Patrick Bittan is a Brazilian jiu jitsu (BJJ) black belt under Flavio Behring having also worked extensively with Rickson Gracie. Although an expert in judo and krav maga, Patrick Bittan made history in BJJ as one of its pioneering figures in France and Europe, being the very first French native to earn the rank of black belt as well as the first to medal at an International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation event (IBJJF Pans 1999).