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December 1998
Clint started Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 1998 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
May 1999
Clint earned his blue belt during
the Royce Gracie seminar in Walled Lake, Michigan.
February 2001
The Royce Gracie seminar in La Grange, Indiana saw Clint get his first
stripe on his blue belt.
May 2001
Clint earned his second stripe
on the Royce Gracie cruise, in Nassau Bahamas.
June 2001
Once again, at a Royce Gracie seminar in La Grange Indiana, Clint was
promoted-advancing to blue belt with three stripes.
September 2001
Clint opened up his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in '01, and little did
he know what he was in for.
February 2002
Clint Crabtree and Jorge Gurgel
celebrating victory at the Relson Gracie World Championships.
2002
Clint Crabtree after earning his purple belt and receiving the hearty
congratulations of his teammates.
June 2003
Clint's gym was in Gun Lake Michigan during most of '03 and was growing
slowly but surely. From there the school would move to the Toyoda Center
in Grand Rapids.
November 2004
It was at the Jorge Gurgel seminar in Muskegon, Michigan that Clint
earned his brown belt.
2005
The Grand Rapids Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy's logo started gaining
recognition as Team Jorge Gurgel Michigan hit the tournaments.
March 2006
By March of 2006, Clint had
two stripes on his brown belt and was lookin' for black.
September 2007
The year 2007 saw GRBJJ growing to 20 blue belts, one purple belt and
more whites than Clint could count.
January 2008
After 10 years of hard work,
dedication and sacrifice, Clint "Big Dawg" Crabtree took his
much deserved place among the elite fraternity of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
black belts. He received his belt from his instructor, Jorge Gurgel,
in a brief ceremony attended by family, friends, and his devoted students.
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