John Piper
Head Coach
- 2025 IBJJF No-Gi World Champion, Master 4 Middle
- 4x IBJJF No-Gi Worlds Silver (2015 Open, 2019, 2023, 2024)
- 2013 IBJJF Masters World Champion, Brown Belt (Gi)
The Podium
The Work Speaks.
ADCC Charlotte Open 2025 Team Champions. 410 IBJJF medals and counting.
- 0 Gold
- 0 Silver
- 0 Bronze
IBJJF medals earned by 120 Charlotte Jiu-Jitsu Academy athletes since 2015. Source: BJJ Metrics.
Team Champions, ADCC Charlotte Open 2025
First ADCC event held in Charlotte. CJJA brought a team to a home-mat tournament and finished as team champions. Eight athletes on the podium, one team title.
Black Belt World Medalists
Dr. Jen Case
- 15x IBJJF Masters World Champion
- 5x IBJJF Pan Champion
- 2x IBJJF International Masters Champion
- ADCC West Coast Trials, 3rd Place
Competes under Renato Tavares Association in the Gi. Competes under Charlotte Jiu-Jitsu Academy in No-Gi.
Jeff Baker
- 3x IBJJF Masters No-Gi World Champion
- 6x IBJJF Pan Champion
James "Jimbo" Walsh
- 2019 IBJJF World Masters Champion, Brown Belt (Gi)
- 2018 IBJJF World Masters Bronze, Brown Belt (Gi)
CJJA-trained, currently coaches at Arte Suave Jiu Jitsu Academy.
Brian Solly
- 2020 IBJJF Pan Champion, Master 4 Purple Middle
Colored Belt World Champions
Lance "SharkBear" Breeden
- 2022 IBJJF World Masters Champion, Master 3 Purple Medium-Heavy
- 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds Bronze, Master 3 Brown Heavy
- 2023 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds Bronze, Master 4 Brown Heavy
Lynne Robinson
- 2024 IBJJF Masters World Champion, Master 6 Purple Light
- 2023 IBJJF Masters World Champion, Master 5 Blue Light
- 2025 IBJJF Masters Worlds Silver, Master 6 Brown Light
- 2023 IBJJF Masters Worlds Silver, Master 5 Blue Open Class
- 2021 IBJJF Masters Worlds Bronze, Master 5 Blue Light
- 2023 IBJJF Pan Champion, Master 5 Blue Light
- 2023 IBJJF Pan Champion, Master 5 Blue Open Class
Matthew Green
- 2019 IBJJF No-Gi World Champion, Master 2 Purple Ultra-Heavy
Michael Whitener
- 2024 IBJJF Pan Bronze, Master 5 Brown Heavy
- 2022 IBJJF World Masters Bronze, Master 5 Brown Heavy
- 2020 IBJJF Pan No-Gi Champion, Master 4 Purple Medium-Heavy
- 2019 IBJJF World Masters Bronze, Master 4 Purple Medium-Heavy
Miles Chapman
Adult Division- 2020 IBJJF Pan No-Gi Champion, Adult Blue Heavy
Christian O'Brien
Adult Division- 2020 IBJJF Pan No-Gi Bronze, Adult Blue Medium-Heavy
Summer Carpenter
Adult Division- 2020 IBJJF Pan No-Gi Bronze, Adult Purple Light
Dustin Grey Shearon
- 2x IBJJF No-Gi World Champion (2024, 2025, Blue)
- 2x IBJJF Pan No-Gi Champion (2024, 2025, Blue)
- 2025 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds Bronze, Purple
Andrew Witkowski
- 2022 IBJJF No-Gi World Champion, Master 3 Blue Medium-Heavy
- 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds Silver, Master 3 Blue Open Class
Coleman Luker
Adult Division- 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds Bronze, Adult Blue Medium-Heavy
Samantha Ojeda
Adult Division- 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Worlds Bronze, Adult Blue Belt
Sebastian Amortegui
Adult Division- 2020 IBJJF American National Bronze, Adult Blue Heavy
Jose Reyes Madriz
- 2024 IBJJF No-Gi World Champion, Master 2 Blue Light-Feather
Ready When You Are.
The Work Speaks.
The same coaches who built those podium runs are the ones running your first class. Whether you compete or train for the love of it, the room is open.