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Legendary professional skater and jiu-jitsu practitioner Tom Knox has achieved another milestone in his martial arts journey. Recently promoted to 4th degree black belt by his longtime Professor and friend Cleber Luciano, Knox adds this accomplishment to his already impressive list of achievements.While taking a step back from active competition, Knox has shifted his focus to nurturing the next generation of athletes. He's dedicating his time to coaching and mentoring his kids and juvenile compe …

Being a student-athlete is no easy task, however Josh Cisneros is living proof that it’s possible to achieve on the mat and in the classroom. Cisneros has been training for six years now and is currently a purple belt under Tom Knox. Lately he’s been taking care of business on the mat and in the classroom. Cisneros has recently won championship titles at both the featherweight and open class divisions at the BJJ Pro Los Angeles and Long Beach Open tournaments. His preparation has been a big pa …

Attaining a knack for being successful in one sport is impressive in itself, but being successful in two separate sports is on another level. Tom Knox has proved to have done just that in BJJ and skating. Tom has recently won pans for the third year in a row at the masters black belt medium heavy division and has been a well-known figure in the skating community. Tom’s hot streak at pans began in 2016. The previous two years, he won the tournament at the middleweight division. T …

It's about time that we talk about our multi-talented rep, Tom Knox. He moved to Visalia, CA from Torrance and started training judo when he was just 4 years old. 21 years later, he earned his black belt in the sport. Within this time span, someone introduced him to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 1998 and ever since then, he was hooked to the game. Tom received his blue and purple belts from Royce Gracie, then his brown and black belt from Cleber Luciano. He said, "I owe a lot to him for his technical g …