TENFOLD BJJ INSTRUCTORS
TENFOLD BJJ INSTRUCTORS
ROYCE MILLER
ROYCE EMBARKED ON HIS BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU JOURNEY BACK IN 2011, WHERE HIS PASSION FOR THE SPORT QUICKLY FLOURISHED. IN 2012, HE MADE THE PIVOTAL DECISION TO RELOCATE FROM MICHIGAN TO FLORIDA TO TRAIN AT THE RENOWNED AMERICAN TOP TEAM. UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF RICARDO LIBIRO, THE INAUGURAL IBJJF 1997 - HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION, WHO ROYCE ATTAINED HIS BLUE BELT FROM.
SUBSEQUENTLY, HE PRIMARILY TRAINED WITH KEVIN AND BRIAN MAHECHA, FROM WHOM HE EARNED HIS PURPLE AND BROWN BELTS, RESPECTIVELY. FOLLOWING ANOTHER RELOCATION, ROYCE BEGAN MENTORING UNDER MARGOT CICCARLI AS EARLY AS 2020, EVENTUALLY ACHIEVING HIS BLACK BELT FROM HER IN JULY 2023 IN JAPAN.
ROYCE LEADS OUR ADULT CLASSES AT 12:00 PM, AND 6:00 PM. WITH A DEGREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, HE HAS A PASSION FOR TEACHING CHILDREN. HIS PRIMARY OBJECTIVE FOR KIDS IS TO INSTILL A LOVE FOR BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU, ALLOWING THEM TO REAP ITS LIFELONG BENEFITS. ROYCE INSTRUCTS THE 5:00 PM KIDS CLASS AND THE 1:30 PM HOMESCHOOL CLASS.
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big dan
BIG DAN BEGAN HIS BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU JOURNEY IN FEBRUARY 2020 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF COACH ROYCE.
CURRENTLY, HE LEADS THE 5:00 AM PROGRAM UNDER COACH ROYCE’S SUPERVISION. BIG DAN CONTINUES TO LEARN ACTIVELY FROM COACH ROYCE WHILE ALSO PARTICIPATING IN COMPETITIONS.
HIS MOST RECENT TRIUMPH WAS AT THE 2024 ARNOLD CLASSIC, WHERE HE SECURED THE GOLD MEDAL. TRAINING AND COMPETING ALONGSIDE HIS DAUGHTER MACKENZIE BRING HIM IMMENSE JOY.
JOIN US FOR A 5:00 AM CLASS AND EXPERIENCE FIRSTHAND WHY THIS TIME SLOT IS CHERISHED BY MANY. BIG DAN FOSTERS AN INCREDIBLE ATMOSPHERE AND CREATES A FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT LIKE NO OTHER.
"TRAINING AND COMPETING ALONGSIDE HIS DAUGHTER MACKENZIE BRINGS HIM IMMENSE JOY."
LINEAGE
CARLOS GRACIE > HELIO GRACIE > RICKSON GRACIE > MARCELO BEHRING > MARIO YAMASAKI > MURILO SANTANA > MARGOT CICCARELLI > ROYCE MILLER > you
ROYCE TAKES PRIDE IN RECEIVING HIS BLACK BELT FROM MARGOT CICCARELLI AND BEING PART OF THE CARLOS GRACIE LINEAGE.
MARGOT IS DEEPLY RESPECTED BY ROYCE FOR HER SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO HIS GAME,
EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF A POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE AT THE GYM AND SHOWCASING THE BEAUTY OF BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU AS AN ART FORM.
ROYCE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF TRAVELING TO JAPAN WITH MARGOT IN JULY 2023 TO RECEIVE HIS BLACK BELT, AND HE CONTINUES TO LEARN FROM HER THROUGH MENTORSHIP, ENHANCING BOTH HIS OWN SKILLS AND TEACHING ABILITIES. MARGOT REMAINS CLOSELY CONNECTED TO THE GYM, AND WE EAGERLY ANTICIPATE HER UPCOMING VISIT FROM SEPTEMBER 7TH TO 10TH, 2024.
MARGOT CICCARELLI IS A JIU-JITSU BLACK BELT UNDER MURILO SANTANA AND HAS COLLABORATED WITH COACHES SUCH AS RODRIGO CAPORAL, JUDE SAMUEL, AND GUILHERME MENDES. MARGOT IS RENOWNED FOR HER INNOVATIVE JIU-JITSU STYLE, INCORPORATING TECHNIQUES SUCH AS THE BERIMBOLO, CRAB-RIDE, LAPEL-GUARD(S), LEG-DRAG, AND OTHER MODERN ADVANCEMENTS.
HER FOCUS ON BODY MOVEMENT AND SPATIAL AWARENESS LED HER TO CO-CREATE JITZ-JAMMING, AN ART FORM INTERTWINED WITH HER GRAPPLING BACKGROUND.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MARGOT AND HER CONTRIBUTIONS,
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