Joe Taylor is an IBJJF Houston Open Champion and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu instructor under World Champion Professor Chance Norman through the Gracie Humaita lineage. Coach Joe holds multiple certifications and licenses, including a Royler Gracie Self-Defense Instructor certification (personally awarded by Royler Gracie himself), a Law Enforcement Tactics Instructor Certification (also personally awarded by Royler Gracie), along with licenses as a Personal Protection Officer, Commissioned/Armed Security Officer, Non-Commissioned Security Officer, and Private Investigator/Fugitive Recovery agent. In addition to his credentials in security and personal protection, he brings extensive experience to the sport sector as a SafeSport-certified coach, and an IBJJF-certified referee. He has been interested in martial arts since he was a child and began his coaching career assisting with coaching kids and adult Jiu-Jitsu for the Gracie Humaita Conroe kids program where he quickly advanced into a leadership role and was honored with a head coaching position in this respected lineage. With a coaching style that places a heavy emphasis on technique, character development, and simply doing the right thing, he puts all of his efforts into teaching his students how to train the techniques correctly and safely, while instilling the toughness, compassion, and respect Jiu-Jitsu has taught him. Joe has competed at various levels and has gold medals of his own, but more importantly, he has successfully coached many students of all ages toward gold, silver, and bronze medals, which he finds to be far more rewarding.