Craig Willey
| Craig Willey VERIFIED | |
| Black belt 4th degree VERIFIED | |
| 27 year(s) and 2 month(s) of training | |
1 medals (1 x  0 x  0 x  ) | |
| Ashland, NH, United States of America | |
| White Mountain Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA Club UNCLAIMED | |
| BJJ Globetrotters | |
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Lineage: Carlson Gracie Sr.>Julio "Foca" Fernandez (also Royce Gracie for Blue Belt but moved)>Me (I know the history, but I'm only including the living people I actually trained with to simplify.
BJJ Black Belt, started training in BJJ in 1999 and earned first blue belt with Royce Gracie, second blue belt from Carlson Gracie Senior and Julio "Foca Fernandez", then promoted up through 2nd degree blackbelt under Professor Fernandez in 2015.
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| Trained for 5 years | |
| Trained for 10 years | |
| Trained for 15 years | |
| Trained for 20 years | |
| Won 5 gold medals | |
| Won 10 gold medals | |
| Won 25 gold medals | |
| 10 competition matches | |
| 50 competition matches | |
| 100 competition matches | |
| 500 forum posts | |
| 1,000 forum posts |
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Some OG's and some young bloods in this photo.
OG Days with Carlson Gracie and the Vermont BJJ Team
Rodrigo Medeiros and Julio Fernandez back in my BJJ Team Revolution days. Both had a huge impact on my learning and teaching.
The pioneer White Mt BJJ kids class. The youngest here is now going on 15. The oldest is 22. Some great all around athletes in here also and some college and semi-pro athletes came out of this group.
My good friend Russell Powers and many of the current students at Russel's seminar at our school in Ashland.
No gi day with Shawn Melanson, a fellow New Hampshirite who has brought high level no-gi training to the area.
The original "Women's" BJJ class!
Promotion history
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March 12, 2025
1 year(s) 0 month(s) 9 day(s)
(Promotion by time served)
March 12, 2020
5 year(s) 0 month(s) 0 day(s)
(Promotion by time served)
The late Professor John Sanders confirmed this.
January 1, 2015 - Chaos BJJ, Concord, N.H.
5 year(s) 2 month(s) 11 day(s)
Promoted by: Prof. Julio "Foca" Fernandez
March 12, 2014
0 year(s) 9 month(s) 20 day(s)
(Promotion by time served)
I was promoted to BJJ Black Belt two stripes later by Professor Julio "Foca" Fernandez because of years passed.
March 12, 2011 - 603 BJJ in Claremont, NH
3 year(s) 0 month(s) 0 day(s)
Promoted by: Julio "Foca" Fernandez
I noticed a discrepancy on my Black Belt certificate. The Certificate was date January 2010, but I was actually promoted officially (in person) just over 2 months later as you can see on time stamp in the photo.
January 1, 2007 - Burlington, Vermont
4 year(s) 2 month(s) 11 day(s)
Promoted by: Julio "Foca" Fernandez
Extreme approximation. But, I earned my black belt in March of 2011 so it makes sense. I base a lot of this on when I was teaching and at what location. The pictures below of are me with Prof. Sauer and Prof. Rickson Gracie just before earning my black belt in 2010.
January 1, 2005 - Burlington, Vermont
2 year(s) 0 month(s) 0 day(s)
Promoted by: Julio Fernandez
This is an extreme approximation. I know I competed as a purple belt in 2006, I think this was just before my brown belt promotion. still looking for photos. I didn't even have a phone that took pictures at that point, lol. I have photos of me wearing a purple belt, but nothing dated.
January 1, 2000 - Fort Myers, Florida: Started training through Frank Cook and Chad Denton, earned my blue belt from Royce Gracie in Fort Meyers Florida during a two day seminar.
5 year(s) 0 month(s) 0 day(s)
Promoted by: Royce Gracie then Carlson Gracie with Julio Fernandez
Promoted later by Carlson Gracie Senior and Julio Fernandez also, about 6 months later. AGAIN, I could even be wrong with the years. But, I was competing a ton during these years and won Naga New Englands, 2nd at Montreal Open, won UVM Open, and competed at lots of other tournaments such as the BJJ Black Fly Open in Maine and etc...Only IBJJF then was in California I believe.
January 1, 1999 - Rutland, Vermont-Vermont Martial Arts and Academy-Gulf Coast Aiki-Jitsu Academy (Royce Gracie Affiliate, Instructor Frank Cook)
1 year(s) 0 month(s) 0 day(s)
Started training through Frank Cook and Chad Denton, earned my blue belt from Royce Gracie in Fort Meyers Florida during a two day seminar.
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Medals
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