Throughout 2012, the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor also won two gold medals at the Oceania Championships, won gold in the NSW Spring Cup and Champions Cup and was named the state and national champion.

He was also named Machado nationals champion.

He started the year as a blue belt and was recently promoted to his purple belt by his instructors, current UFC light heavy-weight Anthony Perosh and UFC veteran Elvis Sinosic and his brother Paul.

Fighting in the male over 97kg division, Pycroft has enjoyed his success this year.

It was just three years ago he got into the sport for "a better quality of life".

Since then he has become one of the best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athletes in the country.

He trained briefly in America with Rigan Machado and competed as a white belt in the Novice World Games and got a bronze medal in the World Championships as a novice.

He was then promoted to his blue belt by Machado while in America.

"It just sort of flowed from there and training's been pretty intense. When I know there's a big tournament coming up, especially for the Worlds and the Pan Pacific Games, training was anywhere from five times a week to eight times a week, just Brazilian Jiu Jitsu," he said.

Currently training at Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts in Liverpool and Concord, Pycroft said there were still a number of things he wanted to achieve in the sport.

But with he and his wife expecting their second child next year, he said his focus had turned to 2014.

"My goal would be to make the Australian team to travel to Abu Dhabi to compete at the World Pro and then also to become the world champion. Next year (2013) I think my goals would be to compete in the Pan Pacific tournament and get a gold medal and become a pan Pacific champion in the purple belt division."

Now competing in a sport he loves, Pycroft said he had to thank everyone who supported him and helped him achieve his goals.

"I think that being this committed to a sport you have to thank the people that support you and so I'd like to thank first and foremost my wife because it does take away a lot of family time. I also gained a good foundation of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from my initial local club Bargo Mixed martial Arts.

"I'm just really looking forward to what the future holds."