Black belt 2nd degree

June 2, 2021Sydney, Australia

2 years, 10 months, 21 days

During email correspondence, Steve Maxwell has promoted me to the rank of 2nd degree black belt due to the fact that I am active teaching, am overdue time wise and he is unsure when he will be able to travel and get back out to Australia to promote me in person.

Black belt 1st degree

February 15, 2017Sydney, Australia

4 years, 3 months, 18 days

I was promoted to 1st Degree black belt in Gracie Jiu Jitsu by Steve Maxwell who is also one of my coaches that I have trained with for the last 8-9 years when he visits Sydney, Australia. Second photo attached with my coach Michelle Nicolini last year with my first degree obviously on my black belt and Michelle is both aware and approves.

URL attached from official Gracie Sydney/Humaita website: https://www.graciesydney.[...]ns-felipe/

Not sure of the exact date to be honest, I believe it was sometime around early 2005 but I will try to track down an old grading certificate if I can! If not, this will suffice for now just to get my profile comlete!

I am not 100% sure of the date even down to the month but I believe it was around September 2000 that I was promoted to blue belt at Academia Sul Jiu Jitsu. I was surrounded by friends and future legends Fernando Paradeda, Fabiano Capoani, Luis Brito amongst others. Good times and way before social media, close to 20 years ago!

I began training at Absolute Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, with Chris DeWeaver, Adam Kayoom and Luke Picklum in October 98 sometime, not sure the exact date...