Courtesy photo The Yamasaki Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Academy — main headquarters in Rockville, Md. — celebrated its 30th anniversary in the United States on June 14. Local promotions during the event included (from left): First row—Master Shigeru Yamasaki; Paul Dolby, Academy of Martial Arts Altoona, promoted to purple belt. Second row—George Kattouf (standing), promoted to black belt; Professor Mario Yamasaki. Third row—Professor Francisco Neto, promoted to sixth-degree black belt; Master Fernando Yamasaki.

The Yamasaki Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Academy — main headquarters in Rockville, Md. — celebrated its 30th anniversary in the United States on June 14. Local promotions during the event included (from left): First row–Master Shigeru Yamasaki; Paul Dolby, Academy of Martial Arts Altoona, promoted to purple belt. Second row–George Kattouf (standing), promoted to black belt; Professor Mario Yamasaki. Third row–Professor Francisco Neto, promoted to sixth-degree black belt; Master Fernando Yamasaki.