Professor Charles Blanchard
1st Degree BJJ Black Belt & Professor
Professor Charles Blanchard is a well decorated Aces BJJ Club Black belt who originally recieved his black belt under famed BJJ pioneer, Ricardo Liborio.
What many might be excited to know that before beggining his BJJ Journey, Professor Charles was an accomplished wrestler, working toward becoming a 2x state champion and taking 3rd in his senior nationals.
Professor Charles has also ammassed an impressive record of 13-3 in MMA with 1 win over a world champion. He was even invited onto season 11 of TUF, aka the ultimate fighter (reality TV show) alongside world champion and hall of famer, Chuck Liddell. Professor Charley was also a coach on TUF UK vs Australia.
Has been coaching Jiu Jitsu and MMA for almost a decade.
He really enjoys helping competitors reach the next level in the journey, as well as introducing new people into what jui jitsu really is. The bond he gets to create with people teaching them a skill that could one day save there life is a huge part of his personal mission and what excites him about training every day.