""The Gerbil" given by his first BJJ instructor at Alliance (Luis Togno). The name came about when Jeremy went to compete at the TN state championships back in 2004. Previous to his BJJ career all he had done was MMA training and kickboxing so Arel went out in a kickboxing stance. His coach looked at Jeremy and said that when he stood with my hands up that he looked like a gerbil. Jeremy didn't like the nickname, so it stuck to him."