Chris Haueter is a 6th degree black belt Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioner and coach.
After trying muay thai and boxing Haueter started Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) at Rorion Gracie’s garage, where he met his mentor Rigan Machado.
After Machado started his academy Haueter followed receiving his black belt from him in December 1996.
[4] As one of the first American black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,[5] Haueter named new positions as BJJ rapidly developed in the mid 1990s, famously coining the term "combat base" stance and naming his academy after it.
[7] Haueter is also known as the head referee for the Metamoris grappling promotion, and for designing the Magikimono, a jiu-jitsu kimono for the Shoyoroll brand.