Felicia Oh

Felicia Oh
Born (1967-12-13) December 13, 1967 (age 58)
Seattle, Washington
Height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Weight115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st)
StyleBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Submission Grappling
TeachersJean Jacques Machado
Eddie Bravo
Rank5th degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Black Belt in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu
Other information
UniversityCornish College of the Arts
UCLA

Felicia Oh (born December 13, 1967) is an American submission grappling competitor and martial arts instructor. Oh earned her black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Jean Jacques Machado.

Biography

Felicia was born in Seattle, Washington on December 13th, 1967. She worked as an inspector for the California State Athletic Commission for 7 years.[citation needed] She is currently a licensed judge for MMA, Bare-Knuckle Fighting and Boxing. Oh has taught private lessons and seminars in Submission Grappling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Fitness. Oh was an interviewer for GrappleTV and can be heard as part of the GrappleTV Podcast.

Combat Sports

Oh began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in November 2000 after being introduced to the art by her friend’s husband at the age of 33. Shortly thereafter, she enrolled at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Jean Jacques Machado’s school in Tarzana, California. In June 2005, she was promoted to black belt after 4.5 years of training under Machado. Oh additionally trained under 10th planet jiu-jitsu founder Eddie Bravo.

Felicia has won many championships including winning the ADCC North American Trials, where she qualified to represent the USA at the 2007 ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championship (ADCC) and ultimately won silver in the -55kg weight class. In 2007, she was among the first to win the IBJJF Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship in both the black belt Gi and No-Gi divisions.

BJJHeroes listed Felicia as number 6 of the Female Dirty Dozen of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

In September 2025, she was awarded her 10th Planet Black Belt by John Botello and Eddie Bravo.

Education

Felicia holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fine Art from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Fine Art/New Genres from the University of California, Los Angeles. She worked as a Broadcast Designer in Hollywood and was one of the first lecturers in the Digital Media Department at Otis College of Art and Design before concentrating on her martial arts career full-time.

Instructor lineage

Kanō Jigorō → Tomita Tsunejirō → Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie Sr. → Carlos Gracie Jr. → Jean Jacques Machado → Felicia Oh

Titles

References

  1. ↑ GrappleTV URL accessed on October 9, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Felicia Oh Bio[permanent dead link]. URL accessed on October 9, 2009.
  3. ↑ Jean Jacques Machado Official Belt rankings Archived 2009-02-08 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed on October 9, 2009.
  4. ↑ Felicia Oh Profile Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed on October 9, 2009.
  5. 1 2 "ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship 2007 • ADCC NEWS". adcombat.com. Retrieved 2026-07-31.
  6. ↑ International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation >> Championship Results Archived 2009-09-18 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed on October 11, 2009.
  7. ↑ . URL accessed on October 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ Otis College of Art and Design Digital Media Faculty Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed on October 9, 2009.
  9. ↑ 2007 Masters Hall Of Fame Inductee List[permanent dead link]. URL accessed on October 11, 2009.