Felicia Oh

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Felicia Oh
Born (1967-12-13) December 13, 1967 (age 57)
Seattle, Washington
Residence Tarzana, California
Height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Weight115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st)
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Teacher(s) Jean Jacques Machado
Eddie Bravo
Rank 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Other information
OccupationMartial arts instructor
University Cornish College of the Arts
UCLA
Website http://www.forloveartutility.com/

Felicia Oh (born December 13, 1967) is an American submission grappling competitor and martial arts instructor. Oh earned her black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Jean Jacques Machado.

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Biography

Oh began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in November 2000 after being introduced to the art by her friend’s husband at the age of 33. Shortly thereafter she enrolled at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Jean Jacques Machado’s school in Tarzana, California. [1] She quickly excelled in the art and after only 4.5 years of training under Machado was promoted to black belt in June 2005. [1] [2] In addition to training under Jean Jacques Machado, Felicia also trains under fellow Machado black belt and 10th planet jiu-jitsu founder Eddie Bravo. [3]

Felicia has won many championships including winning the ADCC North American Trials securing her spot to represent the USA at the ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championship (ADCC) where she had convincing victories over a multi-time BJJ World Champion and a Japanese superstar putting her in the finals of the most prestigious grappling event in the world. She was also one of the first to win the IBJJF Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship in both the black belt Gi and No-Gi divisions in 2007. [4] Felicia is #6 of the Female Dirty Dozen of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. [5] In addition to training and teaching seminars, her most recent endeavour is designing and producing BJJ inspired art and accessories. FLAU - for love, art utility™ (www.forartloveutility.com)

Oh currently teaches private lessons and seminars in Submission Grappling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Fitness. Oh was an interviewer for GrappleTV [6] and can be heard as part of the GrappleTV Podcast. She also works as an inspector for the California State Athletic Commission.[ citation needed ]

Education

Felicia holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fine Art from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Fine Art/New Genres from the University of California, Los Angeles. She worked as a Broadcast Designer in Hollywood and was one of the first lecturers in the Digital Media Department at Otis College of Art and Design before concentrating on her martial arts career full-time. [7]

Instructor lineage

Kanō Jigorō → Tomita Tsunejirō → Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie Sr. → Carlos Gracie Jr. → Jean Jacques Machado → Felicia Oh

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References

  1. 1 2 Felicia Oh Bio [ permanent dead link ]. URL accessed on October 9, 2009.
  2. ↑ Jean Jacques Machado Official Belt rankings Archived 2009-02-08 at the Wayback Machine . URL accessed on October 9, 2009.
  3. ↑ Felicia Oh Profile Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine . URL accessed on October 9, 2009.
  4. ↑ International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation >> Championship Results Archived 2009-09-18 at the Wayback Machine . URL accessed on October 11, 2009.
  5. ↑ . URL accessed on October 12, 2015.
  6. ↑ GrappleTV URL accessed on October 9, 2009.
  7. ↑ Otis College of Art and Design Digital Media Faculty Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine . URL accessed on October 9, 2009.
  8. ↑ 2007 Masters Hall Of Fame Inductee List [ permanent dead link ]. URL accessed on October 11, 2009.
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