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Maurício Motta Gomes (born 25 July, 1955), also known as Maurição, [1] is a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu holding the rank of 8th degree white and red belt. [2] [3] The founder of the first Gracie Barra franchise in the United Kingdom, Gomes has been training and teaching BJJ for over 50 years, one of only six people promoted to black belt by legendary Rolls Gracie.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is one of Keenan's pursuits, as shown when he took down a fan who ran on stage in the middle of a performance and put them in a rear naked choke, and he studied under Rickson Gracie. [16] In November 2021, Keenan was promoted to brown belt in BJJ by 6th degree black belt Luis Heredia. [135]
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 ...
He is the only Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor to have competed in every World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, since the first competition in 1996. [8] He still competed in adult black belt divisions of smaller IBJJF tournaments well into his 50s, even earning gold medals against adult competitors as recently as 2023.
Edgar Bravo (né Cano; born May 15, 1970) is an American martial arts instructor, podcaster, stand-up comedian, and musician. [4] After earning a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2003, Bravo began teaching his own self-developed style of jiu-jitsu and founded 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu. [5]
In his private life, Bathory is an actively competing martial artist, [15] who practices judo (black belt) and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (black belt), [16] often appearing in martial art magazines. He is a member of the Gracie Humaita Jiu-Jitsu Competition Team, under Professor Amilcar Cipili (5th Degree) [17] and 8th Degree Black Belt Master Royler ...
Andrew Pi (nicknamed Andy; Chinese: 畢思安; born 1973) is a Chinese Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner and businessman. He is best known as a founder of Art of War Fighting Championship (AOW), the first professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion in China. [1] In addition he opened the first BJJ academy in Beijing in 1998.
Keenan Kai-James Cornelius is an American martial artist.His competitive achievements include what is called the Double Grand Slam in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, having won double gold medals at four major tournaments: the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Pan-American Championship, European Open Championship, and Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship - as a purple belt. [33]