Kenneth Juan

• Head Instructor
• First Degree Black Belt
• Lineage:
  • Carlos Gracie -> Crolin Gracie -> Pablo Popovitch & Jorge Popovitch​
  • ​BJJ Black Belt under World Champion AJ Sousa  &  Kevin Scott Albertini (4th degree black belt)
    
• 20+ Years of Brazilian Jujitsu Experience
• 14+ Years of Competitive BJJ Experience​
  • 2024 - IBJJF Orlando Open Nogi (Masters 1 - 1st place)
  • 2023 - NJJF WORLDS NOGI Advanced 1st Place 
  • 2021 - Arte Suave 1st Place Nogi Advanced
  • 2019 - NAGA 1st Nogi Advanced Adult and Masters Division
  • 2019 - NAGA 1st place Black belt Gi Division
  • 2018 - NAGA 1st place Nogi Advanced Division
• 7+ Years of Kickboxing/Muay Thai
• 7+ Years of Filipino Escrima

​Team Pablo Popovitch Affiliate 

• Family Of BJJ Practitioners:
  • Father - Black Belt
  • Sister - Blue Belt
  • Brother - Green Belt

"Growing up in this sport has turned me into the person I am today. I want to be able to foster that kind of growth in each of my students, helping them to find their inner potential."         - Kenneth Juan     ​​

Left to right: George Panagiotakos, Kenneth Juan

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Assistant Instructors

George Panagiotakos

• BJJ Black Belt
• Striking Coach
• Kid's Coach
• Over 20 years of experience teaching and practicing BJJ, striking, and escrima.
  

Toby Harkins

• BJJ Brown Belt
• Nogi Instructor

Danielle Hulvey

• BJJ Brown Belt
• Kid's Coach
• Nogi/Gi Instructor
• Women's Class Instructor
• Florida Chickjitsu Ambassador
  • IBJJF Pan American Champion - Purple belt (Masters 1 / 2024)
  • IBJJF World Nogi 2nd Place - Brown belt (Masters 1 / 2024)
  • IBJJF Pan American 3rd Place - Brown belt (Masters 1 / 2025)

William Miller

• BJJ Brown Belt
• Nogi/Gi Instructor

Chase Machado

• BJJ Purple Belt
• Nogi/Gi Instructor
• Kid's Coach

Ron Chopyak

• BJJ Brown Belt
• Nogi Instructor