Mr. Basulto with Chris Saverese, Louis Vintaloro, and Royler Gracie Black Belt, Fredson Alves at the Gracie Humaita Academy in Rio, Brazil. (Photo taken in 1999.) Armando Basulto is a Brown Belt in Gracie Jiu Jitsu and a representative for Royler Gracie U.S.A./David Adiv Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He has traveled to Brazil to train at the world-famous Gracie Academy in Rio de Janeiro. Team B.A.D./R.G.D.A. is always active and continues to be a top competitor in the Submission Grappling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and No Holds Barred fighting community. Mr. Basulto is the Vice-President of the New Jersey Savate Federation and one of the few instructors (Moniteur) certified to teach Savate Boxe Francaise in the U.S. by the International Savate Federation in Paris, France. He is a world-reknowned French Boxing coach. He has trained and fought in kickboxing in Europe and his savate fighters are some of the first Americans to compete at the World Cup level in Europe. Mr. Basulto is one of a handful of Senior Full Instructors certified to teach Jeet Kune Do Concepts under Paul Vunak and has been the highest-ranking East Coast representative for Progressive Fighting Systems (P.F.S.) since 1994. He has helped train American and European military and law enforcement in close quarter combat (hand-to-hand and weapon training) for over a decade. He is also certified to teach knife defense/offense and basic pistolcraft.

Mr. Basulto (center) at the Doce Pares
Conference with Grandmaster Diony Canete,
Guro Dong Cuesta and others.