Hannah Sharp wearing gold medal atop podium at 2018 IBJJF No Gi World Championship
Hannah Sharp with her women's bjj team
Hannah Sharp performing D'Arce choke at the ADCC Trials
Hannah Sharp standing with gold medal atop podium at IBJJF American National No Gi Championship
Coach Hannah Sharp instructing youth jiu jitsu students during kids class Oregon Grappling Arts in Portland, OR
Hannah Sharp on podium with silver medal at the 2021 IBJJF No Gi World Championships
Hannah Sharp passing her opponent's guard at the Midwest Finishers tournament
Hannah Sharp on podium with bronze medal at ADCC North American West Coast Trials
Hannah Sharp atop podium with gold medal at IBJJF No Gi Pan Championship

Hannah Sharp, Co-Owner and Co-Head Instructor

Achievements

  • First-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu

  • 2018 Brown Belt Adult Lightweight Nogi World Champion

  • 2021 Black Belt Adult Middleweight Nogi American National Champion

  • 2021 Black Belt Adult Lightweight Nogi World Silver Medalist

  • 2019 ADCC North American West Coast Trials Bronze Medalist

  • Former #4 Flograppling-ranked 135 lb. female nogi grappler in the world

  • Midwest Finishers 135 lb. Pro Tournament Champion

  • Sub Spectrum 135 lb. Pro Tournament Champion

  • 2017 Purple Belt Adult Middleweight Nogi Pan Champion

  • 2017 Purple Belt Adult Middleweight American National Champion

  • 2-0 Record in Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground

  • Over seven years of experience teaching and coaching youth athletes

  • Over six years of experience teaching and coaching adult athletes

    • IBJJF Nogi World Championship, Adult Brown Belt Lightweight, 2018, Anaheim, CA - 1st place

    • IBJJF American National Championship, Adult Black Belt Middleweight, 2021, Las Vegas, NV - 1st place

    • ADCC North American West Coast Trials Women’s -60kg, 2019, Burbank, CA - 3rd place

    • IBJJF Nogi World Championship, Adult Black Belt Lightweight, 2021, Dallas, TX - 2nd place

    • Sub Spectrum 7 Women’s 135-lb Pro Tournament, 2019, Des Moines, IA - 1st place

    • Midwest Finishers 3 Women’s 135-lb Pro Tournament, 2019, Lombard, Il - 1st place

    • IBJJF Nogi Pan American Championship, Purple Belt Adult Middleweight, 2017, New York, NY - 1st place

    • IBJJF Nogi American National Championship, Adult Purple Belt Middleweight, 2017, Las Vegas, NV - 1st place

    • IBJJF Nogi World Championship, Adult Black Belt Lightweight, 2019, Anaheim, CA - 3rd place

    • IBJJF Nogi World Championship, Adult Blue Belt Middleweight, 2015, CA - 3rd place

    • Submissions on the Shore Queen Mary, Black Belt 135-lb Main Event Pro Match, 2020, Long Beach, CA - Winner

    • The Revolution 40, Master’s Advanced Nogi, 2019, Tacoma, WA - 1st place

    • Oregon Submission Showdown #3, Advanced Nogi Women’s Prize Absolute Division, 2018, Springfield, OR - 1st place

    • Oregon Submission Showdown #3, Advanced Nogi Women’s Bracket, 2018 Springfield, OR - 1st place

    • Oregon Submission Showdown #2, Advanced Nogi Women’s Prize Absolute Division, 2018, Springfield, OR - 1st place

    • Oregon Submission Showdown #2, Advanced Nogi Women’s Bracket, 2018, Springfield, OR - 1st place

    • Grappling Industries Washington State, Advanced Nogi, 2018, Everett, WA - 1st place

    • Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground 3, Nogi Purple Belt Match, 2017, Portland, OR - Winner

    • Sub League Ground Warrior, Adult Gi Purple Belt, 2017, Salem, OR - 1st place

    • Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground 1, Nogi Blue Belt Match, 2016, Portland, OR - Winner

    • Portland Sunday Open, Adult Nogi, 2016, Portland, OR - 1st place

    • Portland Sunday Open, Adult Nogi Intermediate, 2015, Portland, OR - 1st place

    • The Revolution 27, Adult Gi Blue Belt, Tacoma, WA, 2015 - 1st place

    • Sub League Ground Warrior, Adult Nogi Intermediate, 2015, Salem, OR - 1st place

    • Sub League Ground Warrior, Adult Gi Purple Belt (blue belt competing as purple belt), 2015, Salem, OR - 1st place

    • IBJJF Seattle Open, Adult Gi Blue Belt Lightweight, 2014, Seattle, WA - 1st place

    • IBJJF San Francisco Open, Adult Gi Blue Belt Lightweight, 2014, San Francisco, CA - 1st place

    • US Open, Adult Gi White Belt, 2013, San Jose, CA - 1st place

    • NAGA Sacramento, Adult Gi Blue Belt (white belt competing as blue belt), 2013, Sacramento, CA - 1st place

    • NAGA Sacramento, Adult Nogi Intermediate, 2013, Sacramento, CA - 1st place

    • AB MMA In-House Tournament, Adult Gi White Belt, 2013, San Francisco, CA - 1st place

    • Northwest BJJ Regional Championship, Adult Gi White Belt, 2013, OR - 1st place

Hannah started training at a small gym in California in 2012. After a few years of training, she chose to prioritize her future as a jiu jitsu competitor and instructor. In 2015, she left her full-time job to become a youth jiu jitsu instructor at a gym in Portland, at the same time taking a part-time job at a local bookstore. After seven years of training, Hannah received her black belt in 2019. 

Hannah is one of the top nogi competitors in the Pacific Northwest. She was previously ranked by Flograppling as the #4 female nogi grappler in the world in her weight class (135 lbs). Hannah is an IBJJF Nogi World Silver Medalist at Black Belt Adult, an IBJJF Nogi World Champion at Brown Belt Adult, a Nogi American National Champion at Black Belt Adult, and an ADCC West Coast Trials Bronze Medalist. She is also a SubSpectrum 135-lb Women’s Pro Champion and a Midwest Finishers Women’s 135-lb Pro Champion. 

Hannah has over seven years of experience teaching youth and adult jiu jitsu classes. Her experience also includes training youth and adult students for competitions and building jiu jitsu programs from the ground up. During her time as an instructor in Portland, Hannah created and is currently the head instructor of one of the strongest women’s jiu jitsu teams in the Pacific Northwest. She takes pride in furthering women’s jiu jitsu in Portland and is dedicated to building and maintaining a strong women’s presence at OGA. Hannah also loves helping kids and teens start their jiu jitsu journey. As a head youth instructor, she was able to grow a program for 5-7 year olds from just a handful of kids to over forty students. Hannah has been complimented for her ability to provide structured and safe youth classes while simultaneously ensuring that everyone is developing solid jiu jitsu skills and having fun. 

Hannah views herself as a lifelong student of jiu jitsu, and is ever trying to grow her technical knowledge of the sport. She values learning modern jiu jitsu techniques so that she can become both a better grappler and a better instructor. Hannah is deeply invested in helping her students get better at jiu jitsu and working with them to achieve their training goals. 

Hannah graduated magna cum laude from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2014. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies, with a second major in French, from King’s College in Pennsylvania, where she graduated valedictorian. When she is not training, Hannah enjoys reading and learning to cook new foods.

Some of Hannah’s competition footage:

Hannah vs. the 2022 EBI Bantamweight Champion in the IBJJF American National No Gi Championship adult black belt middleweight final

Hannah submitting a multiple-time colored belt IBJJF majors winner, ADCC Trials silver medalist, and EBI finalist in the semifinals of the 2018 IBJJF No Gi World Championships in the adult brown belt lightweight bracket

Hannah vs. future UFC Veteran

Hannah vs. a four-time IBJJF adult colored belt No Gi Pan champion

Hannah has competed and taught seminars across the country. Here are some posters from her events:

Hannah Sharp Midwest Finishers tournament poster
Hannah Sharp Dreamwalk Coffee Invitational superfight poster
Hannah Sharp Sub Spectrum 7 women's pro tournament poster
Hannah Sharp on No Gi Summit poster with Xande Ribeiro and Rafael Lovato Jr.
Hannah Sharp Submissions on the Shore bjj superfight poster
Hannah Sharp Renzo Gracie Los Angeles seminar poster
Hannah Sharp Pridelands MMA seminar poster
Hannah Sharp No Gi Summit seminar poster
Hannah Sharp Cave Academy seminar poster
Hannah Sharp Washington Submissions Series bjj seminar poster
Hannah Sharp 10th Planet Springfield seminar poster

Hannah’s links:

You can view Hannah’s YouTube channel containing some of her competition footage here.

You can view Hannah’s Instagram profile here.

You can view Hannah’s BJJ Belt Checker profile here.