Aarae Alexander
Aarae Alexander reached black belt and world-level podiums while fitting jiu-jitsu around civil engineering and a two-day training week.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJ Heroes, “Aarae Alexander.”(opens in a new tab)
Aarae Alexander is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Lloyd Irvin and represented Team Lloyd Irvin during her competitive career.
Where in the source: Aarae Alexander Jiu Jitsu — rank, lineage and team
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Coach Donnie Achnick directed Team Lloyd Irvin's youth program and guided Alexander from her first competition through the belt ranks.
Where in the source: Biography — Donnie Achnick and youth development
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Alexander was born in 1994 in Silver Spring, Maryland, and grew up in Fort Washington, Maryland.
Where in the source: Biography — birth and childhood locations
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Alexander began training at Team Lloyd Irvin's headquarters during the summer of 2004 and entered her first competition in 2005.
Where in the source: Biography — 2004 start and 2005 competition
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While studying civil engineering and later working in the field, Alexander maintained a limited training schedule of two days per week.
Where in the source: Biography — engineering and training schedule
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Lloyd Irvin promoted Alexander to black belt on June 13, 2016.
Where in the source: Biography — black-belt promotion
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Her listed black-belt results include a 2016 New York BJJ Pro title, silver at the 2018 Pan No-Gi Championship, and bronze at the 2017 World Championship.
Where in the source: Main Achievements — selected black-belt results
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The biography lists Alexander's association as Team Lloyd Irvin.
Where in the source: Team/Association
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University of Maryland Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, “Clark School Freshman Wins Gold Medal in Pan-American Martial Arts Championship,” May 7, 2013.(opens in a new tab)
In May 2013, the University of Maryland described Alexander as an 18-year-old civil-engineering freshman who trained on Fridays and Saturdays at Team Lloyd Irvin's academy.
Where in the source: News Story — student, major and training schedule
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The university reported that Alexander won the lightweight gold medal at the 2013 Pan-American championship and had five IBJJF world titles at that point.
Where in the source: News Story — Pan-American gold and prior world titles
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Team Lloyd Irvin via PRWeb, “Lloyd Irvin Promotes AaRae Alexander to Rank of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt,” June 24, 2014.(opens in a new tab)
Team Lloyd Irvin announced Alexander's promotion to brown belt in June 2014 after she won the women's purple-belt lightweight division at the 2014 World Championship.
Where in the source: Promotion notice — brown belt after 2014 Worlds
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