{"id":599360,"date":"2026-06-17T03:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T03:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/story\/599360\/sifu-victor-young-earns-brazilian-jiujitsu-black-belt-under-sensei-erik-paulson.html"},"modified":"2026-06-17T03:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T03:12:31","slug":"sifu-victor-young-earns-brazilian-jiujitsu-black-belt-under-sensei-erik-paulson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pennsylvania-magazine.com\/news\/story\/599360\/sifu-victor-young-earns-brazilian-jiujitsu-black-belt-under-sensei-erik-paulson.html","title":{"rendered":"Sifu Victor Young Earns Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Under Sensei Erik Paulson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-style:italic;padding:8px 0px\">The recognition highlights decades of martial arts training and leadership, reinforcing the strength of Shaolin Mixed Martial Arts\u2019 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program and its commitment to student development in Bremerton and Port Orchard.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sifu Victor Young, owner and head instructor of <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/shaolinmixedmartialarts.com\/\">Shaolin Mixed Martial Arts<\/a>, has been awarded his Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Sensei Erik Paulson on April 10th, 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This promotion marks an important milestone in Sifu Victor&rsquo;s martial arts journey and reflects decades of training, coaching, and continued growth across multiple disciplines. Since beginning his training in 1998,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Sifu Victor has built a foundation in Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Kali, Muay Thai, Submission Wrestling, CSW, STX Kickboxing, Savate, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For SMMA, this achievement represents more than a personal promotion. It strengthens the academy&rsquo;s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program and reflects the standard of training Sifu Victor continues to bring to students in Bremerton<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">and Port Orchard. Sifu Victor founded Shaolin Mixed Martial Arts in June 2018. As owner and head instructor, he has worked to build an academy focused on practical martial arts, real training, and long-term student development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&ldquo;This Black Belt is an important step in Sifu Victor&rsquo;s journey and a meaningful moment for the SMMA community,&rdquo; said Shaolin Mixed Martial Arts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Shaolin Mixed Martial Arts offers training for adults and kids, with programs in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Mixed Martial Arts, Muay Thai, Jeet Kune Do, Kali, Tai Chi, and related martial arts systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For more information about Shaolin Mixed Martial Arts, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shaolinmixedmartialarts.com\/\">www.shaolinmixedmartialarts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p class=\"caps\"><span style='font-size:18px !important'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> Shaolin Mixed Martial Arts<br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Shaolin Mixed Martial Arts<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href='http:\/\/www.universalpressrelease.com\/?pr=sifu-victor-young-earns-brazilian-jiujitsu-black-belt-under-sensei-erik-paulson'>Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 360-550-7766<br \/><strong>Address:<\/strong>4060 Wheaton Wy SUITE C  <br \/><strong>City:<\/strong> Bremerton<br \/><strong>State:<\/strong> WA 98310<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/shaolinmixedmartialarts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/shaolinmixedmartialarts.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getnews.info\/press_stat.php?pr=sifu-victor-young-earns-brazilian-jiujitsu-black-belt-under-sensei-erik-paulson\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recognition highlights decades of martial arts training and leadership, reinforcing the strength of Shaolin Mixed Martial Arts\u2019 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program and its commitment to student development in Bremerton and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pennsylvania-magazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599360"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pennsylvania-magazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pennsylvania-magazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pennsylvania-magazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pennsylvania-magazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pennsylvania-magazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599360\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pennsylvania-magazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pennsylvania-magazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pennsylvania-magazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}