Kevin Howell

Kevin Howell (born October 7, 1977) is an author, political science professor, and black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor under André Galvão. He is of mixed Mexican, Spanish, German, and English heritage.
Education
Howell graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a bachelor's degree in Political Science. He minored in History. Upon graduation, he continued to California State University, Long Beach, where he focused on International Politics, American Political Institutions, and Political Theory. He completed his Master of Arts in Political Science in 2006. Howell considers this time not only essential to his future work as a college professor, but to his writing skills in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Career
Currently, Howell teaches introductory Political Science at the college level. This is a macro focused class which covers individual, nation/state, and international levels of study.
Howell also writes Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu books for Victory Belt Publications. His first book was Jiu-Jitsu University, written with famed instructor Saulo Ribeiro. His second and third books, featuring Andre Galvao and Leo Vieira are due to be released in the first quarter of 2010.
Aside from Victory Belt books, Howell has also contributed magazine articles for Fight and Life, Gong, and BudoVideos (now Martial Generations), as well as for the Budo Blog.
In 2005, Howell began working with film for OntheMat.com and BJJTapes.com and has since worked as a video editor and director on projects for Cryo Productions and Torrential Films.
Books
*Jiu-Jitsu University with Saulo Ribeiro, Victory Belt Publications 2008
*Drill Like a Champion: A 12 Month Guide to Better Your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Andre Galvao, Victory Belt Publications 2010
*Passmaster: Leo Vieira's No-Gi Guard Passing Strategies, Victory Belt Publications 2010
Video Projects
2005 Pan American Championships (DVD). BJJTapes Videos. Cameraman
Leo Vieira Gi and No-Gi Instructional. BJJTapes Videos. Cameraman/Editor
Demian Maia No-Gi Instructional. BJJTapes Videos. Cameraman/Editor
2005 ADCC Trials (DVD). OntheMat.com. Video Editor
2006 Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championships (DVD). Cryo Productions. Cameraman/Fight Coordinator/Editor
2006 Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championships Vol. II (DVD). Cryo Productions. Cameraman/Fight Coordinator/Editor
2007 Pan Am No-Gi 2007 (DVD). Cryo Productions. Fight Coordinator/Editor
2007 Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championships (DVD). Fight Coordinator/Editor
Rigan Machado Master Series II Instructional. BJJTapes Videos. Training Dummy
1st Annual World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championships 2007 (DVD). Cryo Productions. Fight Coordinator/Editor
2008 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championships (DVD). Cryo Productions. Fight Coordinator/Editor
2008 World Jiu-Jitsu Championships - Best Fights (DVD). Cryo Productions. Fight Coordinator/Editor
2008 World Jiu-Jitsu Championships - Finals (DVD). Cryo Productions. Fight Coordinator/Editor
2008 No Gi Worlds & No Gi Pan (DVD). Cryo Productions. Fight Coordinator/Editor
Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles Instructional (DVD). Cryo Productions. Director
2009 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championships (DVD). Cryo Productions. Fight Coordinator/Editor
2009 World Jiu-Jitsu Championships (DVD). Cryo Productions. Fight Coordinator
Ricardo Vieira Seminar (DVD). Torrential Films. Cameraman/Editor
Leo Vieira Seminar Series (DVD). Torrential Films. Cameraman/Editor
Shawn Williams' Williams Guard Instructional (DVD). Torrential Films. Director/Editor

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