Sam Kaye 🇬🇧
Samuel Kaye
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About
- Training since first belt15 year(s) and 5 month(s)
- Training logged12hr 30m
- LocationKendal, United Kingdom
- AcademyLake District Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy Unclaimed
- AffiliationGripper Jiu Jitsu
Lineage
Maeda - Carlos Gracie Snr - Carlos Gracie Jnr - Lucio Rodrigues - Samuel Kaye
Bio
Head instructor at Lake District BJJ Academy,
europes 1st disabled black belt.
Host and instructor on Lake District BJJ Camps,
worked with Legends such as Vagner Rocha, Owen Livesey, Lloyd Cooper, Ash Williams, Mauricio Gomes, Ben Poppleton, Steve Gawthorpe, Ffion Davies, Ross Nichols, Tom Barlow and many more.
Achievements
6 of 19 unlockedCoach with confirmed students
Profile manually reviewed & certificate issued
Current rank verified by promoting instructor
Name verified by credit card
Verifications received36 / 50
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Years trained15 / 20
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Gold medals0 / 5
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Competition matches0 / 10
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Forum posts34 / 500
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Students
NMNick
SJSteven
TW
Tom
KSKenny
MTMark
DSDaniel
MTMatthew
SK
Shannon
EHElla
Belt promotions
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NMNick
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MAThank you Sam!
JGood BB pic (good to put it in the promotion history, under the BB, as well). Got some pics of you together with your instructor from the colored belts to add as well, to show the earlier parts of your journey? Doesn't even need to be promotion pics.
SKYou can see my promotions via my degrees are 3 years apart time served at each degree is what is required I've been fortunate enough to have sessions on each day 3 years apart that have allowed the promotions plus a slightly OCD personality! 😅
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Coaching a Youth Team at Mat Craft 2025
Training with Roger Gracie July 2022
Initial Black belt promotion with Professor Lagarto 11/5/19
certificate from Lake District BJJ Academy
2nd Place at British Open 2022
Seminar taught at Stealth BJJ Cheshire for Alex Cannon on the Shoulder crunch!
Hosting the Yorkshire Gripper Lloyd Cooper at Lake District BJJ Camps
Seminar taught at Stealth BJJ Cheshire for Alex Cannon on the Shoulder crunch!Promotion history
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- 1 year, 4 months, 20 days
Black belt 2nd degree Current belt
May 11, 2025
(Promotion by time served)
- 3 years
Black belt 1st degree
May 11, 2022Lake District BJJ Academy
Promoted byBen Poppleton
- 3 years
Black belt
May 11, 2019Lake District BJJ Academy
Promoted byLucio Lagarto Rodrigues
- 1 year, 9 months, 29 days
Brown belt
July 12, 2017Lake District BJJ Academy
Promoted byLucio Lagarto Rodrigues
- 2 years, 8 days
Purple belt
July 4, 2015Lake District BJJ Academy
Promoted byLucio Lagarto Rodrigues
- 2 years, 2 months, 7 days
Blue belt
April 27, 2013Preston
Promoted byLucio Lagarto Rodrigues
- 2 years
White belt
April 27, 2011Lake District BJJ Academy
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"Verified, legit second degree Black belt with promotions pictures "
SKThank you my man 👍🏻
1 year(s) ago
SKThank you my man 👍🏻
1 year(s) ago
SKThank you my man 👍🏻
1 year(s) ago
SKThank you my man 👍🏻
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SKThank you my man 👍🏻
1 year(s) ago
SKThank you my man 👍🏻
1 year(s) ago
"Verified "
"Verified. There’s a small attribution mismatch in public sources: some coverage describes your black belt as earned “under Ben Poppleton” (May 2019), while your profile lists Lúcio as the promoter. In light of the electronic signature on the diploma, could you clarify whether Lagarto promoted you directly, or whether Ben awarded it on Lagarto’s behalf/within Team Lagarto? I'm verifying regardless because either one was at least 2nd degree and eligible to promote you to black at that time. Legit!"
"Well documented profile and spoken for by respected members of the BJJ community. Verified!"
SKThank you 🙏
1 year(s) ago
SKThank you 🙏
1 year(s) ago
"Well-documented profile. Promoted by legendary instructor. Appropriate TIG."
"I know Sam personally and witnessed him get graded. Legit black belt"
SKCheers Leigh pleasure to have you verify me.
11 month(s) ago
SKCheers Leigh pleasure to have you verify me.
11 month(s) ago
SKCheers Leigh pleasure to have you verify me.
11 month(s) ago
"Known Sam some years now "
SKSome years is an understatement. Been following the same scene for over a decade now mate. We're getting on a bit!
11 month(s) ago
SKSome years is an understatement. Been following the same scene for over a decade now mate. We're getting on a bit!
11 month(s) ago
"Verified based on photos. Congrats on your 2nd Degree!"
"Well detailed profile with great picture evidence. Well known in the UK"
