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Phil Cardella

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Status

Rank

Black belt (awarded June 2006)

Lineage

Phil Cardella « Relson Gracie « Helio Gracie « Carlos Gracie, Sr. « Mitsuyo "Conde Koma" Maeda

Previous ranks

Academy

Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Austin

Website

www.austinjj.com

Students

Brown belt

Richard Giberson

Purple belt

Rick Anderson, Mike Gonzales, David Hopper, Ryan Larson, Mark Leverett, Richard Power, Jordan Silverman, Christy Thomas, Randy Vera, Thomas Wasiewicz

Blue belt

Anna Bartelemo, Chuck Barrett, Mark Baumann, Doug Conolly, Dan Dau, Eric Gil, Shama Ko, Elizabeth Long, Devin Mardvich, Tessa Simpson, Glen Underwood, Rick Walters

Other qualifications

  • Certified Level III Modern Army Combatives Instructor
  • Relson Gracie Competition Team 10 Years
  • 3rd Dan Black Belt Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Quan
  • 3rd Dan Black Belt Tae Kwon Budakan
  • 2nd Dan Black Belt Hapkido
  • Muay Thai Boxing Instructor
  • Professional MMA Fighter
  • USMC Primary Marksmanship Instructor
  • USMC Combat Water Swimmer & Instructor
  • USMC Martial Arts Instructor 3 Years
  • Terrorist Counter Action Training Marine Corp Base in Kaneohe, HI
  • Non-commissioned Officer Training Course Marine Corp Base in Kaneohe, HI
  • Head Instructor of the Baylor University Jiu-Jitsu Club
  • Currently training the National Guard, US Army & Austin Police
  • Learned Skills Instructors

Tournament record

  • 2006 Gracie Fighting Challenge Welterweight bout Champ
  • 2005 1st Arnolds Pro Brown Belt Light Wt. Div. by submission
  • 2004 Tapped out Gracie Barra Champion Black Belt @ Arnolds Pro. No Gi
  • 2004 1st Relson Gracie Nationals Brown Belt Light wt. div.
  • 2004 1st Relson Gracie Nationals Brown Belt Open wt. div.
  • 2004 2nd Arnolds Pro. Brown Belt Open div.
  • 2004 1st Battle in H-town Adv. Middle wt. Gi div.
  • 2004 1st Battle in H-town Adv. Open wt. Gi div.
  • 2004 1st Battle in H-town Adv. Middle wt. No-Gi div.
  • 2004 3rd Arnolds Pro. Brown Belt Lt. wt. div.
  • 2004 Advanced to 3rd round @ the JJ World Championships in the Brown Belt lt. wt.
  • 2003 Advanced to 4th round @ the Mundials by submissions in the purple belt lt. wt.
  • 2003 1st 12th Annual Relson Gracie International Purple Belt middle weight Div.
  • 2003 1st 12th Annual Relson Gracie Internationals Advanced No Gi div.
  • 2003 1st Relson Gracie Nationals Purple Belt Light Lt. wt. Div.
  • 2003 1st Finisher Cup Middle wt. Tournament
  • 2003 1st RCJ Machado TX BJJ Open Advanced Gi Division Lt. wt. Div.
  • 2002 1st Renegades Extreme Fights Light Weight 8-Man Tournament
  • 2002 North American Abu Dhabi Qualifiers Competitor
  • 2002 1st Central TX Slam Light wt. Gi
  • 2002 1st Central TX Slam Light wt. No Gi
  • 2002 1st Central TX Slam Open Class
  • 2002 World Fighting Championship Winner by submission El Paso TX
  • 2002 World Fighting Championship Winner by submission San Antonio TX
  • 2002 1st Southwest Submission Championship Lt. wt. Advanced
  • 2002 1st Pacific Rim Amateur No-Gi division by submission
  • 2002 1st Pacific Rim Blue Belt Light Weight division by submission
  • 2002 1st Sport fighting USA, W. S. W. F. Championships Absolute Div. by submission
  • 2002 3rd Pan-American Blue Belt Light Weight Division
  • 2002 1st Texas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Blue Belt Light Weight by submission
  • 2002 2nd Texas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Purple Belt Light Weight
  • 2002 1st Gracie Worlds Amateur No Gi Light Weight division by submission
  • 2002 1st Gracie Worlds Blue Belt Light Weight division by submission
  • 2002 1st S.W. Submission Grappling Championships Adv. Light Wt. Gi
  • 2002 1st Texas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Blue Belt Light Weight
  • 2002 2nd Southwestern Submission Grappling Championship 8 man
  • 2002 2nd Texas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Purple Belt middleweight
  • 2001 1st Gracie 10th International Blue Belt Light and Open Weight by submission
  • 2001 1st Texas Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Cup Advanced Light Weight
  • 2001 1st Texas City Renegades Extreme Fights Winner by submission
  • 2001 2nd Renegades Extreme Fights Middle Weight division tournament
  • 2001 2nd Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Nationals Blue Belt Light Weight
  • 2000 1st Big D (Texas State Champ) Light Weight Advanced division
  • 1999 1st Bell County Expo. Fights Pro-Am Open Weight Tournament Winner by submission
  • 1999 2nd Midwestern Grappling Challenge Advance Division
  • 1999 2nd "Battle at the Beach" Advanced Middle Weight Fights
  • 1999 2nd "Battle at the Beach" Jiu-Jitsu Advanced Middle Weight
  • 1998 2nd Gracie Hawaii In-House Tournament Light Weight Advanced
  • 1998 Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu Games Competitor

MMA record

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