Joe Diamond
Joe Diamond Gracie Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Black Belt Instructor awarded 2-2005 Certified 10 year Official Representative of The Rickson Gracie International Jiu-jitsu Assocation-Certified Instructor Received Blue Belt from Rickson Gracie 1995 Received Purple Belt from Rickson Gracie 1999 Received Brown Belt from Rickson Gracie 2002 Received Black Belt from Luiz Palhares (6th degree Black Belt under Rickson) -2005 Certified Senior Muay Thai Instructor under Sakasem Kanthawong 2004 US Army Level 3 Combatives Instructor – Modern Combatives. Brown Belt in Judo 1994 War Memorial Judo Championships-1st place Brown Belt Heavy Liberty Bell Judo Championships-2nd place Brown Belt Heavy International Judo Championships-3rd place Black Belt Heavy 1995 East Coast Reylson Gracie Jiu-jitsu Championships-Gold Medal 1996 Rickson Gracie Association Tournament-1st place Blue Belt Heavy 1996 Certified by Rickson Gracie as an Official Reprentative of The Rickson Gracie International Jiu-jitsu Association after finishing 1st out of 19 candidates who tried out including top wrestlers and Judo players. The certification was given after completing 30 hours of private lessons with Rickson and 6 weeks of intensive training at Rickson’s West Los Angelos Jiu-jitsu School. 1997 International Jiu-jitsu Championships at UCLA-1st place Blue Belt Open Award for Best Technical Ability from Helio and Rickson Gracie Award for dedication to Jiu-jitsu from Helio and Rickson Gracie Traveled with Rickson Gracie to Japan for Pride 1 and Pride 4 1998 Shootfighting in Baltimore, MD-winner 1999 National Jiu-jitsu Championships Open-1st place 1999 WKC Vale Tudo Championships (NHB) Open Tournament-1st place Open 2000 Pan American Jiu-jitsu Championships-Gold Medal Purple Belt Heavy 2000 Grapplers Quest Nationals – 1st place Advanced Heavy No Gi 2000 International Jiu-jitsu Championships at UCLA-Silver Purple Belt Heavy 2001 NAGA Superfighter-fought Jeremy Horn in a competitive 11 minute fight 2002 NY City Grappling Championships-2nd place Advanced Heavy No-Gi 2003 NAGA World Champion-Advanced Heavy No-Gi 2003 NAGA All American Championships-2nd place Advanced Heavy No-gi 2003 Grapplers Quest Nationals-3rd place Advanced Heavy No-Gi 2005 Vengeance MMA-winner 2006 Combat in the Cage MMA-winner Ring of Combat Fighter 2007 N.A.G.A. North American Grappling Championships Black Belt Expert Gi Champion Championship Belt Winner 2008 Grapplers Quest National Champion Expert No-Gi Masters Championship Belt Winner NJ Lisenced MMA Promoter Cage of Vengence, LLC Owner Rough Cut Productions, LLC Owner Cage of Vengeance MMA Promoter Certified Black Belt by IBJJF and USBJJF-Carlos Gracie President East Coast Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Owner
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