Category: BJJ Athletes

Dinu Bucalet is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athlete originally from Bucharest, Romania – however, he now lives in London, UK. He got into BJJ around 15-16 years old, as he […]

Shane Fishman is from Toronto, Ontario and began training BJJ at age 15 years old. As he puts it, “An MMA gym opened up in my neighbourhood. I was still […]

Born in 1983, Rafael ‘Formiga’ Barbosa is a black belt who is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . He began training BJJ at age 11 after being inspired by watching […]

Priit Mihkelson is a black belt from Estonia who is widely regarded as one of Europe’s biggest innovators when it comes to BJJ. Known for his defensive prowess, he has […]

Maybelline Masuda is from the province of Laguna but was raised in Metro Manila, Philippines. Earning her black belt at age 29 in 2018, she trains under Deftac, which belongs […]

Giancarlo Bodoni is a brown belt competitor who trains and teaches at Bernardo Faria’s gym in Massachusetts. Growing up in Miami, Florida, he began training at a young age and […]

Wanki Chae was born in Pocheon, South Korea. He has been training since age 16 and is now 33, which means he has 17 years of training under his belt. […]

Eli Knight is a BJJ athlete who currently lives in Paducah, KY and started training BJJ at age 17, roughly one year after he began training Japanese Jiu Jitsu. His […]

William Tackett is a BJJ athlete from Austin, Texas who started training in 2009 when he was 8 years old. As Tackett puts it, his introduction into BJJ was originally […]

Vitor Oliveira is a veteran black belt who hails from the city of Teresópolis, located in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Oliveria originally started training BJJ in 1994 […]