West County Brazilian Jiu Jitsu LLC
Jake Soled
Jake began grappling in the far-off land of Ohio where he wrestled in school.
He earned his Blue Belt from dual BJJ and Judo Black Belt Erick Jordan (Helio Soneca lineage) at Ichiban MMA in Asheville, NC in 2014.
He was president of the Duke University BJJ club in 2015.
He was president of the Duke University BJJ club in 2015.
He earned his Purple Belt from Seth Shamp (Royce Gracie Black Belt) at Triangle Jiu-Jitsu in Durham, NC in 2018.
While in Durham Jake spent significant time training under no-gi and striking mentor Rod Hansen (Royce Gracie BB).
Jake earned his Brown Belt from Mitchel Kotok (Clovis Silva BB) at West County BJJ in Sebastopol, CA in 2020.
Jake earned his BJJ Black Belt under Clovis Silva (Carlson Gracie Coral Belt) via Mitchel Kotok in 2023.
Jake has so far been successful in reaching his goal of winning gold at every belt level in regional tournaments. He aspires to do it again at black belt.
Jake believes the friendships formed while training are more important than any other aspect of the sport.
Every class he teaches includes long rounds of sparring, situation-specific live drilling, and instruction focused on tried-and-true fundamental techniques.
