Lachlan Giles
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| Born | Lachlan Sven McDonald Giles[1] June 17, 1986[2] Melbourne, Australia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Velachiraptor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82.3 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Middleweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Absolute MMA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trainer | John Simon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | BJJ black belt (under John Simon) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lachlan Sven McDonald Giles (born June 17, 1986) is an Australian grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt competitor and coach. He is a bronze medalist in both the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship and World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
Early life and education
Lachlan Giles was born on June 17, 1986, in Victoria, Australia.[1][2]
Growing up he was a huge fan of Jet Li's martial arts movies and trained in Kung Fu initially.[1][2][3] One year into his training he saw a tape of UFC 1 which was won by Royce Gracie.[1][2][4] After watching the event, he was convinced that BJJ was the best form of self defense and shortly afterwards joined a BJJ academy to focus on it.[1][2][4]
Giles’ first BJJ instructor was Tyrone Crosse who trained Giles from white to purple belt.[1][2][3] However Giles suffered from a severe knee injury and was forced to stop his training for a year.[1][2][3] When he returned, the academy had a new coach, John Simon.[1][2] Simon promoted Giles to brown belt and in 2012 promoted him to black belt.[1][2][3]
Giles attended La Trobe University where he earned a Bachelor of Physiotherapy in 2008 and a PhD in Physiotherapy in 2016.[1][3][4][5]
Grappling career
In 2015, Giles competing at Eddie Bravo Invitational 5 where he came third place after defeating Nathan Orchard and Rani Yahya before losing to Garry Tonon by Armbar.[1][4][6]
In 2017, Giles competed at the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship where he came third place after being defeated by AJ Agazarm by points in the semi-finals.[1][7]
In the 2019 ADCC World Championship, Giles defeated Kaynan Duarte and Patrick Gaudio before being submitted by Gordon Ryan.[1][8][9] Giles defeated Mahamed Aly by leglock to earn a Bronze medal in the absolute category.[1][8][9] Giles' achievement was considered notable as he was much smaller than his opponents who came mainly from the Heavyweight divisions and outweighed him by around 20 kg.[1][8][9]
In 2020, Giles made a post on Instagram stating those who have won medals while using PEDs should relinquish those titles.[10] Gordon Ryan made a response accusing Giles of using PEDs.[10] After some back and forth, Giles challenged Ryan that he would bet $500,000 of his own money against just $5,000 of Ryan's that he would pass a drug test right now.[10] Ryan did not respond to the challenge.[10]
Giles teaches BJJ as well.[1] He was the coach of fellow Australian grappler, Craig Jones who he awarded a black belt in 2016.[1][4]
Grappling competition achievements
- 3rd place ADCC World Championship (2019)[1]
- 3rd place World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship (2019)[1]
- 3rd place Eddie Bravo Invitational 5 (2015)[1]
- 2nd place UAEJJF Grand Slam Abu Dhabi (2018)[1]
Instructor lineage
Carlos Gracie → Helio Gracie → Carlos Gracie Jr → Jean Jacques Machado / Rigan Machado → John Will → John Simon → Lachlan Giles[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Lachlan Giles | BJJ Heroes".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Lachlan Giles: A Top-Tier Melbourne-Born Grappler". Jiujitsu News. 21 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "A List of interesting Lachlan Giles BJJ Facts". BjjTribes. 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Clements, Averi (2018-04-18). "ADCC & EBI Veteran Lachlan Giles Is Poised To Bring Australian Talent To Abu Dhabi". Jiu-Jitsu Times. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "MEET THE PRESENTERS OF THE PFJ SYMPOSIUM – Dr Lachlan Giles". Physiosports. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "EBI 5 Results: Garry Tonon Victorious | BJJ Heroes". 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "IBJJF No-Gi World Championship Results 2017 | BJJ Heroes". Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ a b c Clements, Averi (2019-09-30). "77kg Lachlan Giles Submits +99kg Mahamed Aly To Win Bronze In ADCC Absolute Division". Jiu-Jitsu Times. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ a b c "ADCC 2019 Results: Lachlan Giles takes bronze, Giles is the people's champion – Grappling Insider". grapplinginsider.com. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ a b c d World, B. J. J. (2020-11-29). "Gordon Ryan Accuses Lachlan Giles for Steroids Use, Lachlan Fires Back With $500k Bet". BJJ World. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
