
Established 2022
Meet ECJJ's Instructors
Sam Micale
ECJJ Founder/Head Coach
BJJ Black Belt - Tom DeBlass (Team Renzo Gracie)
Teaches Nogi, Muay Thai, MMA, & All Youth Classes
*COMP HIGHLIGHTS (not all comps)
Black Belt / Pro:
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ADCC Open Ranked #11 60kg @FloGrappling
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ADCC Open Montreal 60kg (Adult Advanced) Gold
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ADCC Jersey 60kg (Adult Advanced) Bronze
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Sapaterio $100k Event Superfight winner
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IBJJF Nogi Worlds Bronze (RW) M1
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Flow Sub Only Champ 135
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Flow Sub Only Superfight winner (145)
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Flow Sub Only Squads winner
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Men Of War Pro 125 Champ
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Men Of War Pro Superfight winner (135)
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Few Will Hunt 60kg (Advanced) Silver
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CJJ Worlds Mexico Veteran
Colored Belts / Ammy:
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Cage Wars MMA Flyweight Champ
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Rage in the Cage K1 Flyweight Champ
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Men Of War Pro Nogi 5x Superfight winner
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Men of War Pro Gi Superfight winner
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5 ON 5 Quintet Tampa Superfight Winner
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SAGC Pro Champion
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Fight2Win Superfight winner (Sub of the Night)
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King of the Mat 145 lb Superfight Champ
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Rise Invitational 4x Superfight winner
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IBJJF Charleston Gi (LFW) Gold (Brown Belt)
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IBJJF Charlotte Nogi Absolute Silver (Brown Belt)
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Hudson Valley Pro Tourney 135 Silver
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Fight2Win 135lb Nogi title challenger (Purple Belt)
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SOGI Pro Tourney 135 Silver
Tomas Garcia
ECJJ BJJ Black Belt - Sam Micale & Tom DeBlass
Certified Defensive Tactics (DT) Instructors
Collegiate Wrestler at Oswego State
Marine Corps Veteran
Teaches Nogi, Wrestling, & Youth BJJ/Nogi
COMP HIGHLIGHTS (not all comps)
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Emerald City Invitational 135 Quarter Finalist
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Midwest Finishers 135 Semi-Finalist
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Emerald City Invitational Superfight winner
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Hudson Valley Pro Superfight winner
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Finishers Sub Only Superfight winner
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NAGA Albany (Adult Advanced) Gold
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Few Will Hunt 65kg Silver
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ADCC Open Vegas #1 Vet (2-1)
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RNC Victory in his Amateur MMA Debut
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Pancrase Tournament (Calif.) Vet
High School Wrestling:
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Section 3 Class A Tourney Silver
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Section 3 Division 1 Champ Tourney Silver
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Joe Roach
2nd Degree Black Belt
Teaches BJJ Fundamentals
Started training BJJ in 2002
