Kama Jiu-Jitsu, LLC is headed by none other than Professor David Kama, 5th Degree Rickson Gracie Black Belt and Dirty Dozen member (1996). Professor Dave and his team of black belts run his academies located in Irvine, CA, Austin, TX, and Flower Mound, TX. Kama Jiu-Jitsu jealously guards the jiu-jitsu taught to Professor Dave by Grand Master Rickson Gracie, the Master of Masters, and teaches its members the “traditional, old school jiu-jitsu” as taught by Grand Master Rickson. At Kama Jiu-Jitsu, Self-Defense is the cornerstone of our curriculum and is required learning by all its members first and foremost. After all, a martial art should require competence in the fighting arts! Professor Dave is Grand Master Ricksons highest ranked American Black Belt and one of only a handful of Rickson Gracie Black Belts who were taught and trained by Grand Master Rickson for his entire journey. In fact, Professor Dave is still mentored and coached by Grand Master Rickson to this very day! Professor Dave has awarded just three (3) black belts in his over three decades in Rickson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Those black belt professors are Prof Fernando Costa (KJJ Irvine), Prof Ryan Young (KJJ Flower Mound), and Prof Jack Taufer. Kama Jiu-Jitsu has additional black belt instructors in Prof Zack Womack (KJJ Flower Mound) and Asst Prof Michael Saito (KJJ Flower Mound).