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John Will (Rigan)
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Belt
Coral
· 7°
Nationality
Australian
(Oceania)
Born
1957
Generation
5
Biography
John Will, born April 16, 1957 in Geelong, Australia, coined the term Dirty Dozen for the first 12 non-Brazilians to receive black belts in BJJ. He earned his black belt from Rigan and Jean Jacques Machado in 1997, promoted to coral belt in 2025.
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Rigan Machado
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Anthony Lange
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