Giles Garcia 🇬🇧

Black belt 1st degree Verified by the community6,720 / 1,000 points

Ronin GrapplingGlasgow, Scotland19 years on the mats

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About

Training since first belt19 year(s) and 0 month(s)
Medals5311

BirthdayJune 13, 198640 years old
LocationGlasgow, Scotland
AcademyRonin Grappling Verified
AffiliationBJJ Globetrotters
Member sinceJanuary 20206 years on Beltchecker.com Founding member

Training history

Achievements

11 of 20 unlocked

Profile manually reviewed & certificate issued

Current rank verified by promoting instructor

Beltchecker.com early adopter (first 500)

Name verified by credit card

Coach with confirmed students

Verifications received63

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Years trained19 / 20

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Gold medals3 / 5

51025

Competition matches0 / 10

1050100

Forum posts25 / 500

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Coaches

Christian Graugart

Black belt 4th degree

Helsingør Street JudoHelsingør, Denmark

Students

Cristiana

Hillbilly

Scott

Meat

Alan

Gerard

Stephen

James

Daniel

Ross

Mateusz

Dariusz

Belt promotions

Cristiana

Scott

David

Kenny

Richard

Hillbilly

Sercan

Scott

Steven

Alan

Carlos

Leon

Violet

Gerard

Christopher

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Giles GarciaJul 30, 2025

For ease of research, I have added a video of one of my blue belt matches from 2013 and one of my purple belt matches from 2014 to the videos section of my profile. I have also added my two most recent black belt matches (April 2025) to the instructional section, as these are match analysis videos.

Giles GarciaJul 30, 2025

I also have my first degree certificate from Mike Velotta, and there's also video evidence of me being promoted to black belt in October 2020 at the BJJ globetrotters Zen camp in Poland. If necessary, I also have a beltchecker certificate for my black belt.

Giles GarciaJul 30, 2025

I don't Jonah, as for both my blue belt and purple belt all Royce did was point at us, tell us to put on a different belt, and that was our promotion. I have photo and video evidence of me competing at blue and purple belt, and my IBJJF ID card from when I was a purple belt and competing under an older club

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Receiving my 1st Degree from Mike Velotta, 26th May 2024

Teaching at Zen camp 2022

One of the photos from my black belt promotion, back in October 2020n

One of the stills from that time I was on Scottish TV.

Obligatory Blue Steel photo.

A lovely photo of Christian and I!

Promotion history

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Black belt 1st degree Current belt
May 26, 2024Ronin Grappling, Glasgow, Scotland
2 years, 4 months, 18 days
Promoted by
Michael VelottaCONFIRMED
Black belt
October 17, 2020BJJ Globetrotters Zen Camp 2020, Poland
3 years, 7 months, 9 days
Promoted by
Christian GraugartCONFIRMED
Belt was delivered in a pizza box, belts are not edible.
Brown belt
October 15, 2018BJJ Globetrotters Zen Camp, 2018, Poland
2 years, 2 days
Promoted by
Christian Graugart
Purple belt
May 3, 2014Connection Gracie (Formerly Royce Gracie Scotland), Glasgow, Scotland
4 years, 5 months, 12 days
Promoted by
Royce Gracie
Blue belt
September 3, 2011Connection Gracie (Formerly Royce Gracie Scotland), Glasgow
2 years, 8 months
Promoted by
Royce Gracie
White belt
October 11, 2007Means Castle Martial Arts, Glasgow, Scotland
3 years, 10 months, 23 days

Votes received for current rank

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Benoit Zenthner

Black belt 4th degree

+200 pts

"Verified legit first degree Black belt with promotions pictures and good profile "

Verified1 year(s) ago

Michael Manceau

Black belt 4th degree

+200 pts

"Everything is perfect 👌🏻 Nice profil BELTCHECKER 😎"

Verified2 year(s) ago

Christian Graugart

Black belt 4th degree

+200 pts

"Promoted him to brown and black belt "

Verified2 year(s) ago

Charles Harriott

Black belt 3rd degree

+175 pts

"The most seasoned, salt, and dramatic black belt around. Serving up footlocks and deep jiu jitsu analysis at his Gym Ronin Grappling in Glasgow, Scotland."

Verified2 week(s) ago

Coach

Black belt 3rd degree

+175 pts

"Legit"

Verified8 month(s) ago

Johan

Black belt 3rd degree

+175 pts

"BB confirmed by Christian, who is also verified by me. Missing pics with Royce, so can't verify much there, but good time between competition video and brown and BB from Christian, so still enough for a total verification."

Verified1 year(s) ago