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Mauricio Villardo Reis (born January 14, 1975) best known as Mauricio Villardo is a fourth-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Royler Gracie,〔Royler Gracie〕 head instructor of Gracie Humaitá and he is also a former World Champion of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship〔http://www.ibjjf.org/worlds.htm World Championship, http://www.ibjjf.org/results.htm Results〕 of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF). Living close to the beautiful beaches in Brazil, Mauricio's hobby was surfing, but once he experienced Jiu-Jitsu, he fell in love with the sport. Mauricio’s first experience with the martial arts was not Jiu-Jitsu. When he was seven,he began practicing Judo at Clube do Flamengo,in Rio de Janeiro. At the age of fifteen, Mauricio began to practice Muay Thai. A few months later, a friend invited him to visit a Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy and for Mauricio, it began a lifelong journey studying the worlds most effective fighting and self-defense system. Almost immediately after becoming a Jiu-Jitsu student, Mauricio began to compete at local and regional tournaments in Brazil. Later, he began to assist Professor Royler Gracie with classes, developing his passion for teaching. He won many major tournaments including the 1996 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship. In 1997, Mauricio accomplished a lifelong dream receiving his black belt from the hands of his professor Royler Gracie. In 2002 Mauricio moved to south Florida. Recognizing the opportunity to build a small business in the United States, he decided to continue teaching his style of jiu-Jitsu in the Palm Beach County, Florida area. Since 2002, Mauricio has been developing and expanding Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the West Palm Beach area where he lives and operates an academy in Wellington. WIth an expanding academy Professor Villardo has also continued his success in competition. In 2009 he won a silver medal at the IBJJF PAN Championships in California. He also won gold medals at the IBJJF 2009 and 2010 PAN No-Gi championships in New York City. == Instructor lineage == Mitsuo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie Sr. → Hélio Gracie → Royler Gracie → Mauricio Villardo 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mauricio Villardo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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