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In Fortaleza, he was taken in by Dárcio Lira, from whom he learned Brazilian jiu-jitsu and earned his black belt. He claims to have won around 50 regional tournaments in Brazil and Germany between 1996 and 2008 before turning to professional mixed martial arts. Before turning pro, he worked as a Jiu-Jitsu instructor and bouncer. [2]
During wartime, Prof. Okazaki continued teaching and also assisted the US military in creating a hand-to-hand combat curriculum based largely on the 120 Commando Technique list. Ironically, at the same time, Gichin Funakoshi , the father of modern Karate , was responsible for hand-to-hand training of many members of the Japanese military .
Barbosa competed in the IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Con International on 1 September 2023 and won gold medals in both the heavyweight and absolute gi divisions. [28] He returned to compete in the no gi edition of the event later that day, winning a silver medal at heavyweight and a bronze medal in the absolute division.
Besides running his school, Machado has been involved in competition, winning the Pan American of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (97/98), he also won several super fights in the U.S. (U.S Open 98/99), he competed in ADCC with a broken foot and still placed and earned the award of fastest submission in 1998, and the World Master's Championships (2000) in ...
Danielle Kelly (born December 4, 1995) is an American submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt who was the inaugural and former ONE Champion at atomweight, after she was defeated by fellow BJJ practitioner Mayssa Bastos. [2]
10th Planet Jiu Jitsu-88 kg Giancarlo Bodoni New Wave Jiu Jitsu: Jay Rodriguez B Team Jiu Jitsu: Felipe Costa Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu-99 kg Kaynan Duarte Atos Jiu-Jitsu: Rafael Lovato Jr. Lovato Jiu-Jitsu: Cyborg Abreu Fight Sports +99 kg Felipe Pena Gracie Barra: Luke Griffith New Wave Jiu Jitsu: Daniel Manasoiu New Wave Jiu Jitsu: Absolute ...
Marcelo Garcia (born January 17, 1983) is a Brazilian submission grappler and a 4th degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and coach. A highly decorated competitor, Garcia is widely considered to be one of the best grapplers in the world and arguably the best pound for pound submission grappler. [ 2 ]
Romero Cavalcanti (born October 22, 1952) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master and the founder of Alliance Jiu Jitsu.He is one of the six men who were promoted to black belt by Rolls Gracie prior to his fatal 1982 hang gliding accident.