Awards & Belt Promotions

Please welcome Checkmat Buena Park's newest black belt addition Vince Perez! Vince has done an outstanding job competing, teaching, training and continually developing his skills over the past [...]

Checkmat Buena Park's newest black belt is Tatiana Ca. Everyone please congratulate Tatiana on this tremendous accomplishment and for all the hard work she has put in training and coaching over [...]

Some group pictures from Checkmat Tahiti and Checkmat Buena Park teams after the awards ceremony. Great job by everyone who trained and especially those who competed in the SJJIF World [...]

Belt stripe promotion day for the kids of Checkmat Buena Park after the recent SJJIF World Championship event in Long Beach, California. Great job by everyone who competed.

Checkmat Tahiti Team members receive some belt and stripe promotions after their great team effort at the SJJIF World Championships held in Long Beach, California.

Congratulations to all the adults who earned a new rank this year. Keep up the excellent work and progress. Enjoy your new belts!

Congratulations to all the young students who earned a belt promotion for their hard work in 2017. Keep up the training and effort in 2018!

 Congratulations to all the athletes who competed in the 2017 IBJJF championships at the Pyramid in Long Beach. Checkmat Buena Park saw one of its own students crowned as world champion. [...]

Congratulations to all the hard working students who earned new belt levels and stripes for their efforts in 2016! Below are some pictures of students receiving their stripes and belts. Keep up [...]