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Caio Terra Academy

San Jose, CA

4.8

(112 reviews)

Adult competition score: 11,382 · #29
Kids competition score: 1,636 · #188

Caio Terra Academy delivers Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction and physical conditioning at 855 Park Avenue in San Jose, California. Serving as the headquarters of the Caio Terra Association, the academy is dedicated to providing students of all backgrounds with a structured, supportive learning environment. The academy is directed by twelve-time world champion Professor Caio Terra, whose academy motto holds that what matters is not how good a student's jiu-jitsu is, but how good jiu-jitsu is for the student. Professor Terra and his coaching staff mentor both recreational practitioners and elite athletes through detail-oriented curriculums. Adult programming features CT-A classes focused on core fundamentals, advanced fundamental training in CT-B, specialized competition preparation, open mat sessions for academy members, and CT Fit conditioning. Youth development is organized into specialized age divisions spanning toddlers to teenagers. New practitioners can begin with a complimentary two-day free trial.

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Notable Achievements

IBJJF No-Gi World Champions:8

Kids Champs:7

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Caio Terra

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Caio Terra is a twelve-time world champion and the founder of the Caio Terra Academy in San Jose, California, which he opened in 2011 and which serves...

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Lisa Marie Hitsman Pages
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1x World Master Bronze Medalist Gi 2023 (Light Feather - 3rd)
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Barry Lou Domingo
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Thaynara Victoria Soares da Silva
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Evan Franklin Barrett
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1x National Silver Medalist Gi 2024 (Middle - 2nd)
1x National Bronze Medalist Gi 2024 (Medium Heavy - 3rd)
1x National Bronze Medalist Gi 2024 (Open Class - 3rd)
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Vitor Peres Paschoal
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Jeremy Jay Kam
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1x National Silver Medalist Gi 2024 (Middle - 2nd)
1x European Bronze Medalist No-Gi 2024 (Middle - 3rd)
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Kristina Sofia Puruganan Barlaan
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1x National Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Light - 3rd)
1x National Champion Gi 2026 (Light - 1st)
1x National Champion Gi 2026 (Open Class - 1st)
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Tabatha Ann Short
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Monica Renee Allen
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Christian V K Chun Fat
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Gabriel Marangoni de Oliveira
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Shawn Arthur Chandler
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Thienvu Tran
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Trey Carter
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Kaimana Kauionalani Newman
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1x National Champion Gi 2025 (Light Feather - 1st)
1x National Champion No-Gi 2025 (Light Feather - 1st)
1x National Champion No-Gi 2025 (Open Class - 1st)
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Rodney Lee Asentista
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Gabriel Marangoni de Oliveira
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1x World Master Silver Medalist Gi 2025 (Feather - 2nd)
1x World Master Bronze Medalist Gi 2024 (Feather - 3rd)
1x National Champion Gi 2024 (Feather - 1st)
+ 29 more accomplishments
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Ranulfo Gonzalez Jr.
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1x National Champion Gi 2025 (Light Feather - 1st)
1x National Champion Gi 2025 (Feather - 1st)
1x National Silver Medalist Gi 2025 (Feather - 2nd)
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Gabriel Marangoni de Oliveira
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1x World Master Silver Medalist Gi 2025 (Feather - 2nd)
1x World Master Bronze Medalist Gi 2024 (Feather - 3rd)
1x National Champion Gi 2024 (Feather - 1st)
+ 33 more accomplishments
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Ranulfo Gonzalez Jr.
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Tyler Brandon Shew
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Brown belts

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Matthew David Mcguire Guffey
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Kiana Malie Kam
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Marla Lynn Waugh
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Gordon K. T. Chan
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Karen Elizabeth Vieth
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Rebecca Elise Paredes
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Benjamin Pavia Martinez
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Bernd Stefan Lugo
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Christopher Paul Yra
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Divya Shambavi Narayan
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Gurwant Singh
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Jessica H Strole
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Nicklaus Anderson Menge
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Tabatha Ann Watkins
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Tracy Lin Danielson
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Christopher Mark Andrews
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Dominic Felix Blanco
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Andrew K. Be
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Efren Luis Guerrero
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Beatriz Gutierrez Campos
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Joshua Theo Wheeler
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Dryson Bento
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Kawehi-Ann K Rickard
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Christi Lea Redfearn
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Alexis Virginia Gomez
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Marlowe Mendoza Santos
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Tung Nguyen
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Alex Franklin Bird
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Amber M Harper
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Dean Arthur Sherrell
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Eric Garland Hayes
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Grant Lanada Tran
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Natalie Yvonne Hawkins
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Christopher Allan Coussens
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Thomas Micah Gill
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Kyle Jhonathan Franklin
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Blue belts

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Hudhayfah Muhammad Amonullah
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Marcus Alan Ochsendorf
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Adisen Reid Torres
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Ana Carolina Silva Bezerra
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Benjamin Anderson Kissam
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Connie Hua Wong
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Derick Mesias Herrador
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Blue Belt
A Tran
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1x Pan Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Middle - 3rd)
1x Juvenile Pan Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Middle - 3rd)
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Hassan Marwan H. ElDemerdash
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Tyrhel Jordan Silva Santos
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Blue Belt
D Domingo
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1x National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 2nd)
1x National Champion Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 1st)
1x National Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 3rd)
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Blue Belt
Lawrence Choi
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Anthony Abel Ayala
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Phoebe Lowell
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Blue Belt
A Almstad
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1x National Champion Gi 2026 (Feather - 1st)
1x National Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Open Class Light - 3rd)
1x Juvenile National Champion Gi 2026 (Feather - 1st)
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Blue Belt
Joseph Preston Harper
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Jordan Charles Swoyer
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Vladimir Gutierrez
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Blue Belt
J Carpenter
Key Accomplishments
1x National Silver Medalist No-Gi 2026 (Feather - 2nd)
1x National Champion No-Gi 2026 (Open Class Light - 1st)
1x Juvenile National Silver Medalist No-Gi 2026 (Feather - 2nd)
+ 1 more accomplishments
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Blue Belt
Moana Emiliana L. Mortensen
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John Wesley Brown
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Mykhailo Musiienko
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Richard Rey Vega
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White belts

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Maggielynn N. Babauta
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Connie Ruth Hernandez Hobart
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Tyler Justine Morris
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Tiffany Ka Wai Zhang
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Kids yellow belts

Yellow Belt
A Manrique
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Rooster - 1st)
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Yellow Belt
T Choi
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1x Kids National Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 3rd)
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Yellow Belt
O Huynh
Key Accomplishments
1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Light - 2nd)
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Kids gray belts

Grey Belt
L Wager
Key Accomplishments
1x National Champion Gi 2026 (Feather - 1st)
1x National Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Feather - 3rd)
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Feather - 1st)
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Grey Belt
Marcello Alexander Gomez
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Grey Belt
C Jackson
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1x Kids National Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Middle - 3rd)
1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Middle - 2nd)
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Grey Belt
N Vu
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1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Feather - 2nd)
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Grey Belt
G Guzman
Key Accomplishments
1x National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Feather - 2nd)
1x National Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Feather - 3rd)
1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Feather - 2nd)
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Grey Belt
A Dinh
Key Accomplishments
1x National Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Feather - 3rd)
1x Kids National Bronze Medalist Gi 2026 (Feather - 3rd)
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Grey Belt
K Wager
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1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Rooster - 1st)
1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Rooster - 2nd)
1x Kids National Champion Gi 2026 (Light Feather - 1st)
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Grey Belt
L Chen
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1x Kids National Silver Medalist Gi 2026 (Middle - 2nd)
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Grey Belt
Emma Belle Janik
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Marcello Gomez
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Perla Toni Sanchez
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Stephanie Arroyo De Lara
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Daniel Sopapunta
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Jordan Arling
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Angel Almazon
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Julio diaz
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Aidan Hake
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Enaliyah Cuevas
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Landen McNair
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Kaden Kross
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Argent Alfaro
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Eliezer Miguel Eugenio
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Tyler Ng
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Ethan Wheeler
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Mylan Nguyen
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Chloe Lin
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Miley Kemplin
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Zandra Fountila
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Dean Domingo
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Luke Schoch
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Olivia Tan
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christian varon
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Lilette Santos
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Giselle Hernandez
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Gabriel Sioson
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Timothy Ng
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Nalani Tacusalme
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Frank La Rosa
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Angelina Avila
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Axel Yi
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Evan Caito
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Ezekiel Miguel Eugenio
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gianni lopez
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Nyah Sem
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Luciano Gomez
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Evan David
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Landen Santos
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Renzhi Yi
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Alyse Domingo
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Ezelia Miguel Eugenio
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Victoria Hernandez
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Madison Irwin
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Justin Tan
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Jack Carpenter
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Natalie Tan
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Chan rasmeay Roeun
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Mason Malmgren
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Natalia Gonzalez
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Santino La Rosa
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Matteo Thompson
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Zoe Woodward
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Blesyn Hawes
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Arina Manrique
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Lyberti Hawes
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Cameron Caito
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Laith Nsour
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Jasmine Cross
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855 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95126

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Black belts

Lisa Marie Hitsman Pages

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Barry Lou Domingo

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Thaynara Victoria Soares da Silva

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Evan Franklin Barrett

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Vitor Peres Paschoal

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Jeremy Jay Kam

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Kristina Sofia Puruganan Barlaan

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Tabatha Ann Short

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Monica Renee Allen

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Christian V K Chun Fat

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Gabriel Marangoni de Oliveira

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Shawn Arthur Chandler

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Thienvu Tran

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Trey Carter

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Kaimana Kauionalani Newman

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Rodney Lee Asentista

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Gabriel Marangoni de Oliveira

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Ranulfo Gonzalez Jr.

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Gabriel Marangoni de Oliveira

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Ranulfo Gonzalez Jr.

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Tyler Brandon Shew

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Brown belts

Matthew David Mcguire Guffey

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Kiana Malie Kam

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Marla Lynn Waugh

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Gordon K. T. Chan

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Karen Elizabeth Vieth

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Rebecca Elise Paredes

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Benjamin Pavia Martinez

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Bernd Stefan Lugo

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Christopher Paul Yra

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Divya Shambavi Narayan

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Gurwant Singh

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Jessica H Strole

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Nicklaus Anderson Menge

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Tabatha Ann Watkins

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Tracy Lin Danielson

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