Tom DeBlass is a former
Bellator and UFC fighter with a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jisu under Ricardo
Almeida.
Tom was a County Champion Long
Jumper in High School graduating from Central Regional High School in 2000. He
went on to Graduate Monmouth University in 2004 with a degree in Special
Education and Elementary Education. Tom DeBlass was known primarily as a Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu competitor winning such titles as Pan American and World
Championships. He then fought Professionally in Ring Of Combat. In only a year
and a half DeBlass captured two titles and got called up to fight in the UFC.
DeBlass opened his own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, in 2006, Ocean Country
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His Academy host’s 300 students. He has produced his
own World Champion students, such as Garry Tonon, Tom’s first student to
compete in ADCC, October 20, taking place in China.
DeBlass is the 2015 No Gi Open
Weight World champion at Master 1 black belt.
Tom DeBlass recently wrote a
short essay on his Facebook
profile about he was close to
quitting Jiu-Jitsu back when he was a blue belt:
“There was a time as a blue belt I was close to
quitting.
It was the first expert division I did and I ended up
losing. I waited around at the tournament all day, paid money, and lost. I
tried to think of all of the reasons I shouldn’t be “wasting my time” on
Jiu-Jitsu, and I had thought of some really good ones. However, there was one
problem.
I claimed I loved Jiu-Jitsu, and when you love
something you love on the good days, and bad days.
I looked at myself in in the mirror and reminded
myself that one day I would look back on that heart crushing defeat and smile.
I was right.
So many people quit before they give Jiu-Jitsu a
chance to benefit their life. Anything worth while takes sacrifice and all
tough times pass. When I was a blue belt I truly had no idea how beneficial
Jiu-Jitsu would be in every aspect of my life”
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