Formed Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu  by the Black Belt  7th degree Jiu-Jitsu and 5th Dan Judo, Fabiano Souza, Aguia Dourada academy, based in the city of Formiga, Minas Gerais, Brazil, also the first teacher of the phenomenon Marcelo Garcia. 

 

 Were more than 24 years of journey, two which at least 20 were in the care and supervision of black belt Fabiano Souza, and practically for almost the entire trajectory.

 

About 24 years ago for the first time enters the mat, in the Minas Gerais capital, Belo Horizonte, where he trained while at Carlson Gracie BH, with theacher Fernando Paulon and Miguel Kelner, the distant 1998, during "golden times" of the Jiu-Jitsu, expanding throughout Brazil and the world.

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Shortly thereafter, for having moved to the inside country, starts training with Jiu-Jitsu and Judo teacher black belt, Hussein Motawh (GM Hilton Leão), in the historic towns of Ouro Preto and Mariana, Minas Gerais, until a tragic car accident interrupted life his master.

 

During this period, though so the blue stripe, it was instructor in the cities of Ouro Preto and Mariana, when he met the current master, Fabiano Souza, in Formiga, Minas Gerais, coming to graduate then to purple belt in 2003.

 

This time arose among his students Pablo Silva, who started training at Gracie Barra BH with the master Vinicius Draculino, becoming champion in Asia, Europe, World and Brazilian.

 

In the city of Belo Horizonte, trained and taught between 2013 and 2014 in some gyms along with the black belt Luciano Pitbull (Pitbull Academy), formed by Vinicius Draculino and Marcelo Uirapuru, from Gracie Barra BH.

 

He spent a season in Slovakia, where he trained at the Gracie Barra/Pitbull Nitra academy, for the black belts Michal Sobolic and Martin Minár, formed by Adilson "Bita" Lima.

 

Sporadically over the years, made technical exchanges in other teams, schools of friends teachers, always seeking to evolve, and make many friends and professional contacts. One is the team in BH purple belt athlete Leandro Câmara, warrior mats that rises in several championships and sparring partner Pitbull time Academy / GracieBarraBH, and also in judo dojo Galvan Leal, from sensei Ricardo Macedo.

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Then he trained with Professor Henrique Prota, 2nd Degree Black Belt, from the Irmãos Prota Team, in the city of Belo Horizonte.

 

TOURNAMENTS:

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• Champion Bom Despacho Open FJJE-MG (2014) Brown Belt 

• Champion Copa Bushidô / Claudio-MG (2014) Brown Belt 

• Champion Cup Arte Suave FJJE-MG (Formiga-MG) (2013) Purple Belt

• Champion Cup Arte Suave FJJE-MG (Piumhy-MG) (2012) Purple Belt

• 3rd place Campeonato Mineiro de Submission FJJO-MG / Formiga-MG (2007) Purple Belt

• 2nd place Centro Oeste Championship FJJO-MG / Formiga-MG (2006) Blue Belt

• 3rd place 9th Cup Leão Dourado LBJJ (BH-MG) (Blue Belt) (2002)

• 3rd place  absolut Tournament Traditional Jiu-Jitsu (Master Senator) / BH-MG -Yellow Belt (2001)

• 2nd place 3rd Tournament Strength and Power FMJJ (BH-MG) Yellow Belt (1999)

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REGISTERED:

 

• CBJJ (BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU CONFEDERATION) - nº 161.960

• IBJJF (INTERNATIONAL BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU FEDERATION) - nº 161.960

• FJJ-MG (MINAS GERAIS STATE JIU-JITSU FEDERATION) - nº 01021-13

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      Academies and teams where trained or had exchanges:

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>  CARLSON GRACIE BH (Fernando Paulon) > MOTAWH (Hussein Motawh)   > LEO CASTELLO BRANCO (Fabiano Souza) > GRACIE CAVEIRINHA (Joelcio Mesquita) > GORDO JIU-JITSU RECREIO/GRACIE FUSION (Paulo Avoilo) > GRACIE IPANEMA (Alexandre Café) > CARLSON GRACIE COPACABANA (Leandro Boueri) > PITBULL JIU-JITSU ACADEMY / GRACIE BARRA BH - DRACULINO TEAM (Luciano Pitbull) > CARLSON GRACIE LARANJEIRAS (Leandro Boueri) > GRACIE BARRA PITBULL NITRA SLOVAKIA (Michal Sobolic) > IRMÃOS PROTA TEAM (Henrique Prota)