John Will completed his blackbelt under one of these men, a brother renowned for his BJJ skills?
John Will John Will (born (1957--)16 1957 ) is a notable martial artist from Australia. Will won the "Best Exponent Award" in the first World Silat Championships held in Jakarta in 1981. Will also completed his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Rigan Machado and his brothers, John, Roger and Jean Jacques Machado in 1997; making him one of the first twelve foreign nationals to have earned a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Takayuki Mikami Takayuki Mikami (三上 孝之 , "Mikami Takayuki" , born 1933) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate based in the United States of America. He holds the rank of 9th "dan" black belt in the art, awarded under the Japan Karate Association. In 1958, Mikami tied for first place in the All Japan Karate Championships. The following year, he became the All Japan champion in "kumite" (sparring) as well as "kata" (patterns). In 1961, Mikami won first place in "kata" again. He was also the first person to graduate from the Japan Karate Association's (JKA) instructor training program instituted by Gichin Funakoshi and Masatoshi Nakayama.