As a student of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu,  specifically Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu, I proudly study at Toronto BJJ under Black Belt - Professor Jorge Britto.

(Jiu Jitsu Lineage - Helio Gracie > Royler Gracie > Vini Aieta / Saulo Ribeiro > Jorge Britto > Me)

I have been learning jiu jitsu since June 2007 and am currently a Purple Belt. I am also a Christian.

I used to be a DJ and moved to Canada from Northern Ireland in 1999. But almost 10 years later my life was very different. So I decided just after I turned 30 to rebuild myself as a combat athlete. I was keen on learning more about ground fighting after getting hooked on MMA through the UFC. Now, with over 4 years of training Jiu Jitsu and submission wrestling I compete as often as I can in tournaments.

I have really taken jiu jitsu as being a way to live my life and am involved with assisting in the kids BJJ program at our academy. I am on a long road to get my black belt.

The main goal of this website is to be an online journal as I go from white belt to black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It's a regular Joe's 30 something story about trying to learn 'the gentle art'. But there is also a community aspect to ScottOnTheNet. Many readers take part in the facebook page discussions or get updates through Twitter about daily things being talked about in the world of Jiu Jitsu. I would encourage you to drop by the facebook page and say hello!

I am fortunate to be apart of a burgeoning MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) academy based in Toronto Ontario. As our academy grows so does the fight count of our instructors in pro MMA fights. Our instructors are the highest level in Canada at their chosen discipline and that is translated by many team successes we enjoy in competition BJJ. I also get to train with BJJ and MMA legends such as Jorge Britto, Xande and Saulo Ribeiro, Royler Gracie, Andre Galvao, Rafael Lovato Jr, Regis Lebre, Mauricio Shogun Rua and more.

My instructors include

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  • Jorge Britto - BJJ Black Belt under Saulo Ribeiro, Royler Gracie and Vini Aieta
  • Eduardo Dib - BJJ Black Belt under Vini Aieta
  • Thomas Beach - BJJ Brown Belt under Jorge Britto
  • Michael Zaniewski - BJJ Brown Belt under Jorge Britto

Achievements:

• IBJJF Gold Medalist - 2011 Montreal Open - Masters Blue Belt Lighweight
• Grapplers Quest Gold Medalist - 2011 UFC FAN EXPO - Executive Blue Belt Featherweight 
• Ontario Open Bronze Medalist - 2011 Provincial Championship - Masters Blue Belt Lightweight
• Grapplers Quest Silver Medalist - 2010 Canadian Nationals - Executive Blue Belt Welterweight
• Grapplers Quest Bronze Medalist -2010  Canadian Nationals - Executive NO GI Advanced Lighweight
• Copa Ontario Bronze Medalist - 2010 NO GI Adult Blue Belt Lightweight
• Joslins Silver Medalist - 2008 Masters Lightweight White Belt
• Joslins Bronze Medalist - 2008 Masters Lightweight White Belt Division NO GI

This project also gives me something practical to do with my knowledge of running websites. If you have any questions - hit me up in the contact page

However you found this site - thanks for stopping by !