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Professor Henry Panek, known as Hank, is the founder and head instructor of South Island Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and holds a third-degree black belt. He discovered the art through Marcus Soares in 1999 and has trained under him ever since; in 2014 he became the 16th student in Canada to receive a black belt from Soares, placing him in the Carlson Gracie Sr. lineage. Panek also holds a brown belt in judo, has worked in the fitness industry for more than 40 years, and is credited with introducing Brazilian jiu-jitsu to the Cowichan Valley in 2008. He continues to train and competes regularly at the World Masters, and he leads classes at the club's Mill Bay and Metchosin locations.
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