It was Professor Mike's distinct honor to award his second ever purple belt to Aaron Gatti on October 22, 2020.ĭonny and his wife Natalie, have been loyal member's of Cies MMA for going on two years. Aaron has competed and done extremely well for Cies MMA despite his busy schedule working and being a husband and father. If you get the pleasure of rolling with Aaron you will quickly understand what we mean when we say that. What is most impressive about Aaron is his style, it mimics perfectly the style that Master Sergio Penha teaches. Aaron has been a firefighter since 2007 and has never let his schedule get in the way of training and learning the art of BJJ. The brown belt is a very tough belt ranking to earn, and the recipe per coach Barb is to "keep showing up, and always be a student of jiu jitsu, there is always something to learn from everyone".īJJ Purple Belt's Promoted by Mike CiesnoleviczĪaron started at Cies MMA in early 2017 as a white belt, and has quickly progressed in his Jiu Jitsu. More importantly Barb has consistently coached our kids program to success for the past 3 years, and also occasionally subs in to teach adult classes.
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Barb was our first athlete to also go pro in MMA, and boasts a 1-1 record in that discipline as well. She also climbed her way to the #1 ranking for Gi in the IBJJF and #2 in the world for no gi at the purple belt level. She has hundreds of BJJ matches, some being against high level black belts such as UFC title challenger Roxanne Modaferri winning in regulation as a purple belt. Starting as a white belt at our gym, with some experience, Barb always showed eagerness to learn and improve. Barb started BJJ in 2012 but the military led her to Colorado Springs and to Cies MMA as one of its first members in 2016. We are proud to have coach Barb Ciesnolevicz as the gym's first ever BJJ Brown belt. It takes the average person 10-12 years to earn a black belt, spending multiple years at each belt level before achieving their black belt.īJJ Brown Belt's Promoted by Mike Ciesnolevicz The only way to earn a belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at our academy is to train in the Gi, we do not promote based on No-Gi Grappling or MMA skill. He was already a UFC level fighter and had submitted someone at that level as well. It took Mike 7 years to achieve his black belt, however he trained No-Gi and MMA 12 years prior to putting the Gi on and training strictly Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. This can be frustrating for some members however, each individual who has earned a colored belt from Cies MMA can rest assured it was earned and never given based on attendance alone. Mike, following in his coaches foot-steps, has notoriously high standards for promotion. Each new rank must be earned through consistent training and improvement, the Black Belt most of all. No Cies MMA Belts of any rank are awarded based on the length of time an individual has been training or for any reason other than technical ability and skill. Earning a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt takes years of discipline and dedication.
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