Cecil Burch

Cecil Burch has been training in functional Martial Arts for over forty six years. He has studied many different arts and systems and has held numerous teaching credentials in a number of them, including multiple Filipino, Indonesian,  modern eclectic street fighting/combatives arts, and many of the combat sports. 

While he got his first training in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in 1989 and spent time at Rickson Gracie’s gym in 1992, he began a dedicated study in 1993 with Megaton Dias. Cecil is currently a 3rd degree black belt under Megaton and has competed extensively, including the 2015 Pan-American Championships (silver medal – black belt), 2013 Masters World Championships (bronze medal as black belt), etc. 

Cecil created the Fundamental class curriculum and taught it at the Megaton Academy for over 11 years. He previously co-founded and co-owned another Gracie University Academy for three years before opening Gracie Jiu-jitsu Anthem. 

Cecil has travelled extensively and conducted seminars across the U.S. as well as internationally  and has been a featured presenter at many tactical/defense oriented conferences including many times at Rangemaster Polite Society Conference and has worked extensively with Law Enforcement officers, Federal Air Marshals, military special operation troops, and private citizens on the functional utilization of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, boxing, and clinch work in close quarters combat and how they can be integrated with a weapons based environment that is typical for self-defense