Meet the Black Belts
Rob Murianka
Rob is a black belt originally from Owings, Maryland. Rob is a business owner, firefighter/paramedic, husband and father of two. He understands the challenges and limitations that many jiu jitsu students encounter because of work schedules and family obligations, as he was working two jobs during most of his jiu jitsu journey. Rob has competed in many jiu jitsu tournaments, most recently winning the expert no-gi division at Naga in June of 2018. In 2017 he received his black belt under the Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu Association. If he is not on the mats, he is spending time with his family or pursuing one of his hobbies (drums, biking, skating, lifting weights, etc…).
Brandon Stover
Brandon is a black belt originally from Modesto, CA but a Virginia resident for 17 years. He served four years in the Army and an MP. After a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan, he left the Army in 2006. Brandon began training jiu jitsu in 2007 and received his black belt from Diego Bispo in February of 2018. He competes occasionally at local tournaments, but his passion lies with the self-defense aspect of jiu jitsu. He is married to Katherine, and they have four children. If he is not with his family, or on the mats, he is working as a self-employed plumber.
Brendon Walzak
Brendon began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 2006. He was presented with my blue belt by Royce Gracie in 2010, his purple belt in 2014 and his brown belt by Rob Murianka in 2019. He has won numerous grappling tournaments and coached the LU Brazillian Jiu-jitsu team for 4 years. Since 2006 he has trained in 5 years Muay Thai, 1 year of Kali/Eskrima, and 4 years of Judo. He is the senior Defensive Tactics Instructor for NNPD and has written the Police Control techniques curriculum. He has taught numerous specialized self-defense and law enforcement and military-specific combative courses. If he is not at work or at the studio, you could find Brendon reading a book and spending time with his dog.
Adam Frankow
Adam is a black belt under Professor Ishmael Bentley and red & black belt, Pedro Sauer. He started training martial arts in 2002, beginning with Muay Thai and then transitioning to Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Adam holds black belts in both Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Over the years, he has been fortunate enough to train with many of Brazilian jiu-jitsu’s greatest practitioners. Recently, from 2015 to 2020, Adam lived in New York City training with 4-time ADCC and 5-time World Champion Marcelo Garcia. Adam has a degree in Economics and works in the finance and wealth management industry. He is married with a daughter and enjoys spending time with friends and family.
