On October 24th, 2020, Guillobel Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu San Clemente held a rank promotion event where some of our black belts were promoted to their next rank. At this event, Sensei Saulo Ribeiro, founder of the Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Association and IBJJF Hall of Fame, came from San Diego to officially promote Sensei Paulo Guillobel to a 6th Degree Black Belt. In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, it takes 24 years as a black belt to earn the 6th-degree black belt. Below is a picture of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation’s Graduation System. In Orange County, there are only two 6th-Degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts: … Continue reading The Highest Ranked Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt in San Clemente