Gerald Duke, Martial Arts Instructor

Gerald Duke

I started martial as a kid to combat bullying. I got away from it but returned when my son was interested in 2007. I started training Brazilian jiu jitsu in 2010 with Dennis Powell at Arts for Fitness. Papa John Gormen promoted me to a blue belt in 2012. I started training with Checkmat in the summer of 2012. I met Chris Popdan that same summer. I've competed many times at NAGA , New Breed and American Grappling Federation. Chris Popdan promoted me to purple and brown belt. Some of the people I've had the privilege of training with is Relson Gracie, Regan Machado, Thiago Sa Forrest Silva, Michelle nicolini, Guybson Sa, Papa John Gorman, Léo Vieira to name a few. I had my first super fight in 2019 with Sirius grapping.