Richard giberson

relson gracie Jiu jitsu black belt

gabe obiedo

relson gracie jiu jitsu black belt

Gabe Obiedo is a black belt under Relson Gracie.  He has been doing Gracie Jiu-Jitsu since 2006, when a friend of his introduced him to the martial art.  He was looking for a new way to stay in shape and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu offered that, and much more.  Now he thinks of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu as a part of who he is and a way of life, and he loves the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits that come along with it.
 
Gabe follows in the Relson Gracie tradition of promoting and emphasizing self-defense.  He loves teaching self-defense because he can share something positive and beneficial with others while at the same time learning and growing in the martial art.  And perhaps his favorite part of Gracie Jiu-jitsu is the camaraderie he has off and on the mats with his training partners at Relson Gracie South Austin.

Gabe was present for Relson Gracie’s red belt promotion in Hawaii in 2013 and has trained at numerous Relson Hawaii locations, as well as at Gracie Jiu-jitsu New York, Relson Gracie St. Augustine with Phil Cardella, and with Fabio Santos.  In 2014, Gabe was part of a team of instructors who taught a Gracie Jiu-jitsu training camp in Varna, Bulgaria.
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Gabe is a professional firefighter with the Pflugerville Fire Department and the father of two little girls, and he is excited about getting them started in jiu-jitsu, too.

trey mundine

relson gracie jiu jitsu
​4 stripe brown belt

Trey Mundine is a fourth degree brown belt in Relson Gracie Jiu-jitsu.  Trey is the regular instructor of the Tuesday night gi class.  He started training Gracie Jiu-jitsu in 2006.  Since then, he has also studied other martial arts, including boxing and muay thai since 2008 and catch wrestling since 2010.
 
Trey started in jiu-jitsu because he wanted to learn to defend himself and now he has a 2-1 MMA record as well as numerous competition successes, including:
  • 2007 Battle at Baylor gi and no-gi champion (blue belt)
  • 2008 NAGA No-gi Expert Texas State Champion
  • 2008 ATAM Open No-gi Champion
  • 2008 Battle at Baylor no-gi champion
  • 2009 Fight to Win No-gi Silver Medalist
  • 2016 Texas Grappling Challenge no-gi Bronze Medalist
  • 2017 American Grappling Federation San Antonio Open No-gi Pro Champion
 
Trey has also trained with many great Jiu-jitsu instructors, including Relson Gracie, Royler Gracie, Robert Drysdale, Neil Melanson, Yves Edwards, Phil Cardella, Kamal Shalorus, Paolo Brandao, Donald Park, Tim Kennedy, Ryan Larson, and Daniel & Diego Moraes.
 
As a veteran competitor, Trey enjoys teaching and coaching others to seek their potential and succeed in the face of competition.  He began teaching as an assistant instructor under Phil Cardella and has also been a BJJ instructor at Areté Training Center.  Trey is a regular fixture at mat side, coaching everyone from team Relson Gracie South Austin that enters a competition.  He has cornered and helped train fighters for numerous professional and amateur MMA competitions.
 
Trey loves training and teaching Gracie Jiu-jitsu because it presents numerous challenges and infinite possibilities.
 
 
 

anthony rodriguez

relson grace jiu jitsu brown belt

chuck barret

relson gracie jiu jitsu brown belt

coley o'connor

relson gracie jiu jitsu brown belt

lee wilson

relson gracie jiu jitsu brown belt

ivelin ivanov

relson gracie jiu jitsu brown belt

Ivelin Ivanov is a second degree brown belt in Relson Gracie Jiu-jitsu.  He began martial arts in high school when he studied Kyokushin karate for 3 years.  In 2005 he discovered Gracie Jiu-jitsu and has been training in it ever since.
 
Ivelin loves Gracie Jiu-jitsu because it is an ideal combination of workout and meditation, while also being a great team building activity.  In Gracie Jiu-jitsu, he believes strongly that you learn not only practical self-defense, but you also build important life skills, strength of character, and lasting friendships.
 
Ivelin travels frequently and has trained all over the world, including Argentina, Macao, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Bulgaria.  Wherever he is in the world, if there’s an open mat, Ivelin is there!
 
Ivelin is the father of three boys and he loves bringing them to Relson Gracie South Austin where they can be exposed to this supportive and positive environment at an early age.

Richard johnson

RELSON GRACIE JIU JITSU BROWN BELT

mark baumann

RELSON GRACIE JIU JITSU purple BELT

Mark is a purple belt under Relson Gracie and Richard Giberson and is currently teaching the kids’ jiu-jitsu class at Relson Gracie South Austin.

Mark met and began training with Relson Gracie and Phil Cardella on a trip to Rio de Janeiro in 2003, and has been a member of Team Relson Gracie ever since.  He believes strongly in the principles and purpose of Gracie Jiu-jitsu as a form of self defense, and since starting jiu-jitsu he has trained in those principles with first, second, and third generation members of the Gracie Jiu-jitsu lineage, including Helio, Relson, Royler, Royce, Clark, and Rhalan Gracie.

Mark also enjoys the sport aspect of jiu-jitsu and has trained with many successful competitors, including Daniel & Diego Moraes, Marcelo Clemente, Saulo & Xande Ribeiro, Jeff Glover, and Mike Fowler.  At the age of 40, Mark is still an active competitor.
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In his other teaching life, Mark is on the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin where he teaches courses in physics, astronomy, and computing.  As a scientist, Mark enjoys applying the principles and approach of science to his pursuit of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.  And as a teacher, he enjoys sharing his passion (whether it be for science or for jiu-jitsu) with others and breaking things down into fundamental, easy-to-understand ideas.

rory roemisch

RELSON GRACIE JIU JITSU purple BELT

cameron o'connor

RELSON GRACIE JIU JITSU
​3 stripe purple BELT

  • Began training in 2009
  • Started training because I saw Royce Gracie dominate MMA with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
  • What I like best about training/teaching is helping myself and others grow mentally and physically.