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Ricardo Libório is the head instructor and co-founder of American Top Team (ATT), a mixed martial arts school based in Coconut Creek, Florida. At ATT's main facility, Libório helps to train a stable of UFC, Bellator, and other professional fighters, including Thiago Alves, Robbie Lawler, Antônio Silva, Nik Lentz, Marcus Brimage, Hector Lombard, Cole Miller, Micah Miller, Jeff Monson, Brad Pickett, Ken Stone, Gleison Tibau, Steve Mocco, Tecia Torres, Dan Cramer, Yoel Romero, Colby Covington, Muhammed Lawal, Nathan Coy, Steve Carl, Attila Vegh, Valérie Létourneau, Jorge Masvidal, Jessica Aguilar, Dustin Poirier, and Tyron Woodley. According to ''Fight!'' magazine's most recent "Power 20", which profiles the twenty "most significant power players, movers, shakers, ambassadors, and game-changers in MMA," Libório is currently ranked #13. He was nominated as "Coach of the Year" for the The Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Awards in 2009. ==Early years and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu== Antônio Ricardo Jardim Libório was born on July 13, 1967, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His introduction to combat sports began at the age of 4, when he began studying Judo. He later took up tae kwon do and boxing. At 14, he began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the Carlson Gracie academy in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, which produced black belts such as Vitor Belfort, André Pederneiras, and Ricardo de la Riva. Libório received his black belt from Carlson Gracie in 1993 at the age of 26. In 1996, Libório entered the first ever "Mundials," or World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, winning a gold medal in the super heavyweight (super-pesado) division over Leo Castello Branco, a much heavier opponent.〔 He was awarded the title of "Most Technical Black Belt" in that tournament. In 2000, Libório competed in the International Masters Mundials under his middle name, Antônio Jardim, taking gold in the meio-pesado (middle-heavy) division. 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「Ricardo Liborio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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