Rubens Charles Maciel (born December 24, 1979), aka "Cobrinha" and sometimes referred to as Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles, is a
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) competitor. He is considered the best featherweight in the decade and to be among the best
pound for pound
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jiu jitsu competitors in the world.
Cobrinha is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under
Fernando "Terere" Augusto and a member of
Alliance Jiu Jitsu
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. Cobrinha has won a total of six world championship titles in Brazilian jiu-jitsu as a black belt in the featherweight (or lightweight) category.
He started training BJJ in 2000, received his black belt in 2005, and has since medaled in every
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
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The ...
in which he has competed - a total of ten. He is known for his attacking style of jiu jitsu and, in particular, for his guard. His guard was voted the best Guard of the Decade by fellow World Champions.
Before opening his own school Cobrinha BJJ in
Los Angeles, California
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, in 2011, he was an instructor at the
Alliance Jiu Jitsu
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headquarters in
Atlanta, Georgia
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.
One of his notable students is
Fabricio Werdum Fabricio () is a Spanish male given name. Fabrício () is the Portuguese equivalent.
Among those with the first name are:
* Fabricio Agosto (born 1987), Spanish footballer
* Fabricio Bustos (born 1996), Argentine footballer
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. On January 24, 2022, Cobrinha was announced as the tenth member of the inaugural class of the ADCC Hall of Fame.
Championship record
IBJJF World Championships
*1st place - Black Belt -70kg 2017
*3rd Place - Black Belt -70kg 2016
*2nd Place - Black Belt -70kg 2015
*2nd Place - Black Belt -70kg 2014
*3rd Place - Black Belt -70kg 2013
*2nd Place - Black Belt -70kg 2012
*3rd Place - Black Belt -70kg 2011
*2nd Place - Black Belt -70kg 2010
*1st Place - Black Belt -70kg 2009
*1st Place - Black Belt -70kg 2008
*1st Place - Black Belt -70kg 2007
*1st Place - Black Belt -70kg 2006
IBJJF World No-Gi Championships
* 1st Place - Black Belt -67,5kg 2012
* 1st Place - Black Belt -73,5kg 2011
* 1st Place - Black Belt -67,5kg 2008
* 1st Place - Black Belt -67,5kg 2007
IBJJF Pan American Championships
* 1st Place - Black Belt -70kg 2017
* 2nd Place - Black Belt -70kg 2013
* 2nd Place - Black Belt -70kg 2012
* 1st Place - Black Belt -70kg 2010
* 1st Place - Black Belt -70kg 2009
* 3rd Place - Black Belt -70kg 2009 - Absolute
* 1st Place - Black Belt -70kg 2008
* 1st Place - Black Belt -70kg 2007
IBJJF Pan American No-Gi Championships
* 1st Place - Black Belt -70kg 2008
IBJJF European Championships
* 1st Place - Black Belt -70kg 2017
* 1st Place - Black Belt -70kg 2013
IBJJF Brazilian National Championships
* 1st Place - Black Belt -70kg 2017
ADCC 2017 Abu Dhabi Combat Club : Finland
* -66 kg: 1st place
ADCC 2015 Abu Dhabi Combat Club : Sao Paulo
* -66 kg: 1st place
ADCC 2013 Abu Dhabi Combat Club : Beijing
* -66 kg: 1st place
ADCC 2011 Abu Dhabi Combat Club : Nottingham
* -66 kg: 2nd place
ADCC 2009 Abu Dhabi Combat Club : Barcelona
* -66 kg: 2nd place
World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup
* 2nd Place - Black Belt -70kg 2011 - Absolute
* 3rd Place - Black Belt -74kg 2011
* 2nd Place - Black Belt -65kg 2009
Instructor lineage
Mitsuyo Maeda
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Carlos Gracie
Carlos Gracie (September 14, 1902October 7, 1994) was a Brazilian martial artist who is credited with being one of the primary developers of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Along with his younger brother Hélio Gracie and fellow students Luis França a ...
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Helio Gracie
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* Helio AU-24 Stallion
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* He ...
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Rolls Gracie
Rolls Gracie (; 1951–1982) was a Brazilian martial artist. He was a prominent member of the Gracie family known for their founding of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and considered by some the family's best ever fighter. He was teacher of Rickson Gracie, ...
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Romero Cavalcanti
Romero Cavalcanti (born October 22, 1952) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master and the founder of Alliance Jiu Jitsu. He is one of the six men who were promoted to black belt by Rolls Gracie prior to his fatal 1982 hang gliding accident. >
Alexandre Paiva
Alexandre "Gigi" Paiva (born March 4, 1967, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a long standing figure, having been involved in Jiu Jitsu since the early 1980s, in the Brazilian jiu-jitsu community who has made a number of important contributio ...
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Fernando Augusto Terere > Rubens Charles
See Also
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Bernardo Faria
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Bruno Malfacine
Bruno Malfacine (born 28 August 1986 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) competitor. Malfacine, a winner of 10 World Championships, was inducted into the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation Hall ...
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Herbert Burns
Herbert Mitchell Pontes Burns (born February 2, 1988) is a Brazilian Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who has competed in the Featherweight (MMA), featherweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and ONE Championship. He is ...
References
External links
Official School Website
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Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
1979 births
Living people
People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship medalists
World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship medalists
IBJJF Hall of Fame inductees
Sportspeople from Londrina
Martial artists from Paraná (state)
ADCC Hall of Fame inductees