Reuven Lirov
The Jiujitsu Project5 years on the mats
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- Affiliation[email protected]
Achievements
4 of 18 unlockedCurrent rank verified by promoting instructor
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Verifications received17 / 25
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Years trained5 / 10
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Gold medals1 / 5
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Competition matches2 / 10
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TKeep up the good work.
JYCongrats Reuven! Well deserved!
BSCongratulations on your promotion,well deserved..
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BB Promotion Received
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USA Judo Regional CoachPromotion history
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- 9 months, 3 days
Black belt Current belt
December 28, 2025Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA, The Jiujitsu Project, Winter Camp 2025
Promoted by
- 1 year, 11 months, 28 days
Brown belt
December 30, 2023The Jiujitsu Project
Promoted by
1 year, 6 months, 5 daysPurple belt
June 25, 2022New Port Richey Jiujitsu Academy
Promoted by
- 2 months, 12 days
Blue belt
April 13, 2022New Port Richey Jiujitsu
Promoted by - 9 months, 12 days
White belt
July 1, 2021
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"Legit and confirmed for by Butch"
RLThank you professor!
8 month(s) ago
"Two months at blue instead of the required minimum of two years? Doesn't even out at the higher belts and no competition wins to motivate (besides two round robin wins at seniors blue, but would be expected with a high profile win similar to mundials or ADCC to jump from blue to purple in only two months). Less than a year at white before that (although no evidence of start of training), which is also extremely fast (but slow compared to the jump to purple), even with a prior judo BB. Extraordinary claims requires extraordinary merits and evidence."
MA 4th‑dan Aikido practitioner and a 2nd‑degree Judo black belt isn’t starting BJJ as a beginner. They already have decades of grappling, balance, posture, joint‑lock mechanics, and live sparring experience. Judo black belts in particular often enter BJJ already performing at blue or purple belt level in takedowns, top control, and transitions. The ‘two‑year minimum’ at blue is a IBJJF guideline, not a rule, instructors promote based on skill, not time. When someone with 20+ years of high‑level martial arts experience adapts to BJJ quickly, it’s not an extraordinary claim; it’s exactly what you’d expect from an athlete with that background.
8 month(s) ago
ARWhy don't you ask Michale and Butch? They promoted him and you voted for them...
8 month(s) ago
RLHe is just a salty guy, no worries gents. I’ve known his type over the 32+ years I’ve been on the mats. As always, I trust my teachers and seniors to decide when it’s time. No self respecting student should ask/discuss their rank with their teacher - just train, focus on helping those who are coming up behind you, and be a good/safe training partner. We are in this for life and mainly for the day to day training and time spent together on the mat. I hope we never forget this truth and this shared love and respect we should have for this discipline and for each other. See you on the mats my friends!
8 month(s) ago
"My student"
RLThank you professor! All credit to you for creating and cultivating the amazing dojo and community we have. Such a gift to have a share this practice with so many.
8 month(s) ago
"Reuven is one of my main training partners. His jiu jitsu is fantastic and he is very skilled along with his other martial arts judo and aikido. He is a very formidable opponent on the mats. I had the privilege to help promote him to black belt!"
RLThank you Professor Butch!
8 month(s) ago
"confirmed by promoting instructor, whom I also confirmed"
RLThank you sir!
7 month(s) ago
"Verified "
"Reuven is a training partner, great guy...and talks my ear off after class. Not the other way around. "
"My teamate... Legit, always a tough roll! Congrats! "
RLThank you sir! Such a gift having you at the dojo!
8 month(s) ago
"Great profile "
RLThank you sir! Hope to see you on the mats some day!
8 month(s) ago
"Verified by his own coach and plenty of photo evidence. Congrats!"
RLThank you sir! I hope we can roll one day! :)
8 month(s) ago
Medals
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IBJJF Miami Open 2023
Apr 2023
Grappling Industries
Jun 2022
Competition record
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vs William Sands
WinJun 2022
vs Mark Hutchinson
WinJun 2022
Seminars, camps & workshops attended
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NPR Winter Camp
Dec 2021
