Professor Bruce Guevara was raised in the Chicago-land area of Illinois and currently holds a Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Professor Christian "Xaropinho" Uflacker. Professor Bruce has dedicated his life to growing the jiu-jitsu culture in the midwest while influencing and bringing exposure to as many people as possible. Professor Bruce started training and competing in 2006, while pursuing a degree in Economics from Northern Illinois University. After competing and winning many midwest tournaments, Professor Bruce began competing nationally in the biggest organizations in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, such as IBJJF, ADCC, and FILA. During a 9-year competition span, Professor Bruce has become champion in many competitions including NAGA Expert division, ADCC Chicago, IBJJF Open and FIVE Grappling. During the FILA Grappling World Championships, Bruce finished with a silver medal. Professor Bruce has a growing hunger for competition and plans to continue in the spirit of competing. Meanwhile, his goal is to keep developing his students with defense techniques for real-life encounters. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a self-defense Martial Art built around family & respect. Professor Bruce has a natural talent for influencing and motivating people to bring out their best through jiu-jitsu. In 2014, a dream became reality when he opened B1 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & Fitness. B1 quickly became a hit in the Warrenville/Naperville area and has since gained more interest.