Bruno F. Fernandes

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Bruno F. Fernandes
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Bruno F. Fernandes
Born (1978-04-06) April 6, 1978 (age 46)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Team Gracie Barra
Rank  5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu under Carlos Gracie Jr.
Occupation Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu teacher, entrepreneur, researcher
Notable students Georges St. Pierre Vince Mattei
Bruno F. Fernandes
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Bruno F. Fernandes in competition
Medal record
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Grappling
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship [1]
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 United States Middleweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 United States Middleweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 United States Middleweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 United States Middleweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 United States Middleweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 United States Middleweight
Pan American Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 United States Middleweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 United States Middleweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 United States Open category
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 United States Middleweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 United States Middleweight
Nogi Pan American Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 United States Middleweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 United States Middleweight
Brazilian Championships [1]
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Brazil Middleweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Brazil Middleweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Brazil Middleweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Brazil Open category
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Brazil Middleweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Brazil Middleweight
Australian Championships [2]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Australia

Bruno Franco Fernandes (born April 6, 1978) is a Brazilian martial arts teacher (5th degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black belt) based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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In 2010, he founded Gracie Barra (GB) Montreal, a school of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and became President of GB Wear Canada. [3] He is also the regional Director of Gracie Barra Association for Quebec, Canada. [4] During his martial arts career, he won multiple World Championship titles and received many awards and recognitions in international Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments such as the Mundials (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championships), Pan-American Championships, and Brazilian Nationals, as well as in local state- and city-sponsored cups. [5] [6]

Awards and achievements

Fernandes won 2 medals at the IBJJF world championships as an adult black belt—a bronze in 2001 and a silver in 2002. From an early age, Bruno Fernandes has participated regularly in world, regional, national, state and city championships. A collection of his tournament successes are listed below. [1]

Notable students

As Founder and Head instructor of the Montreal branch of Gracie Barra, Bruno Fernandes has been teaching many students the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He is assisted by BJJ practitioners, MMA fighters and conditioning coaches including Ivan Menjivar [7] and Olivier Aubin-Mercier. [8]

- Georges St-Pierre , a MMA fighter and world champion, is a student of Fernandes. He was awarded a Black Belt in 2008 and a related first stripe in 2011. [9] [10] [11]
- Rodolphe Beaulieu was awarded a Black Belt in 2011 after training with Bruno F Fernandes from 2006. [11]

Local championships

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  2. ↑ "2013 Australian Champions Cup" (PDF). Retrieved January 28, 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ Gracie Barra Association. "Bruno Fernandes: Jiu Jitsu's Renaissance Man". Gracie Barra Association. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ Deb Blyth (April 28, 2010). "Catching up with Bruno Fernandes". Graciemag. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  5. ↑ Deb Blyth (December 16, 2009). "If you can't spare one hour of your day to do something you love, there really is something wrong in your life". Gracie Mag. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
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