• 1) Dec. 11, 2009
• 2) Dec. 12, 2008
• 3) Nov. 30, 2007
• 4) Dec. 12, 2003

Cleber Luciano, a 4th Degree Royler Gracie Black Belt, is proud to announce the promotion of four (4) students to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt! The following students were presented with black belts and certificates at the annual holiday & promotions party held on the evening of Friday, December 11th, 2009 at Cleber Luciano Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Huntington Beach, California:

• Daniel Sullivan
• Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos
• Steve Iseda
• Tom Knox

This latest class of Black Belts brings Cleber’s total number of Black Belts to twenty (20)!

Cleber also presented Tim Cartmell with his 2nd Degree stripes, as well as end tip stripes to other deserving Black Belts. The party included kid’s & adult’s stripe & belt promotions to the academy’s hard working students.

Cleber concluded the evening by thanking the students and families for attending this special night & supporting the team throughout the year. He wished all a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Congratulations to all the new Cleber Jiu Jitsu Black Belts! Look for some of Cleber’s Black Belts in Superfights at the upcoming 2010 Copa Pacifica!

More Black Belts in Huntington Beach ! ! ! ! !
Friday, December 12, 2008

Cleber Luciano, a 3rd Degree Royler Gracie Black Belt, is proud to announce the promotion to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt for the following students:

• Bruce Tafoya
• Chris Seals
• Fabiano Bitencourt
• Felipe Fogolin
• James Jung

Also present at the party and participating in the black belt promotions were Chute Boxe’s Rafael Cordeiro and Fabricio Werdum!

At the end of the belt promotions, Cleber spoke of how proud he was of our team’s contribution to and being an integral part of the Gracie Humaita Competition team. He spoke of how his family has grown both personally and within the academy, and emphasized how important it is to maintain this family environment within the academy. He concluded by thanking the students and families for supporting the team and for attending this special night and wished all a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

WOW! Cleber Promotes 10 Students to Black Belt ! ! !
Friday, November 30, 2007

Cleber Luciano, a 3rd Degree Royler Gracie Black Belt, is proud to announce the promotion of ten (10) students to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt! The following students were presented with black belts and certificates at the annual holiday and promotions party held on the evening of Friday, November 30th, 2007 at Cleber Luciano Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Huntington Beach, California:

Also, Cleber presented many belt promotions, from blue to brown, to other deserving, hard working students.

Cleber spoke of how proud he was of this class of Black Belts because many of them started with him and continued to not only train, develop, & teach, but test themselves by entering competitions! Competing is one of many things Cleber continues to instill in his students, win or lose, challenge yourself, go out there & put it on the line! Cleber continued to tell those family members in attendance that a lot of BJJ students are afraid of the stage (competition), to be out there in front of everybody, with nobody able to help, thinking of failing, when in reality, once you step on that mat, you've already won!

Cleber Luciano’s First Black Belt – Tim Cartmell
Friday, December 12, 2003

Cleber Luciano, a 3rd Degree Royler Gracie Black Belt, is proud to announce the promotion of Tim Cartmell to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt.

Cleber presented the black belt and certificate at the annual holiday and promotions party held on Friday, December 12th, 2003 at Cleber Luciano Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Huntington Beach, California. The promotion was given in front of a packed house of fellow students, family, & friends with only a few people knowing of his promotion prior to the party (Tim was not one of them). The place erupted with cheers and congratulations as Cleber made the announcement! Tim becomes the first black belt under the watchful eye of Cleber.

Tim began his martial arts training with the Chinese styles in 1972, including ten years of training in China and has been practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since 1995. He is an Asian Full-Contact tournament champion, and has won several Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments, including the Copa Pacifica at the blue, purple, and brown belt levels, and is the 2003 Pan-Am champion as a brown belt. Also, he is a submission grappling tournament winner.