Joel Tudor is an accomplished surfer with an extensive career in professional longboarding, a successful entrepreneur, and a jiu-jitsu black belt under Rodrigo Medeiros as well as a former representative of the Carlson Gracie Academy - BJJ Revolution Team. Tudor was particularly active in jiu-jitsu at a competitive level during the late 2000s and early 2010s decades, a time when he conquered important medals on the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) circuit such as the American National Championship, competing also in the ADCC World Championships.