Our Lineage Jigoro Kano > Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Carlos Gracie jr > Ryan Gracie > Mario Yokoyama > Philip Lindsay > BJJ Ōtepoti Dunedin Dojo Students
Our lineage has a clear path from the founders of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Our Lineage: Jigoro Kano > Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Carlos Gracie jr > Ryan Gracie > Mario Yokoyama > Philip Lindsay > BJJ Ōtepoti Dunedin Dojo
Professor Mario Yokoyama Graded Professor Philip Lindsay through to Black Belt in 2013. as seen in this photo above, with Professor Stuart Marks in attendance. Professor Philip is on the 4th step of the Black Belt system
Professor Mario Yokoyama graded Professor Philip Lindsay to Black Belt in 2013, as seen in this photo above, with Professor Stuart Marks in attendance.
Since becoming a Black belt and having attended ongoing education in BJJ and in accordance with the promotional criteria, Philip has a 3rd degree Black Belt. He was first registered at the Australian Federation of Brasilian Jiu Jitsu, and then with the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation
AFBJJ link, smoothcomp, black belt certificate, and team certificate
https://smoothcomp.com/en/profile/231247
Established as the head professor for the Kura of BJJ Ōtepoti Dunedin dojo since 2016.
https://smoothcomp.com/en/club/18060
later registered with the IBJJF link, certificate, team link, and rules seminar
https://ibjjf.com/certified-black-belts
Referees Certification
First attended in Melbourne when a brown belt, after several sucessfull attendances of the pan pacific championships
NZJJF Black Belt Register certificate
NZJJF Black Belt Register certificate recognizing grade and acceptance onto the National Black Belt Register: https://nzjjf.org.nz/NZJJF/jujitsu/black-belt-register/