http://www.graciemag.com/news/144/ARTICLE/12104/2008-10-12.html It wasnt just any given Saturday at the Tristar martial arts academy, in Montreal, Canada. The Jiu-Jitsu class, with around 50 participants, was more crowded than usual. But the UFC welterweight champion, Georges Saint-Pierre, suspected nothing. And he was moved when medical researcher and holder of several Jiu-Jitsu titles Bruno Fernandes promoted him to the status of black belt in Jiu-Jitsu. This was the high point in my career, an emotional Saint-Pierre confessed, when laying out the three happiest moments of his life: When I received my black belt in karate, when I conquered the UFC belt, and today. The promotion echoed in New York and, Renzo Gracie, who has taught Jiu-Jitsu to the Canadian star in the past before his collision course with Renzo student Matt Serra, approved: He more than deserves it. This was excellent new for the fight world, said the teacher to GRACIEMAG.com. To Gracie Barrra black belt Fernandes, who has been living in Canada for the last few years, where he earned his PhD and researches cancer treatments, and thus has been teaching the martial arts phenomenon for years, it was a great honor to fasten the black belt and say: Welcome to the club! Nice job GSP:good:happy
That goes well with his great wrestling ability, lethal combination, we don't get to see him on his back often so he rarely get's use his defensive skills.
Couldnt happen to a better guy..It will be very hard to submit GSP...even BJ will have lots of problems... says alot about Renzo as well..again I reiterate..the best Gracie JJ teacher out there
GSP could had it a couple of months ago but he declined it saying he wanted to really earn it the right way.
Nice. And the scary thing is, I don't even think of him as BJJ fighter. I don't think of him as a wrestler either. Or a striker. I guess I just think of him as all around amazing.
Exactly, he has been an MMA ground fighting "black belt" for years, which really, what was BJJ made for? Fighting on the ground. Its great that he has been recognized for his technical abstract knowledge know as well, because all of his instructors, including Fernandes, who gave it to him, are legit as they come.
I figured this would be coming soon enough his BJJ is pretty darn good. Id love to GSP enter the next ADCC tournament.
