Kev Capel earns first degree from Roger Gracie. Photo: Personal archive

Kev Capel of GMA Roger Gracie Academy Buckinghamshire is celebrating his third year as a black belt. As a customary mark, the head instructor received a degree on his belt from Roger Gracie.

Congratulations to Kev and the RGA Bucks.

Learn more about RGA Buckinghamshire at www.rgaa.co.uk

Kev Capel submits with the bow and arrow choke.

Our GMA members at Roger Gracie Academy Buckinghamshire in England earned two medals at the 2014 IBJJF European Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the last weekend of January.

Instructor Kev Capel competed in the black belt master 2 light-featherweight division and fought his way to the top earning a European title. His student, Dan Lewis, took home the bronze medal in the purple belt master 1 medium-heavyweight division.

Kev’s gold holds more weight than most given that he had been hunting it down since 2004. His victory marks a decade of hard work.

Congratulations to Kev, Dan Lewis and the RGA Bucks.

More information about RGA Buckinghamshire can be found here: http://www.rgaa.co.uk/

Dan Lewis in the black gi.

Daniel Lewis won gold at the UK Championship. Photo: Personal Archive

On Sunday, Dec. 8, GMA Roger Gracie Academy Buckinghamshire traveled to Watford for the UK Championship.

One RGA Buck stand-out Daniel Lewis came home with two medals: one gold for his weight division and one silver for the absolute.

This was Daniel’s first time competing since he was promoted to purple belt by Professor Kev Capel. All of his matches were decided by footlock submissions.

For more information about the RGA Bucks visit www.rgaa.co.uk

Kev Capel teaching at his academy. Photo: The Urban Athlete

GMA member Kevin Capel of Roger Gracie Academy Buckinghamshire was recently interviewed on open mat radio.

In the podcast he speaks about how he received his black belt from Roger Gracie and training with Roger’s father, Mauricio Gomes in the UK.

Kevin  trained in many different martial arts including boxing, Tae Kwon Do and Judo before he ventured into Jiu-Jitsu and now teaches in the UK.

Check out the interview here: http://www.openmatradio.com/2013/10/08/episode-86-kev-capel/