Black Belt Lineage
Professor James Foster is a 5th Degree Black Belt under Giva Santana of One Jiu Jitsu, based out of Tustin, CA.
Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > George Gracie > Octávio de Almeida > Moises Muradi > Givanildo Santana > James Foster
Foster BJJ Black Belts
Black Belt under Giva Santana
Michelle Wagner, 5th Degree
Black Belts under James Foster with their own academies
Jeff Hougland - Combat Sport and Fitness, Enumclaw, WA
Jeff Bourgeois - Coach at Combat Sport and Fitness and runs The Revolution Tournament Series
Ronald “Bingo” Crook - Phantom BJJ, Maple Valley, WA
Leo Porras, Matrix BJJ, Auburn, WA (a black belt under Bingo Crook but Coach Foster was blessed to oversee the promotion considers Leo part of the FBJJ family)
Jesse Bardizian - Defiance BJJ, Tacoma, WA
Jaimeson “Jaime” Filer - Rebellion Jiu Jitsu, Burien, WA
Jestyn Cummings - Nova Ryu BJJ, Tacoma, WA
Ehren David - Honeybear Jiu Jitsu, Elma, WA
David Jones - Kingston Jiu-Jitsu Club, Kingston, WA
Kathleen “Katie” Egan - Vanguard Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Puyallup, WA
Gene Fought (with Professor Josh Halverson) - Renzo Gracie Martinsburg, Martinsburg, WV
Black Belts under James Foster currently Training at Foster BJJ
Trevin Raak
Bobi Dimitriuevic
Doug Levinson
Michael Baltierra
Jason McKissack
Claudeus Laude
Nathan Lubetkin
James Sosik
Black Belts Under James Foster that have moved, switched academies or are not currently training
Bill Jensen
Todd Eckhardt
Scott Yamamoto
Stuart Hoisington
Coby Parmenter
Jason Collechi
Vinh Pham
Ben Wheeler
Josh Calvo
Matt Steward
Ken Roach
Becca Pheasant-Reis
Molly Reis
Tyy Withrow
Josh Girello
Thad Kittleson
Ryan Montero
Owen Arth
Elena Stowell