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Cynthia Ann “Cindy” Omatsu (born January 18, 1961 in Torrance, California) is a Japanese-American black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under senior instructor Rigan Machado and Leka Vieira. She is best known for being the first Asian-American and first woman outside of Brazil to be promoted to black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. [1]
The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system awards practitioners different colored belts for increasing levels of knowledge and skill. [1] [2] The system shares its origins with Judo but now has its own character that has become synonymous with the art, including an informality in promotional criteria and a conservative approach to promotion in general generally resulting in a longer time to reach ...
Felicia Oh; Born: Felicia Linda Oh December 13, 1967 (age 57) Seattle, Washington: Residence: Tarzana, California: Nationality: American: Height: 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Weight: 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) Style: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Teacher(s) Jean Jacques Machado, Eddie Bravo: Rank 4th Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Occupation: Martial Arts ...
Letsos is a 3X Pan Am medalist, [1] as well as a 3X Gracie World Champion. He is known in Brazil for winning seven tournaments in one month.. Letsos began training in Jiu Jitsu in high school at the Carlson Gracie Academy in downtown Chicago, and won several matches in the Jiu Jitsu World Championships as a purple belt.
In 2001 this was formalized as the Straight Blast Gym International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Association. [14] As of 2012 the Straight Blast Gym international organization includes over 35 gyms worldwide including locations in Australia, Canada, Ireland , Iceland, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, and the UK.
Brazilian Top Team (BTT) is an academy and team specialized in Brazilian jiu jitsu and mixed martial arts.It was established in April 2000 by Murilo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former members of the Carlson Gracie Academy, to develop and create new training techniques for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, submission grappling and mixed martial arts.
The Gracie jiu-jitsu ranking system is a method of signifying competency and moral character of a jiu-jitsu practitioner, developed by founders Carlos and Hélio Gracie, and utilized by members of the Gracie family. Similar to the IBJJF Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system, the Gracie system has a number of key differences. Most notable is the ...
Today, Kavanagh is known as one of the best MMA coaches in the world, [6] being nominated for the World MMA Awards "Coach of the Year" in 2016, [7] and winning it in 2017. [ 8 ] Kavanagh is also the promoter of a mixed martial arts organization Euro Fight Night which held their inaugural event in October 2019.