5/7/13 Kyle Spendiff - Gracie Jiu Jitsu Maryland - Clarksville, MD - 11/1/13 Jerry Brewer- Gracie Charleston-Charleston, SC-12/03/2013[33] Robert Moss - Relson Gracie - Honolulu, HI - 4/2/2014 Chris Spicer - Relson Gracie Waco - Waco, TX - May 2014 Greg Bartman - Bartman MMA and Self-Defense - Silver Spring, MD - 5/13/2014 [34] Jim Thrift (3rd Degree) - Calvert MMA Academy / Lineage BJJ - Sunderland, MD - 6/18/2014 [35] Josh Simon (4th Degree) - Relson Gracie Academy, North Columbus Chapter - Columbus, OH - 10/2/14 (Black Belt originally awarded by Gracie Barra. First degree awarded by Relson - 3/6/17) Scott Phillips - Danger Academy / Wylie, Tx. 1/15/15 Marco Moreno - The Basics Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - Leesburg, Virginia 03/27/15 Michael Cassesa - Relson Gracie Cleveland - Cleveland, Ohio 3/28/15 Nick Goldizen - Relson Gracie Cleveland - Cleveland, Ohio 3/28/15 Rod Amano - Relson Gracie - Honolulu, HI 8/26/2015 Gabriel Obiedo (2nd Degree) - Relson Gracie Austin - Austin, Texas 09/02/2015 George Mathai (2nd Degree) - Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu San Antonio - San Antonio, Texas 9/2/15 Paul Joyner - Relson Gracie601 - Meridian, Ms 11/11/2015 Jason Dodd - Global Mixed Martial Arts Academy - Gainesville, Fl - 2015 Eric Smith- Relson Gracie- Gracie Arizona-Phoenix, AZ 2/2/2016 Ron Aderhold - Relson Gracie Cleveland - Cleveland, OH - 2/13/16 Doug Kalin - Relson Gracie Cleveland - Cleveland, OH - 2/13/16 Dave Futa - Relson Gracie - RSA - Honolulu, HI - 5/17/16 Mike Tran (1st Degree) - Calvert MMA Academy / Lineage BJJ - Sunderland, MD - 6/14/2016 [35] AJ Mendoza - Relson Gracie - RSA - Honolulu, HI - 11/25/16 Drew Arthur - Relson Gracie Tyler / Lone Star MMA Academy, (GracieTyler.com)Tyler TX - 1/1/2017 Desmond Thain - Relson Gracie - RSA - Honolulu, HI - 11/28/17 Kevin Tang - Relson Gracie Team HK - Honolulu, HI - 12/9/2017 Zachary Pang - Relson Gracie Team HK - Honolulu, HI 12/27/2017 Christopher Slavens - Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy - Honolulu, HI 12/27/2017 Travis Kashiwa - Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy - Honolulu, HI 12/27/2017 Andrew Kawada - Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy - Honolulu, HI 12/27/2017 Grant Arakawa - Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy - Honolulu, HI 12/27/2017 Patrick Gaul Jr. (1st Degree) - Team No Quarter - Greenville, SC - 02/22/2018 Eric Olson - Gracie Combat - Ashburn, VA - 02/22/2018 Isaac Ike Haertel