Josh Griffiths Josh is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and the head instructor at Jiu Jitsu Inc. He began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu while studying engineering at Stevens Institute in Hoboken, NJ. After a few months he started training more regularly and watching competition footage. Jiu-Jitsu quickly became an obsession and something that Josh would do almost everyday and some times twice a day. Soon after this Josh started to compete; medaling in his first 2 tournaments and taking the gold in his third (submitting all 4 of his opponents). Since then Josh has trained with some of the best in the sport and won some of the most prestigious titles in Jiu-Jitsu including the pan American championship and multiple Grappler's Quest and Copa Atlantica championship titles. In 2007 Josh received his black belt from UFC star Kenny Florian. Currently Josh is focusing fulltime on instructing his students at Studio X at 115 west 27th St. in New York's Chelsea neighborhood. Titles: Pan American Jiu Jitsu Champion Medium Heavy April 2007 Beast of the East 3 2nd place Middleweight Copa Atlantica 2006 Absolute and Middleweight Champion New York State Brown Belt Super Fight Champion March 2006 Copa Atlantica Brown Belt Super Heavy Weight July 2005 Copa Atlantica Brown Belt Heavy Weight July 2005 Yamasaki/JiuJitsugear Open Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Champion, purple belt   Open Weight, April 2005 Pan American Jiu Jitsu Championships 2nd place Medium Heavy April 2005 New York State Champion Medium Heavy and Absolute 2005 New York State Champion Medium Heavy September 2004 North American Freestyle Sambo Champion September 2004 Copa Atlantica Purple Belt Heavy Weight Champion, 7/18/04 Grapplers Quest VA Advanced Heavy Weight Champion 7/17/04 Grapple Mania 2 Advanced 180-190 Champion 1st Place Gracie Worlds/Arnolds Purple Belt Absolute 3/5/04 3rd Place Gracie Worlds/Arnolds Purple Belt Light Heavy 3/5/04 3rd Place Gracie Worlds/Arnolds No Gi Light Heavy 3/6/04 Copa Alliance Heavyweight Champion and Most Technical Fighter December 2003 NAGA New England Purple/Brown/Black 175-200 3rd November 2003 Copa Atlantica Purple Belt Heavy 2nd November 2003 NAGA New England Purple/Brown/Black over 175 2nd place 9/6/03 NAGA Battle at the Beach Blue Belt Heavyweight Champion 8/2/03 NAGA Heavyweight Blue Belt 2nd place 3/18/03 NAGA Heavyweight Blue Belt 3rd place 12/2/02