On October 11th,2014 Rich was awarded his 2nd degree on his black belt at the Relson Gracie Academy in Philadelphia Pa. This honor was presented by his long time instructors Phil Migliarese 5th degree and Ricardo Migliarese 3rd degree.
It has been his honor to represent the Migliarese brothers and all of Team Balance. Rich hopes for many more years of training and learning with them.