Karl Tanswell: Head Coach, SBGi Black Belt

Karl - center, after helping corner yet another win.

  • SBGi Black Belt
  • In July 2007 the UK’s Karl Tanswell became the third Instructor to receive his BJJ black belt from Matt Thornton. Here is a note from Matt regarding this promotion:


    
I have known Karl for about Eight Years now, and those of you that have worked with Karl already know he is a world class Coach. Whether you have seen his work on BODOG, or had the pleasure of attending one of his workshops recently to see the innovative MMA curriculum he has developed, their is no doubt Karl is one of the top MMA Coaches in the world at the moment. What you may not know is Karl is equally skilled with a gi. He can teach the entire Art of BJJ, gi, no-gi, MMA, and the self defense applications. He has helped Coach multiple world Champions, and the UK SBG athletes consistently dominate in both submission and MMA events. And I am proud to add Karl to my list of black belts.

    
Karl can now be found running the Portland Oregon SBGi MMA Competition Team practices. Making the Portland Gym the place to be if what you are looking for is the cutting edge of world class scientific sports Coaching!
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