Also known as
Alexei Fridman
Description
Soviet-born American computer scientist and podcaster, host of the Lex Fridman Podcast. Born in the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic in 1983, his family moved to the Chicago area shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Trained Brazilian jiu-jitsu at Balance Studios in Philadelphia under the Migliarese brothers, Phil and Ricardo, who guided him from white belt to black belt and awarded him the first stripe on his black belt in April 2023.
Teachers (2)
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Phil Migliareseexpand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkLex Fridman's own Instagram post, quoted by Jiu-Jitsu Times and Jits Magazine, names Phil and Rick Migliarese as the instructors who guided him from white belt to black belt; Wikipedia corroborates that Phil Migliarese awarded a black belt to Lex Fridmanassessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis -
RiRicardo Migliarese
expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkLex Fridman's own Instagram post, quoted by Jiu-Jitsu Times and Jits Magazine, names Phil and Rick Migliarese as the instructors who guided him from white belt to black belt; Wikipedia corroborates that Ricardo Migliarese awarded a black belt to Lex Fridmanassessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis
Ranks (3)
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receipt_longBlack belt 3ConfirmedLex Fridman announced the promotion himself in a black belt speech video published on his own YouTube channel on 11 November 2018, stating he received his BJJ black belt the previous day from Phil and Ricardo Migliarese at Balance Studios after 9 years of training and competingBJJ Ranking System (2018-11)
expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkLex Fridman announced the promotion himself in a black belt speech video published on his own YouTube channel on 11 November 2018, stating he received his BJJ black belt the previous day from Phil and Ricardo Migliarese at Balance Studios after 9 years of training and competingassessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisreceipt_longBlack belt, degree 1 2ProbableJiu-Jitsu Times and Jits Magazine both report that Lex Fridman was awarded the first degree on his BJJ black belt by the Migliarese brothers in April 2023, announced via his own Instagram post, roughly four and a half years after his black belt promotion in November 2018BJJ Ranking System (2023-04)expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkJiu-Jitsu Times and Jits Magazine both report that Lex Fridman was awarded the first degree on his BJJ black belt by the Migliarese brothers in April 2023, announced via his own Instagram post, roughly four and a half years after his black belt promotion in November 2018assessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis -
military_techBlack belt 1UncertainBJJ Eastern Europe describes Lex Fridman as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo black belt in a report on a judo training session with Travis Stevens; the claim is not yet corroborated by a primary source and the promotion date and granting instructor are unknownDan-Kyu System
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1 sourceFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkBJJ Eastern Europe describes Lex Fridman as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo black belt in a report on a judo training session with Travis Stevens; the claim is not yet corroborated by a primary source and the promotion date and granting instructor are unknownassessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis
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