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Unity Jiu Jitsu was established in New York City in January 2015 by Paulo Miyao, his brother Joao, Ana Lowry, and Yago de Souza, all from Cicero Costha’s academy in Brazil as well as Murilo Santana from Barbosa Academy. [1] [4] Murilo Santana became the head instructor while the Miyao brothers and Yago De Souza were resident athletes. [3]
In 2015, Johnson joined Unity Jiu Jitsu in New York City training under head instructor Murilo Santana. [2] [3] During this time, Johnson started competing winning the IBJJF World No-Gi Championship and the Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship at every belt level. [4] [5] [6] Johnson specializes in the Lasso Guard and Stack Pass techniques. [7]
Coached by Gracie, it took the place of the New York Pitbulls who were the 2007 IFL champions. [3] The camp was established in 2008 when the IFL switched to a more camp based system than a team based system. The Danaher Death Squad was a team under the academy that was established in 2011 before going independent in 2020. [4]
Griffiths began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 2001 while also studying Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. [1] He first learned of the sport after attending an Ultimate Fighting Championship competition in New Jersey and becoming interested in mixed martial arts (MMA). Griffiths received his black belt in 2007 from Kenny Florian.
10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu is a non-traditional system of Brazilian jiu-jitsu developed by Eddie Bravo. It is a no-gi based style so the fighters use rash guards as their main fighting wear. 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu fighters are known to employ unorthodox guard positions and a distinct focus on leg lock attacks.
Jonathan Torres, also known as "JT" Torres, is an American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and submission grappler. [23] He is known for a number of competitive accomplishments earned both prior to and following his promotion to black belt.
Zenith BJJ was established in 2013 after Rodrigo Cavaca left the Checkmat team to start a new team alongside his friend Robert Drysdale. [5] Both founders were teammates and trained Brazilian jiu-jitsu together at Brasa Clube de Jiujitsu in Brazil. [6] The Zenith BJJ main academy and headquarters is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. [2]
Alliance is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu association. Alliance was founded by Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti and his students: Fabio Gurgel, Alexandre Paiva, and Fernando Gurgel.. Alliance Global headquarters is in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Alliance Martial Arts Academy, where "Jacare" is the head in