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10th Planet’s Nathan Orchard Promoted To 3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt

10th Planet’s Nathan Orchard Promoted To 3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt

Nathan Orchard, one of the most successful 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu competitors, has been promoted to third degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt!

He was handed the promotion by none other than Eddie Bravo, 10th Planet founder and head coach:

This last weekend at the 20 Year Anniversary of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu I was promoted to 3rd degree black belt by the one and only Eddie Bravo.
I couldn’t be more proud and honored to be a part of such a powerful team.

 

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Nathan Orchard has been competing at an elite level for a number of years now, stacking wins against the likes of Masakazu Imanari and AJ Agazarm.
His most recent match has been at Polaris 4, against Ethan Crelinsten, which he lost:

My first goal was to enjoy myself and be present through the whole process from the traveling and weight cut and through the match.

There I absolutely succeeded. I had a blast the whole trip.
Even though the match itself was a bit frustrating and anticlimactic for me I still really enjoyed getting to compete on such a great stage.

 

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