Joel Tudor is a former 2x world surfing champion (Longboard) who has conquered several important medals in major BJJ and submission wrestling tournaments. Tudor is also a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt under Carlson Gracie Black Belt and World Champion, Rodrigo Medeiros / BJJ Revolution Team. He has won numerous Brazilian Jiu Jitsu titles such as the Pan Ams and US Nationals. He is also an ADCC veteran. As a black belt, he has beaten and submitted world class black belt BJJ players such as Megaton Dias and Rani Yahya. It is fair to say that Tudor is known as the Rickson Gracie of the Longboard.