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Bob Bass

8th Degree Coral Belt

South Bay Jiu Jitsu

Head Instructor and Owner

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Biography

One of the best grapplers of his generation, Bob Bass did the unthinkable at the 1995 Pan American Championship (the 1st official Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Pan Am tournament), defeating the jiu jitsu prodigy Márcio Feitosa of Gracie Barra at the brown belt division. Bass had many great results as a competitor, later founding the South Bay Jiu Jitsu Academy in Hermosa Beach, California.  

He recently was promoted to 8th Degree Coral Belt by Rigan Machado in 2024, making him the first American to promoted to the rank of Coral Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  

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South Bay Jiu Jitsu

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  1. Rigan Machado

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    Carlos Gracie Sr

    Founder Gracie Jiu Jitsu 

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    Carlos Gracie Jr

    8th Coral Belt Gracie Jiu Jitsu 

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    Rigan Machado

    8th Coral Belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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    BOB BASS

    5TH DEGREE BLACK BELT

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    Bob Bass

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