Van

William van Crosby

Black belt Verified by the community2,695 / 1,000 points

2nd Gear Jiu Jitsu 12 years on the mats

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About

Training since first belt12 year(s) and 2 month(s)
Training logged536hr 58m

BirthdayAugust 13, 197848 years old
Academy2nd Gear Jiu Jitsu Unclaimed

Lineage

Mitsuyo Maeda
Carlos Gracie
Helio Gracie
Rickson Gracie
Pedro Sauer
Mike Moses
Kenneth Brown

Training history

Achievements

4 of 18 unlocked

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Current rank verified by promoting instructor

Verifications received24 / 25

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Years trained12 / 15

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Gold medals0 / 5

51025

Competition matches0 / 10

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Forum posts90 / 500

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Graham HockerJun 27, 2025

Thank you for taking the time to review my credentials. Muito brigado.

PabloAug 20, 2022

Oss!

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Blackbelt Promo.

Blackbelt Promo.

Brown promotion

Brown promotion

5 year gym anniversary

5 year gym anniversary

Promotion history

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Black belt Current belt
April 5, 20252nd Gear Jiu Jitsu
1 year, 5 months, 26 days
Promoted by
Kenneth Brown
Brown belt
April 27, 20232nd Gear Jiu Jitsu
1 year, 11 months, 9 days
Promoted by
Kenneth Brown
Purple belt
September 28, 20212nd Gear BJJ
1 year, 6 months, 30 days
Promoted by
Kenneth Brown
Blue belt
May 31, 2018USA maine camp 2018
3 years, 3 months, 28 days
Promoted by
Kenneth Brown
White belt
August 1, 2014Columbia md
3 years, 9 months, 30 days

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Black belt 4th degree

+200 pts

"Verified by HEAVY hitters = LEGIT!"

Verified1 year(s) ago

Much appreciated

1 year(s) ago

Black belt 4th degree

+200 pts

"Trained with Van at the Maine camp!"

Verified1 year(s) ago

Much appreciated Jay

1 year(s) ago

Christian Graugart

Black belt 4th degree

+200 pts

"Know from many BJJ Globetrotters camps"

Verified1 year(s) ago

Thanks Christian

1 year(s) ago

Black belt 3rd degree

+175 pts

"Verified."

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Black belt 3rd degree

+175 pts

"Legit profile congrats on the black"

Verified1 year(s) ago

Black belt 3rd degree

+175 pts

"Verified "

Verified1 year(s) ago

Thank you

1 year(s) ago

Black belt 3rd degree

+175 pts

"Congrats"

Verified1 year(s) ago

Thanks

1 year(s) ago

Black belt 2nd degree

+150 pts

"Good to go "

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Thanks

1 year(s) ago

Sebastian Ellinghaus

Black belt 1st degree

+125 pts

"legit!"

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1 year(s) ago

Black belt 1st degree

+125 pts

"Verified "

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1 year(s) ago

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Seminars, camps & workshops attended

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Globetrotter Germany 2026

Aug 3

BJJ Globetrotters USA

Maine

Jun 1

Globetrotters Germany

Heidelberg, Germany

Aug 2025

BJJ Globetrotters USA

Maine

Jun 2025

Annual rollathon for suicide prevention

Rising tide BJj

Sep 2024

BJJ Globetrotter USA

Maine

Jun 2024

Bjj globetrotter USA

Maine

Jun 2023

BJJ Globetrotter USA

Maine

Jun 2022

Bjj globetrotter USA

Arizona

Nov 2021

Bjj globetrotter USA

Maine

Jun 2021

Charles Harriott and Chris Paines leg lock seminar

2nd Gear Bjj

Feb 2020

Bjj globetrotter USA

Maine

May 2019

Bjj globetrotter USA

Maine

Jun 2018

Bjj globetrotter USA

Maine

Jun 2017

Bjj globetrotter USA

New Hampshire

Sep 2016

Bjj globetrotter USA camp

New Hampshire

Aug 2015

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