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Tainan Dalpra was born in Florianópolis, Brazil.At the age of 5, his father started teaching him Brazilian jiu-jitsu.While competing at the IBJJF Pan Kids at the age of 13, while he was an orange belt, Dalpra met Rafael and Guilherme Mendes of the Art of Jiu-Jitsu Academy (AOJ) which runs one of the best jiu-jitsu kids programs in the world. [4]
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 ...
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.
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.
Nicholas Pete Rodriguez (born August 30, 1996) [2] is an American professional submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt, [a] commonly known as Nicky Rod.. A former amateur wrestler, Rodriguez won in 2018 the ADCC West Coast Trials to qualify for the 2019 ADCC Submission Fighting World Championships, where he won silver, while still a BJJ blue belt. [3]
Alberto Lewis Crane (born July 14, 1976) is an American former mixed martial artist, submission grappler and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor. He has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is a former King of the Cage and Ring of Fire lightweight champion. He is the founder of Legacy Jiu-jitsu Academy.
Cole Abate was born on 16 November 2004 in Beaumont, Texas, before his family settled in San Antonio.At the age of 5 he started Brazilian jiu-jitsu at a local gym. [2] In 2019 his family moved to Costa Mesa where Cole joined Art of Jiu Jitsu (AOJ), training under Guilherme and Rafael Mendes.
Roberto Jimenez is an American-born Ecuadorian grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt competitor.. A multiple-time World, Pan and American Nationals champion in juvenile and lower belt divisions, Jimenez is the 2022 ADCC South America Trials winner, 2022 Polaris middleweight GP champion, and 2023 World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship absolute division champion.