Bernardo Rocha de Faria is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor and instructor. He is five-time World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, European Champion, Pan-American Champion and Brazilian National Champion. In February and March 2013, Faria was ranked first in the IBJJF World Ranking of all divisions, and was chosen as the best jiu jitsu athlete of 2015. Faria received his black belt from instructor Ricardo Marques in 2008,[7] and moved to the Alliance Jiu Jitsu Sao Paulo team to train with mestre Fábio Gurgel in 2009.[8] In June 2022 Faria was inducted in the IBJJF Hall of Fame.[9]
Bernardo Faria | |
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Born | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 20 January 1987
Residence | Bedford, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States |
Team | Alliance Jiu Jitsu |
Rank | 3rd Degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Bernardo Faria currently runs his own Jiu Jitsu academy in Bedford, Massachusetts.[10] He is a member of Alliance Jiu Jitsu team and Marcelo Garcia Association.[11]
On Faria's YouTube channel, "BJJ Fanatics", he regularly posts techniques alongside other Jiu Jitsu practitioners and MMA fighters such as Dean Lister, John Danaher and Gordon Ryan.[12]
References
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- ^ "About Bernardo Faria". Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ "BJJ Heroes - Bernardo Faria". Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ "Bernardo Faria Inducted Into The IBJJF Hall Of Fame". Sensō Jiu Jitsu. 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Bernardo Faria Academy". Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ "Marcelo Garcia and Bernardo Faria Training Footage". Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ "Bernardo Faria Youtube Channel". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-12-23.