Gi class. We had been working on chokes and D’Arce entries. Bo had me go into a tight turtle then choked me with my new belt. You can tell in the one pic how happy and surprised I was.
- Stripe 1November 25, 2023
- Stripe 2August 3, 2024
- Stripe 3June 12, 2025
- 2 years, 11 months, 24 days
Blue belt
December 21, 2019West Orange/ New Jersey/ USA
Promoted byBohdan WalaszekNot sure how to link everything but here is a video to my last roll as a white belt and the promotion https://youtu.be/8Wgmb3JH3EI
- 1 year, 2 months, 2 days
White belt
October 19, 2018West Orange/NJ/USA
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"Legit profile congrats on the brown"
MTThanks for the vote
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"Good photo documentation. 👍🏻"
"Good profile "
MTThanks I try.. I just wish more of my friends and training partners actually use this program because I think this is a great idea
1 month(s) ago
"I don't know Michael, but there seems to be enough evidence to verify rank. :)"
MTThanks Man!!
1 month(s) ago
"He is known by one of my former coaches, and through discussion with him, I believe his information to be correct. "
"Well documented "
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Medals
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Grappling Industries NEW JERSEY
Jun 2019
Competition record
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vs Kevin Jones
WinOct 2025
vs Kevin Jones
WinOct 2025
vs Philippe Boissat
WinOct 2025
vs AL MARRO
LossJun 2019
vs JAN CARLOS CARRERA
LossJun 2019
Seminars, camps & workshops attended
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Skill Sharpener and Belt promotions for BJJ Coach | Intl Jiu Jitsu Association
Aug 22
NJRONIN Grand Opening (mark3). 5 Blackbelt Gi Seminar
Aug 2022
