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Matt Thornton

United States
Born 1969-03-25
18.0

Description

American BJJ and MMA coach; founder of Straight Blast Gym International.

Teachers (2)

  • Chris Haueter
    swordsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Thornton's own statement; Haueter's academy and Haueter's own words agree
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    (1993)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    3 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Thornton's own statement; Haueter's academy and Haueter's own words agree
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “I received my black belt in 2001 from my coach, Chris Haueter.”
    — BJJEE. (2021-03-10). Black Belt Explains What Receiving His Fifth Degree Means To Him. BJJ Eastern Europe (BJJEE)link history info
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “He met his main coach, Chris Haueter in that same year.”
    — (2019-01-26). About Matt Thorntonlink history info
    visibilityFirst-hand
    ““My first black belt, Matt Thornton, is among the best coaches and innovative thinkers currently bound to earth.” – Chris Haueter”
    — (2019-01-26). About Matt Thorntonlink history info
  • Rickson Gracie
    swordsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable
    Probable
    Blue belt from Rickson stated by Thornton's academy and BJJ Heroes; no account from Rickson
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Blue belt from Rickson stated by Thornton's academy and BJJ Heroes; no account from Rickson
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “In 1993 Matt received his blue belt from the legendary Rickson Gracie.”
    — (2019-01-26). About Matt Thorntonlink history info
    “it was he who promoted the young American to blue belt in 1993.”
    — BJJ Heroes. (2021-01-03). Matt Thornton. BJJ Heroes link history info

Lineage

Ranks (1)

  • swordsBrazilian jiu-jitsu
    receipt_longBlack belt Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Thornton's own statement; Haueter's academy agrees
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    BJJ Ranking System (2001)
    granted by Chris Haueter
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Thornton's own statement; Haueter's academy agrees
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “I received my black belt in 2001 from my coach, Chris Haueter.”
    — BJJEE. (2021-03-10). Black Belt Explains What Receiving His Fifth Degree Means To Him. BJJ Eastern Europe (BJJEE)link history info
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “Matt Thornton received his black belt from his coach Chris Haueter in 2001.”
    — Matt Thorntonlink history info

Students (2)

  • Gunnar Nelson
    swordsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable
    Probable
    Nelson's own site only
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    (2006–2007)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Nelson's own site only
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “Gunnar got his BJJ blue belt in April 2006 and purple belt in June 2007, both under Matt Thornton SBGi (with some great help by John Kavanagh and Karl Tanswell).”
    — (2009-09-30). Gunnar a black belt under Renzo link history info
  • John Kavanagh
    swordsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Kavanagh's own statement; Thornton's academy names him among Thornton's black belts
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Kavanagh's own statement; Thornton's academy names him among Thornton's black belts
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “I was VERY lucky to meet Matt Thornton at a strip club in SA at a pivotal point in my life…which led me to where i am.”
    — BJJEE. (2020-01-19). Meet John Kavanagh, Pioneer Of BJJ in Ireland & Conor McGregor’s Coach. BJJ Eastern Europe (BJJEE) link history info
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “As a coach he has awarded fifteen of his own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts. That list includes famed UFC coach and the father of MMA in Ireland, John Kavanagh.”
    — (2019-01-26). About Matt Thorntonlink history info

Sources

Matt Thornton (martial artist). Wikipedia (English)link history info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M6ENVCFAWWG7H2XZ5YJJ9Y3G
Wikidata

Cite and reuse

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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Matt Thornton. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6ENVCFAWWG7H2XZ5YJJ9Y3G - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M6ENVCFAWWG7H2XZ5YJJ9Y3G, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Matt Thornton}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M6ENVCFAWWG7H2XZ5YJJ9Y3G}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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