Paul Byars in Detail
Full Name: Paul Byars
Paul Byars is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt belt under Doug Fraizer. He started his martial arts journey at the age of 4. He eventually found Jiu-Jitsu like many others did in late 1993 by watching UFC 1. He was already teaching karate in a small town in Tennessee, but knew he had to learn Jiu-Jitsu.
Being in such an isolated area there was no Jiu-Jitsu schools around so he ordered tapes to study from and went to as many seminars as possible. Years later he found and had the honor of training with Professor Frazier at Guardian MMA in a neighboring town. He have a very open mind when it comes to the martial arts so he does not like to limit himself to just one way of thinking. Therefore he has studied many different grappling arts. He feels that his eclectic experience resonates well with many different grappling styles and body types.
Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Renato Tavares > Paul Byars
Record – Main Achievements (in BJJ/Grappling):
- 2nd Degree Black Belt in BJJ
- 7th degree Black belt in karate
- Brown belt in Judo
Association/Team: Renato Tavares Association / Legacy Karate & Jiu-Jitsu / Grappling Connection
Paul Byars is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt belt under Doug Fraizer. He started his martial arts journey at the age of 4. He eventually found Jiu-Jitsu like many others did in late 1993 by watching UFC 1. He was already teaching karate in a small town in Tennessee, but knew he had to learn Jiu-Jitsu.
Being in such an isolated area there was no Jiu-Jitsu schools around so he ordered tapes to study from and went to as many seminars as possible. Years later he found and had the honor of training with Professor Frazier at Guardian MMA in a neighboring town. He have a very open mind when it comes to the martial arts so he does not like to limit himself to just one way of thinking. Therefore he has studied many different grappling arts. He feels that his eclectic experience resonates well with many different grappling styles and body types.
Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Renato Tavares > Paul Byars
Record – Main Achievements (in BJJ/Grappling):
- 2nd Degree Black Belt in BJJ
- 7th degree Black belt in karate
- Brown belt in Judo
Association/Team: Renato Tavares Association / Legacy Karate & Jiu-Jitsu / Grappling Connection