ROB LEWIS

The head instructor is Rob Lewis, who is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Joe Moreira.

Rob has spent the majority of his life as a martial arts student. At the age of 8, his father would take him out in the back yard to teach him techniques of the martial arts he had studied in Korea while serving with the US Air Force. Since this time, Rob’s thirst for learning more and more about martial arts has not been quenched. Since 1981, he has studied Kenpo Karate, Aikijtsu, Chinese Goju, Tai Chi, Muay Thai, Boxing, Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do Concepts, Progressive Fighting, Filipino Martial Arts, Combat Sambo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

When he found Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 1996, he knew that he had found an art to fully dedicate himself to. He has now studied Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for over 13 years and has been lucky enough to train BJJ with Joe Moreira, Aaron Blake, Trent Lewis, Luis Heredia and Demi Barbito. He dedicates all of his current study time to developing his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts.

Please keep in mind that ranks are nothing more than a belt color or words on a piece of paper. A sign of a great instructor is when you can perform out on the mats and can also convey that information to others.

That being said, here are some of Rob’s current and previous ranks:

Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – Joe Moreira Jiu Jitsu de Brazil (Team Moreira)

Phase One Instructor – Progressive Fighting Systems (JKDC and FMA) under Paul Vunak

Level 1 Tactical Combatives Instructor, Jeet Kune Do Concepts, FMA – CSPT under Demi Barbito

Black Belt in Combat Sambo – Jeff Sanders & Vincent Ornelas

Black Belts in Aikijtsu & Chinese Goju – under Gary Smart & Percy Simon

Brown Belt in Kenpo Karate (also studied boxing and kickboxing) – Refugio Flores