Inducted into the A.M.A.H.O.F.(Inc) for 2016
Budoka of the Year – Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Inducted into the W.K.U.H.O.F. for 2016
Budoka of the Year – Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Lifetime Achievement Award 2023
As a lifelong martial artist who has trained in Boxing, Kickboxing, Aikido, Pankration and Wrestling, and who has also achieved black belts in Ninjitsu and Pankration, Robert Naumoski happened upon Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by pure coincidence. His first exposure to BJJ came about when the owner at his local gym invited him to train some grappling downstairs in the basement. So the journey began.
Robert fought in 250 matches as a BJJ competitor and achieved five NSW titles, three Australian titles, four Pan Pacific Championships, and fought and won in the Ultimate Ring Pankration Tournament. Among Robert’s students were also the first Australian gold medalists at the World Pro Jiu Jitsu Gi and No Gi Championships in Abu Dhabi, and the first Australian gold medalists at the Kids World Championships in the US.
In 2010, Robert received his black belt from Mestre Jorge Pereira, making him the first BJJ black belt of Macedonian heritage in history. Following this, Robert headed to Europe to launch Ultimate Jiu Jitsu Macedonia: the first of the UJJ family on the continent. Robert’s seminars in the country extended to elite law enforcement units and military Special Forces.
Over the last 20 years, Robert has tied 28 black belts around the waists of students from Ultimate Jiu Jitsu, with more on the way. Today, Ultimate Jiu Jitsu academies share a mission to build people and transform lives through Jiu Jitsu, excelling every student to maximise their potential beyond their expectations.
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