Professor Rafael Lovato Jr. Promotes 2 New BLACK BELTS!!!

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Rafael Lovato Jr. - Sunday, January 22, 2012

Professor Justin Rader, Professor Harper, Professor Rafael Lovato Jr. & Sr., Professor Serna, and Jesse Sunderman

Just before heading to Europe to teach seminars and compete at the 2012 European Open, Professor Rafael Lovato Jr. promoted two very deserving students to the rank of Black Belt and one other to the rank of Brown Belt!! Masters Pan-American Champion at Blue and Purple Belt, Jesse Sunderman, received his Brown Belt from Professor Rafael Lovato Jr. after many years of dedicated training. Instructors of Lovato's School of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts in Oklahoma City, Robert Harper and Travis Serna were both awarded their Black Belts in BJJ by Professor Rafael Lovato Jr. Robert Harper is a Pan-American medalist in the Masters Brown Belt division, a Houston Open & Dallas Open Champion, National Champion at Blue Belt, National Runner Up at Purple and Brown Belt, a 2 time GQ advanced No-Gi Champion and a GQ Brown Belt Champion. Travis Serna is a silver medalist in both his weight and absolute in the Masters Brown Belt division at the 2011 Pan-American Championships and he is also a very good Judo Black Belt. Both of these individuals are great instructors and are main training partners for World Gi & No-Gi Champion, Rafael Lovato Jr. and World No-Gi Champion, Justin Rader. Professor Rafael Lovato Jr. was very proud to promote them to rank of Black Belt and add the count of World Class BJJ Black Belts at his academy to 5!!

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I AM RAFAEL LOVATO JR.

Rafael was born in June of 1983 and following the influence of his father, began studying martial arts when he first started walking. At the early of age of thirteen, Rafael found his passion when his father introduced him to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In August of 2004, shortly after turning 21, Rafael became the youngest American to receive a black belt in BJJ at that time.

Rafael has continued to make history in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, becoming the most decorated American BJJ competitor today. Rafael became the first person ever to win the European Open Championships, Pan-American Championships, Brazilian National Championships (Brasileiro), and World Championships (Mundials) at the Black Belt level and earned the prestigious BJJ competitor of the year award. He is also part of an elite group to ever win Black Belt World Championships with and without the gi. Rafael, as an instructor, also became the first American to produce a Black Belt No-Gi World Champion.

Now, Rafael is the full time owner, operator, and head instructor of Lovato's School of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts which is one of the top schools in the country, producing BJJ World Champion medalists and UFC fighters. He praises his excellent coach, the legendary Saulo Ribeiro and his incredible training partner, Saulo’s brother, Xande Ribeiro. Rafael is still an active competitor, but now some of his greatest joys come from the success of his students.

Read the complete history of Rafael Lovato Jr.