About Godwin
Godwin serves in the Armed Forces of the Philippines with the Philippine Air Force, and he is the only active jiu-jitsu black belt across the country's uniformed personnel. He went from an 8-to-5 job to soldier-athlete, Philippine Sambo national team member and coach, and he credits jiu-jitsu for all of it.
In September 2026, at the SJJIF World Championship in Shibuya, Tokyo, he won the Masters 36 featherweight No-Gi black belt title with every win by submission and no points scored against him, the first Cordilleran ever to win a black belt world title. The next day, after a camp that was 90% Sambo and 10% gi, he still made the Gi podium. Today he coaches combat sambo and MMA in Makati and runs seminars for young Filipino athletes. His motto: 諦めない, “never give up.”
“Jiu-jitsu literally changed my life. From my career and work to my family.”
Godwin Amos Langbayan
Winning across disciplines on the international stage
Jiu-jitsu, sambo and MMA: he prepares Filipino athletes for international competition because he does it himself.
By the numbers
- 3x
- SJJIF Masters world champion, plus a silver
- 0
- points scored against him on the way to his 2026 No-Gi black belt world title
- 2x
- MMA champion
- 3x
- SEA Games bronze medallist
In the moment
Career highlights
- ServiceArmed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Air Force: the only active jiu-jitsu black belt across the Philippine uniformed personnel
- 2024SJJIF World Championship, Japan: Masters Gi and No-Gi gold, five matches, three submissions
- Sep 2026SJJIF No-Gi World Champion, black belt Masters 36 featherweight, Tokyo: all wins by submission
- Sep 2026SJJIF Gi World Championship podium, Tokyo
- SEA GamesThree bronze medals for the Philippines
- MMATwo-time MMA champion
- SamboPhilippine Sambo national team, Pilipinas Sambo Federation
- CoachCombat sambo and MMA in Makati; free sambo seminars for young athletes heading to Batang Pinoy
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Affiliations and records
The Showcase
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