Ana Laura Cordeiro

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Ana Laura Cordeiro
BornAna Laura Gonçalves Cordeiro [1]
July 11
Division Middleweight
Team Gracie Barra
TrainerMaster Carlos Gracie Jr.
Rank4rd Deg. BJJ black belt [a]
OccupationBJJ instructor
Medal record
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Submission Grappling
ADCC World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Sao Paulo, Brazil +60kg
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 California, USA −74 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 California, USA −74 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 California, USA −74 kg
Pan American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 California, USA −74 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 California, USA −69 kg
World No-Gi Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 California, USA −74 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 California, USA Absolute

Ana Laura Cordeiro is a Brazilian submission grappler, 3rd-degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner and coach. [a]

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A multiple-time IBJJF World (Gi and No-Gi) and IBJJF Pan champion in the lower belts divisions, Cordeiro is a three-time black belt World champion, two-time No-Gi World champion, two-time Pan Champion and ADCC Submission Fighting World Champion. Famously undefeated at one time with a record of 65–0, Cordeiro has been described as: "one of the greatest female grapplers to have graced the sport", [1] and "one of the most accomplished women in Jiu-Jitsu history". [3]

Career

Ana Laura Gonçalves Cordeiro was raised in Minas Gerais, Brazil. [1] She started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) at the age of 17. [1] To compete she started training at the Gracie Barra academy in Brasilia, under the supervision of Carlos Gracie Jr., a 3-hour bus journey from her home. After receiving her blue belt she became World champion in 2006, promoted to purple belt the following year she won double gold at the World Championship, winning her weight division and the openweight category. A year later, competing as a brown belt, she won the World Championship title for the fourth time, also winning double gold at the 2008 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship in the combined female brown/black belt division. [4]

Cordeiro moved to the US in 2009 receiving her black belt from Gracie Barra founder, Carlos Gracie Jr. While a serious back injury unexpectedly interrupted her competitive career for 5 years, she is still regarded as "one of the greatest female grapplers to have graced the sport". [1] In 2014 she returned to competition winning gold at the Las Vegas International Championship, [2] then winning the following year the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship the most prestigious tournament in submission grappling. [5] She now has her own Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym in Upland,CA.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary

Main Achievements: [1]

Instructor lineage

Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr. > Helio Gracie > Carlos Gracie Junior > Ana Laura Cordeiro [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 under Carlos Gracie Jr. [2]
  2. 1 2 weight and absolute

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