Coach Ramon Colmenero
Coach Ramon is a U.S. Navy veteran with a strong background in training, leadership, and service. He deployed multiple times, including duty with the U.S. Army, where he gained expertise in small-unit tactics, detainee operations, force protection, and close-quarters battle, earning Naval Enlisted Classifications (NECs) 90DO, 90NI, and 90CS. His service in Iraq, earned the Combat Action Badge, Army Achievement Medal, and other campaign awards. As Boarding Officer for PC Crew Foxtrot’s Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) team, he led over 100 high-risk maritime interdiction operations. He has served as an Instructor (NEC 9502), Command Fitness Leader (NEC 95PT), and as Training Team member for Anti-terrorism and Force Protection.
While on active duty, Coach Ramon earned a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering utilizing the GI Bill. After his military career, he continued supporting the U.S. Navy as a Project Support Engineer with Naval Sea Systems Command 05, before relocating to Michigan to pursue his passion for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu full-time.
Coach Ramon began training in BJJ in 2009 under Marco de Lima while stationed in Connecticut and has since trained internationally in the U.S., Middle East, and Latin America. He earned his brown belt from Fernando Cardenas (Alliance, Quito, Ecuador) and currently trains under Professor Diego Bispo in Virginia Beach.