Official Student Rankings

This list represents current students who have advanced belt ranks awarded by Jean Jacques Machado. Black Belt ranks may include students who are no longer current, as a result their rank is recognized from the point in which they stopped training. Black Belt degrees are only awarded to students who remain active within the Jean Jacques Machado Association.

Inquiries regarding individuals claiming rank under Jean Jacques Machado, but not appearing on this list (or rank that differs from what is listed), may be directed to the Academy for verification.

Click on the colored tabs to view the lists. Last Updated: April 16, 2013.

BLACK BELT FOURTH DEGREE
Renato Magno 6/11      
Richard Norton 3/11    

BLACK BELT THIRD DEGREE
Scott Goddard 4/13      

BLACK BELT SECOND DEGREE
Todd White 12/10   Steve Hartunian 12/10
David Dunn 12/10 Eddie Bravo 12/10
Dan Inosanto 6/11 Scott Young 7/12
Ricco Rodriguez 6/11    

BLACK BELT FIRST DEGREE
Jamie Walsh 12/10   Mark Armstrong 12/11
Matt Baker 12/10 Will Leong 12/11
Jay Zeballos 12/10 Craig Bachamp 7/12
Dr. Gary Smith 12/10 Bryce Eddy 7/12
Scott DeWitt 6/11 Ben Thompson 7/12
Vito Brancaccio 6/11 Julio Juarez 11/12
Gary Padilla 12/11 Brent Burniston 11/12
Jimmy Tang 12/11 Wayne Weckhurst 11/12
Mark Mireles 12/11 Darren Desalvo 01/13

BLACK BELTS
Silvio Pimenta 6/00   Dario Bacci 8/11
Lou Salseda 6/01 Mike Radel 8/11
Mike Zeug 12/03 Alex Koustas 12/11
David Gondriez 1/04 Axcel Mannoury 12/11
Carlos Valencia 1/04 Ron Dupuis 5/12
Felicia Oh 6/05 Don Newton 5/12
Fernando Reis 7/10 Aaron Briley 7/12
Ryan Greenberg 7/10 Erick Lopez 7/12
Leor Sagi 3/11 Yoshi Wada 7/12
Adam Sherman 5/11 Felipe Ruiz 7/12
Nazih Khoury 6/11 Joe Rogan 9/12
Christian Derr 7/11 Marcello DePaoli 11/12

BROWN BELTS
Helio Guerra 11/04   Chris Arriola 12/11
Geoffrey Greenberg 1/07 Dragos Burecu 12/11
Phil Rivera 8/09 Mike Zeballos 3/12
Tim Antolin 6/10 Joe Zimmerman 7/12
Leo Martinez 10/10 Rudy Navarro 7/12
Charles Reed 10/10 Slava Petuhov 7/12
Christian Medina 3/11 Derek Davies 7/12
Haluki Sadahino 3/11 Marcel Santos 7/12
Luis Reyes 4/11 Fabio Golombek 8/12
Neal Bernardino 4/11 Scott Morehouse 11/12
Alex Littwin 10/11 Abdallah Dabo 11/12
Alfred Sevilla 12/11 Patrick Higa 4/13

PURPLE BELTS
John LaForme 7/04   Jim Foster 10/10
Andrey Glukhovsky 5/05 Greg Kazmirchuk 10/10
Gabriel Barlow 6/05 Cody Fanner 10/10
Gabriel Santos 3/06 Jules Teffaha 4/11
Vincent Vongkavivathanakul 10/06 Gal Ratner 5/11
Tim Umekubo 2/07 Edson Lima 12/11
Greg Riggs 6/07 Joe Magmoon 7/12
Genaro Resendiz 11/08 Guilherme Spitali 7/12
Andrew Vongkavivathanakul 7/09 Jonathan Kaiser 7/12
Rudy Grob 7/09 Joseph Marcos 7/12
Mike Mendoza 7/09 Dustin Angustain 11/12
Jon Budd 8/09 Shakib Nassiri 11/12
Fausto Perez 8/09 Eddie Park  
Gonzo Raymond 2/10 Kei Maeda  
Manny Reyes 3/10 Dan Wait  
Brian Nguyen 3/10    
Ernesto Roco 10/10    

Black Belt certificate validation

As of December 2010, all Jean Jacques Machado Black Belts have been awarded a Certificate of Rank. Each Certificate of Rank is identifiable by a unique serial number located on the lower right corner of the document. To verify a certificate's authenticity, please enter the serial number below.