Bruno F. Fernandes | |
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![]() Bruno F. Fernandes | |
Born | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | April 6, 1978
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 170 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. |
Other information | |
Occupation | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu teacher, entrepreneur, researcher |
Notable students | Georges St. Pierre Vince Mattei |
![]() Bruno F. Fernandes in competition | ||
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Grappling | ||
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
World Championship [1] | ||
![]() | 2002 United States | Middleweight |
![]() | 2001 United States | Middleweight |
![]() | 2000 United States | Middleweight |
![]() | 1999 United States | Middleweight |
![]() | 1998 United States | Middleweight |
![]() | 1997 United States | Middleweight |
Pan American Championship | ||
![]() | 2014 United States | Middleweight |
![]() | 2008 United States | Middleweight |
![]() | 1998 United States | Open category |
![]() | 1998 United States | Middleweight |
![]() | 1997 United States | Middleweight |
Nogi Pan American Championship | ||
![]() | 2013 United States | Middleweight |
![]() | 2012 United States | Middleweight |
Brazilian Championships [1] | ||
![]() | 2004 Brazil | Middleweight |
![]() | 1998 Brazil | Middleweight |
![]() | 1997 Brazil | Middleweight |
![]() | 1997 Brazil | Open category |
![]() | 1996 Brazil | Middleweight |
![]() | 1994 Brazil | Middleweight |
Australian Championships [2] | ||
![]() | 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.
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]
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]
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]
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