Who trained Lachlan Giles?

Unfortunately for Lachlan, this was a time when he was forced to stop his training due to a severe knee injury. Upon his return (one year later), his local club had suffered a few changes, and there was a new coach taking care of the workgroup. His name was John Simon.

Where did Lachlan Giles get his black belt?

About 12 months into his training, his coach showed me a video of UFC 1, and that got me interested in Jiu-Jitsu. After his first BJJ class, I was hooked and had been training since then. I received his black belt in 2012 from John Simon.

How tall is Lachlan Giles BJJ?

This was even more impressive when one takes into account that Giles is only 5ft5 tall and weighs 77kgs. Giles shocked the world when he submitted 3 world-class heavyweights (Kaynan Duarte, Patrick Gaudio and Mahamed Aly) all by heel hook.

Who did Lachlan Giles beat?

Coach Lachlan Giles Beats Nathan Orchard and Submits Rani Yahya at EBI! A legendary performance by Absolute MMA South Yarra's Lachlan Giles in the Eddie Bravo Invitational! Lachlan went into the 16-man elimination comp as an unknown, and the bookmakers listed him with the highest odds of winning the tournament.

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Lachlan Giles is an Australian grappler and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under John Simon, having also worked extensively with Tyrone Crosse as well as Thiago Stefanutti and known as one of the top Aussie competitors of his generation – a reputation earned through podium placements in prestigious tournaments which include the IBJJF …

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Life and Times: Craig Jones

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Craig Jones is an Australian grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Lachlan Giles, who worked extensively with coach John Danaher, being a big part of the famous Danaher Death Squad (DDS) competition team, led by Danaher during the late 2010s-to-early-2020s decades. Craig represented the B-Team, a workgroup started by Jones, alongside a few of …

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