Marc Laimon
Marc Laimon is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/Submission Wrestling/MMA trainer in the United States. Marc Laimon has competed and coached some of the best and brightest grapplers in the USA. Notable students include; Scott Bieri, Ulysses Gmez, Simpson Go, Sonny Nohara, Joe Stevenson, and Sean Spangler . Coach and founder of CobraKai Jiu JItsu Academy 1 located on 2104 Highland avenue in Las Vegas Nevada, Cobrakai Faculty includes world renowned bjj phenom Paragon's own Jeff Glover. Below is a short chronology of Marc Laimons BJJ Career. Marc created a unique style of teaching, coaching and troubleshooting difficult Situations. Marc Laimon and Team "CobraKai" often come up with innovative new techniques and submissions that other schools envy.
Marc Laimon is a BLACKBELTBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu trainer. He was a trainer on the second and fourth seasons of The Ultimate Fighter.
January 22, 1996 Marc Laimon began his training at the world famous Gracie Academy under then UFC champion Royce Gracie. Marc was promoted to Blue Belt in 30 days.
In 1997 Laimon got offered the opportunity to teach at the world famous Beverly Hills Jiu Jitsu Club. At BHJJ, Marc trained and was trained by world class MMA fighters, including UFC champions, Bas Rutten, Oleg Taktarov, Mark Kerr and Marco Ruas. Marc received his purple belt under Joe Moreira and Marcus Viniusicius.
In 1999 Laimon was recruited by the world famous powerhouse Nova Uniao JJ team. In Rio de Janiero, Marc got the opportunity to train with, multiple Mundial Champions, Vitor Ribiero and Robson Moura under the tutelage of Andre Pedernaris.
In 1999 Laimon became Head Instructor of Nova Uniao Hawaii. He received his Brown Belt from Nova Uniao Black Belt John Lewis during this time.
In 2000 Laimon began teaching at JSECT in Las Vegas.
In July 2001, after 5 1/2 years of training and competing world wide Laimon received his Black Belt.
In 2004 Marc opened up his own Cobra Kai JJ school in Las Vegas
In 2004 Marc was selected as the head submission grappling coach for The Ultimate Fighter reality show on Spike TV.
In 2005 Marc was voted "Instructor of the Year" by OnTheMat.com.
In September, 2005 Marc became the seventh person inducted into the Grappling Hall Of Fame.
In 2005 Marc was again selected as the head submission grappling coach for the second season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show on Spike TV.
In 2006 on The Ultimate Fighter Marc was shown to be a spineless blowhard by Matt Serra after Marc lamely celebrated the loss of a real fighter Royce Gracie in a real MMA match. The following are some timeless quotes heard during the exchange:
Mark Laimon---"but I don't want to be a fighter"
Matt Serra --- "well good because your not man enough to be one"
Matt Serra --- "It's like being a pro swimmer that never gets in the water." (Describing Marc's insistence that he knows what fighting is all AbOUT because he watches a lot of fights and BJJ matches)
In 2007, Marc started filming a reality television show based on the inner workings of his dojo, Cobra Kai Jiu-Jitsu. The show is aired on internet TV channel RawVegas.tv.
Competition History
- 2002 Desert Quest 8 man tournament Champion
- 2002 Desert Challenge Superfight Champion
- 2001 US Grappling Association Superfight Champion
- 2001 Toronto GTA Superfight Champion
- 2001 Abu Dhabi Qualifier Champion
- 2000 Grapplers Quest West 8 man tournament Champion
- 2000 Circuito da Liga Niteroiense Absolute Champion
- 1999 Pan American Jiu Jitsu Champion
- 3 Time California State Champion
- 1999 Hawaii State Champion
- 1998 Joe Moreira International Champion
- 1998 ASSJF Grand Champion
- 1997 Copa Pacifica Champion
- 2004 Arizona Grappling Games Superfight Champion
- 2004 Arizona Grappling Challenge Superfight Champion
- October, 2004, Marc was selected as the head Submission Grappling coach for the “Ultimate Fighter” Reality show on Spike TV.
- November 6, 2004, Marc Laimon defeated Ryron Gracie in one of the most anticipated superfights in Grapplers Quest History. The match lasted for 20 minutes with Laimon winning 7 - 2.
- January 2005, Marc Laimon was named Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach of the year by OnTheMat.com after leading Cobra Kai to 2 Grapplers Quest Team Championships.
- In May 2005, Marc defeated BJJ Black Belt Fabio Nascimento by unanimous decision at the main event of the NeverTap Tournament
Fight Training History
Trainer of Champions
1999: Marc was a sparring partner for UFC Champion Bas Rutten
1999: Marc was a sparring partner for UFC Champion Oleg Taktarov
2000: Marc started helping out 5 Time UFC Champion Tito Ortiz, UFC Champion Ricco Rodriguez, UFC Champion Carlos Newton and UFC veterans Phil Baroni, John Lewis and Tony DeSouza.
2003: Marc started to train up SuperBrawl Welterweight and Middleweight Champion and UFC fighter Jason "Mayhem" Miller.
Marc started to train Lockdown in Paradise Welterweight Champion, Pan Am NoGi Gold Medalist Jay Hieron.
Marc started to train Total Combat Middleweight Champion, Pan Am NoGI Gold Medalist, and Season 3 winner of The Ultimate Fighter Kendall Grove.
2004: Marc started to train former KOTC lightweight Champion and The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 winner Joe "Daddy" Stevenson.
Marc started to train former UFC Heavyweight Champion and Pride Heavyweight Champion Mark Coleman.
Marc started to train Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman.
Marc Laimon recently awarded world famous butt scooter Simpson Go the prestigous Black Belt. Sim Go is Marc's first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt and trains out of Las Vegas Nevada Marc Laimon recently hosted Marcelo Garcia at his academy in Las Vegas in December 2007.
RECENT NEWS ''' CKJJ wins at CBJJ World Championships! Cobra Kai would like to congratulate Jeff Glover (FACULTY MEMBER AT COBRAKAI) on winning the Black Belt division of the CBJJ No Gi World Championships, and Chris Holdsworth for winning the Purple Belt division.
The Brazilian Confederation of Jiu-Jitsu is the parent organization agency of the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Established in 1994 by Prof. Carlos Gracie Jr. with the intention to of organizing and spreading BJJ throughout Brazil.
The CBJJ codified rules for the sport is responsible for organizing the World's largest and most prestigious BJJ competitions. Events such as the Brazilian Championship and the Brazilian Championship of Teams attract thousand of athlete of all belts, ages and regions. These competitions grow a little to each year more, and its success all unchained an incredible process of expansion of the Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil.
In conjunction with the IBJJF, the CBJJ holds the annual World Championships in Rio De Janeiro, a competition which attracts the cream of the world-wide Jiu-Jitsu.
The CBJJ has also standardised the Belt Promotion process in BJJ. '''