BronzeRick FronteIBJJF No-Gi World Championship, December 12, 2025
Medals and results
We train winners here.
Our coaches and members compete in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo, from first-time tournaments to world championships. Every result here comes from the official IBJJF results, our coaches page or our Instagram posts.
Head instructor
Professor Jake Smith
Jake has spent more than 25 years on the mats, first in Judo and then in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He still competes at black belt, and he leads our kids and youth programs.
2ndDegree black belt, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Nidan2nd degree black belt, Judo
8IBJJF podiums, 7 of them gold
NCCP 3Certified coach
- 1999Starts Judo.
- 2010Starts Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
- 2017Bronze, Ontario Open Judo Championships, veterans men light heavy. Listed as Jacob Smith, Tora Judo Club, nidan. Judo Ontario results
- 2018IBJJF World Masters champion, brown belt, medium heavy. IBJJF results
- 2022Double gold at the IBJJF Toronto International Open, black belt: medium heavy and open class. IBJJF results
- 2023Double gold again in Toronto, black belt: super heavy and open class. IBJJF results
- 2024Gold at the IBJJF Toronto International Open, black belt heavy. His third straight year as a Toronto Open champion. IBJJF results
- 2025Gold at the IBJJF Nashville Fall International Open, black belt medium heavy. IBJJF results
- 2026Bronze at the IBJJF Rome International Open, black belt medium heavy. IBJJF results
His coach bio also lists four Ontario Open Judo championships. IBJJF results list him as Jacob Kees Smith under our affiliation team, Jiu-Jitsu For Life Team.
2nd degree black belt, BJJ and Judo
“If you want to learn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from a World Masters Champion, Professor Jake is the man.”
Head Sensei, Dyman Judo
Sensei Fred Dyke
Fred started Judo in Newfoundland in 1968 and has been on the mats ever since. In 2024 he was promoted to 6th degree black belt, Dufferin County's first. Today he leads Dyman Judo at our academy and teaches every week.
6thDegree black belt (Rokudan), Judo
1968Year he started Judo
10Provincial championships
NCCP 2Certified coach
- 1968Starts Judo in Newfoundland, and takes up both Judo and wrestling at Memorial University in St. John's. Orangeville Citizen
- 1971Earns his first-degree black belt. Graduates from Memorial University the same year. Orangeville Citizen
- 1970sStarts teaching and running Judo clubs across Eastern Canada. Moves to Ontario in 1978 and keeps competing and teaching. Orangeville Citizen
- 1969 to 1982Competes for Newfoundland and then Ontario. Wins ten provincial championships and three Atlantic provinces championships, and places as high as second at national tournaments. Atlantic Books author profile
- 1982Bronze at the Quebec Senior Open in Montreal, over 95 kg, then retires from competition to focus on teaching. JudoInside
- Over the yearsServes as Vice President of Newfoundland and Labrador Judo and National Councillor for the Canadian Kodokan Black Belt Association. Inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Judo Hall of Fame. Competes in the Olympic Wrestling Trials.
- 2024Promoted to 6th degree black belt (Rokudan) in Montreal on September 7: the coral belt, Dufferin County's first, and one of the first Newfoundlanders to reach it. By his count, about 150 of Canada's 25,000-plus judoka hold that rank. In The Hills
- TodayHead Sensei of Dyman Judo, which runs with Orangeville Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy. Teaches Friday night Judo for adults and teens.
Sources: Orangeville Citizen (September 19, 2024), In The Hills (November 2024), his Atlantic Books author profile, JudoInside, and our coaches page.
6th degree black belt (Rokudan), Judo
Official results
On the record at IBJJF
The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation publishes every podium. Here is what our coaches and members have won at IBJJF events since 2017: World Masters titles, the Pan Championship, the No-Gi Worlds, and opens in Toronto, Montreal, New York and Rome.
29IBJJF podium finishes since 2017
18Gold medals
3Silver medals
8Bronze medals
Bronze2026Rome International OpenMaster 4 black belt, medium heavy
Gold2025Nashville Fall International OpenMaster 4 black belt, medium heavy
Gold2024Toronto International OpenMaster 4 black belt, heavy
Double gold2023Toronto International OpenMaster 4 black belt, super heavy and open class
Double gold2022Toronto International OpenMaster 4 black belt, medium heavy and open class
Gold2018World Master ChampionshipMaster 3 brown belt, medium heavy
Gold2026Rome International OpenMaster 4 brown belt, medium heavy
Bronze2026European No-Gi ChampionshipMaster 4 brown belt, medium heavy
Bronze2025No-Gi World ChampionshipMaster 4 brown belt, heavy
Gold2023Toronto No-Gi International OpenMaster 4 purple belt, medium heavy
Double gold2023Toronto International OpenMaster 4 purple belt, medium heavy and open class
Silver2022Toronto International OpenMaster 3 blue belt, light
Bronze2026Rome International OpenMaster 4 black belt, middle
Double gold2023Toronto International OpenMaster 3 brown belt, middle and open class
Gold and bronze2022Toronto International OpenMaster 3 purple belt, gold at middle, bronze in the open class
Gold2019New York Fall International OpenMaster 5 purple belt, medium heavy
Gold2018New York Spring International Open No-GiMaster 4 purple belt, medium heavy
Bronze2018Pan ChampionshipMaster 4 purple belt, medium heavy
Gold2017World Master ChampionshipMaster 4 blue belt, medium heavy
Gold2026Montreal International OpenMaster 4 black belt, middle
Bronze2025Toronto International OpenBlack belt, middle
Silver2023World Master ChampionshipMaster 3 brown belt, light. Five wins in a bracket of 60
Bronze2022World Master ChampionshipMaster 1 blue belt, light feather
Silver2026Toronto International OpenMaster 1 white belt, feather
IBJJF results pages list our athletes under our affiliation team, Jiu-Jitsu For Life Team. Their IBJJF athlete pages list Orangeville Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy. Sources: World Master 2017 · Pan 2018 · New York Spring No-Gi 2018 · World Master 2018 · New York Fall 2019 · World Master 2022 · Toronto Open 2022 · World Master 2023 · Toronto Open 2023 · Toronto No-Gi 2023 · Toronto Open 2024 · Toronto Open 2025 · Nashville Fall Open 2025 · No-Gi Worlds 2025 · Montreal Open 2026 · Rome Open 2026 · European No-Gi 2026 · Toronto Open 2026 · Orangeville Citizen, September 21, 2023.
Medals
On the podium
15 medal photos from our Instagram, in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo, from first tournaments to world championships.
SilverSheldon MaudlinIBJJF Toronto International Open 2026, white belt division
Double goldJake SmithIBJJF Toronto International Open 2022, Master 4 black belt and open class
GoldRick Fronte and Andrew RangooNewaza divisions, 43rd annual Tora Judo Tournament
SilverAndrew Rangoo and Sepehr43rd annual Tora Judo Tournament
Gold and silverJoe and Davina RangooTora Novice Senior Judo Tournament, both first-time competitors
Triple goldRick Fronte2023 IBJJF Toronto International Opens, gi and no-gi
SilverRick FronteADCC Canada Open
GoldShaun RangooThrew every opponent and did not give up a single point
Double bronzeRick Fronte2022 Hatashita Ontario Open, veterans newaza and tachiwaza, his first Judo competition
5 gold, 3 silver8 Orangeville BJJ members2023 Jiu-Jitsu for Life Team Annual
Two golds and a silverDyman JudoThree judoka, one tournament
MedalsDyman Judo2025 Hatashita Ontario Open
GoldCassieHer first competition, less than a year after she started training
SilverMaurice Gear2023 IBJJF World Master Championship, Las Vegas. Five wins in a bracket of 60
Coaches
Titles our coaches hold
Jake Smith
- 2018 IBJJF World Masters champion
- IBJJF Toronto Open black belt titles in 2022, 2023 and 2024
- Four Ontario Open Judo championships
Charles "Chas" Zekeres
- Gold, 2017 IBJJF World Masters
- Bronze, 2018 IBJJF Pan Championship
- Gold, 2018 and 2019 IBJJF New York Opens
Maurice Gear
- Silver, 2023 IBJJF World Master Championship
- Gold, 2026 IBJJF Montreal International Open
Rick Fronte
- Bronze, 2025 IBJJF No-Gi World Championship
- Gold, 2026 IBJJF Rome International Open
- Triple gold, 2023 IBJJF Toronto Opens
Shaun Rangoo
- Gold, 2023 IBJJF Toronto International Open, brown belt
- Bronze, 2026 IBJJF Rome International Open, black belt
Doug Cass
- Bronze, 2022 IBJJF World Masters
Fred Dyke
- Multiple-time Ontario Provincial Champion, Judo
- Veteran of the Olympic Wrestling Trials
Promotions
New black belts
Davina RangooBJJ black belt · November 2026
Shawn CoxBJJ black belt · October 2026
Charles "Chas" ZekeresBJJ black belt · 2025
Rick FronteJudo Shodan (black belt) · 2026
Next up
Jiu-Jitsu for Life Team Annual, November 28, 2026
A full day of competition in Toronto for athletes of all ages and skill levels. In 2023, 8 of our members competed and brought home 5 gold and 3 silver.