Kit Dale

Kit Dale is an Australian jiu-jitsu black belt and actor, based in West Hollywood. He is a competitor and teacher. Kit’s goal is to spread a more efficient way of learning jiu-jitsu and prove the benefit of a deep conceptual understanding, providing inspiration and motivation for practitioners. His products have been viewed by more than 5,000 students from all over the world.

Achievements

2009 AFBJJ Pan Pacific blue belt Gold medalist
2010 AFBJJ Australian Cup blue belt Gold Medalist
2010 ADWP World Qualifier blue belt Gold Medalist
2010 Abu Dhabi World Pro Blue Belt Gold medalist.
2011 AFBJJ Australian Cup purple belt Gold Medalist
2011 AFBJJ Pan Pacific Jiu Jitsu purple belt Gold Medalist
2011 IFBJJ Brazilian National purple belt Gold medalist
2011 Abu Dhabi World Pro Purple belt Gold medalist
2011 Abu Dhabi World Pro Purple Belt Silver Medalist
2012 Abu Dhabi World Pro brown belt Qualifier Gold medalist
2012 IBJJF Australian Cup brown Belt Gold Medalist
2012 IBJJF Pan Pacific Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt Gold Medalist
2012 IBJJF Japan Open Brown Belt Gold Medalist
2013 Abu Dhabi World Pro Trials Winner
2013 IBJJF Pan American Cup Brown Belt Bronze Medalist
2013 Abu Dhabi World Pro Brown Belt Silver Medalist
2013 AFBJJ Pan Pacific Black Belt Gold Medalist
2014 Abu Dhabi World Pro Trials black belt Winner
2014 Copa Podio (Brazil super fight) black belt competitor
2014 Metamoris (La based super fight event) black belt competitor
2014 Polaris (London based super fight event) black belt competitor
2016 Grappling Industries Black Belt Gold Medalist
2016 IBJJF No Gi World Championships Black Belt Quarter Finalist
2017 ROAR (Perth based super fight event) Black Belt Champion
2017 World Pro Trials Black Belt Winner
2017 Japanese ADCC World Trials Winner
2017 IBJJF World Championships Black Belt Quarter Finalist

Kit Dale Biography

Kit received his black belt from multiple-time world champion Yuri Simoes in 2013 after training in jiu-jitsu for only 4 years. This puts him among the fastest people to ever receive a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, especially considering he had never trained in any form of grappling before this, showcasing not just physical prowess but also a remarkable learning strategy.

Kit has competed and achieved success, winning competitions at the highest level in Australia, Japan, Abu Dhabi, U.S.A, Brazil, London, and many more. He has won competitions at all belts, including the Abu Dhabi World Pro held in Abu Dhabi, the Brazilian nationals held in Brazil, and the Australian cup held in Australia. In 2017, he made it to the Quarter Finals in the Mundial World Championships held in LA after two years off with knee surgery.

Not only is Kit one of the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes in the world, he is also one of the best coaches. He has traveled to over 20 countries teaching seminars and Jiu-Jitsu camps, demonstrating his dedication to spreading knowledge and fostering discipline in the martial arts community. On top of this, he has an online program for Jiu-Jitsu where he has sold over 3,000 copies of his instruction video "The Art Of Learning Jiu-Jitsu," emphasizing the importance of fitness, technique, and a well-rounded ground game, including sweeps and transitions, in his teachings.

“I believe that sport is 90% mental, 10% physical, but most spend the majority of the time drilling techniques (physical). I spend the majority of the time problem-solving in live training (training the mind). While other people developed their body as muscle memory, I developed my mind as what I call 'mental memory.' It removes predictability, rigidness, and monotony, giving me the advantage to play out the Jiu-Jitsu match in my head. That means being able to not only strategize before stepping onto the mat but also predicting patterns while rolling, which is a great way of rapidly improving while rolling against your opponent - figuring them out. Give me one hour of rolling with anyone, and I believe I will have the solution to victory.” - Kit Dale, highlighting the importance of dedication to mental training in achieving success in Jiu-Jitsu.