Official Lineage
Acknowledged William Vandry/Machado BJJ black belts under mandatory education of their progress, ethical standards and currently active*
A William Vandry BJJ Black belt has earned not simply a belt, but maintained one. If a student claims to be a Black belt under Professor Vandry, they must be listed here. If anyone claiming to be a Vandry BJJ black belt that is not listed here, here are reasons they are not listed:
- Unethical actions
- Dismissed or Expelled student
- Not ranked by Vandry
- Bigotry in any form such as Anti-Semitism, Discrimination, Homophobia, Misogyny, Nazism, Racism, Religious persecution, Sexism or Xenophobia
- Hatred
- Racism
- Violence (not validated by self defense)
Lineage tree of William Vandry
Grandmaster Carlos Gracie – Master Carlos Machado – William Vandry
6th Degree Black belt
Professor William Vandry
Recognized Certified Black belts by recognized ranks under William Vandry and currently in good standing
Ed Aiken (2010)
3d Degree Black belt Jesus Armas (BB 2011) Ian Haynes (BB 2015, 1st 2018, 2nd 2021, 3rd 2024)
2nd degree black belt Michael Drabek (BB 2015) Jeff Anderson BB (2015, 1st 2018, 2nd 2023) Jarred Manbeck (BB 2015, 1st 2018, 2nd, 2023) Richard Stephens (BB 2019, 2nd 2024) Ben Williams (BB 2018, 2nd 2024)
1st Degree Black belt Jay Hume INACTIVE (2010) Jesse Armas (BB 2015, 1st 2018) Tony Skaff (BB 2018) Gary Claxton (RIP) (2008) Robert Tijerina (BB 2016, 1st 2024) Scipio R. Scholars II (BB 2017, 1st degree 2025) Matt Serfoss (BB 2010, 1st (2015)
Black belts Jonatan Tate (BB 2015) Pat Vanover INACTIVE (2015) Chris Davis Jeremy Leigh (2019) Will Jackson (2023) Chandra Vandry (2023) Chris Kirk (2024) Justin Toler (2024) Markus Lagmansson (2024) Dan Price (2024) Nan Zhang (2024) Adam Brandl (2024) Josh Travesio (BB 2015) Chris Davis (BB 2018)
* Currently active. Standards for acknowledgement are the daily practice of Jiu-jitsu technically and physically, to not practice unethical actions such as bullying, alcoholism, illegal drugs, illegal actions, physical violence such as assaults or sexual assaults, internet stalking or cyberstalking, squatting on other academies or soliciting other school’s students. Actions such as these are deemed unethical, reject the points above on a practice of Martial arts, the standards originated by Grandmasters Carlos and later Helio Gracie, to Rolls Gracie, to modern day. If those requirements are not practiced, or an unethical student practices behavioral traits such as solicitation of a fellow association school’s students to self promote, profit in a business manner, cause interference with contracts or prospective contracts, tortious interference, internet defamation, violence, or other unethical standards usage of Vandry Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, William Vandry or all common copyright protection laws associated will not allow usage of those names withour expressed, legal permission. Any unethical student is not acknowledged as an instructor or if not current in current education of BJJ under VBJJA.