Grappling Fight Team (most commonly known as GFTeam) is a
Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) academy and team.
History
It was started in 1993 as part of
Universidade Gama Filho, a university in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
as
Universidade Gama Filho (UGF) or Gama Filho Jiu-Jitsu.
It was developed under coaches Pedro Gama Filho and Paulo Jardim then under
Julio Cesar Pereira
Julio Cesar Pereira is an 8th degree red and white belt coral belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner from Brazil.
An international master champion, two-time IBJJF World champion, two-times Pan American champion, eight-times Brazilian ...
, Marcus Bello and Alexandre Baraúna. In 2004 the team cut ties with the university following the death of Pedro Filho, in 2007 Julio Cesar founded Grappling Fight Team or GFTeam.
GF Team headquarter is located in Bairro do Meier,
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
.
Grappling fight team has more than 30 affiliate academies in the world.
In 2023, GFTeam was ranked No.9 for male and No.2 for female athletes at the
2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
The 2023 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship was an international Brazilian jiu-jitsu event organised by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJFF) and held at the California State University, Long Beach in California from 1 to 4 J ...
.
GFTeam was ranked No.3 in the
IBJJF
The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) is a for-profit company that hosts several of the biggest Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournaments in the world, including the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, World No-Gi Championship, Pan Jiu-Jitsu ...
Top 10 Academy Rankings for the 2022/2023 season.
On September 13, 2023, GFTeam announced that they were merging with JiuArt in order to form a new competition team.
Notable members
Current and former members:
* Thamires Aquino
* Alexandre Barauna
*
Mayssa Bastos
Mayssa Bastos (born 23 October 1997) is a Brazilian submission grappler and black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor. Bastos has won almost every single major jiu-jitsu tournaments in both Gi and No-Gi. She is the current roosterweight Wor ...
* Marcus Bello
*
Claudio Calasans
* Jaime Canuto
* Ricardo Evangelista
*
Dante Leon
* Amanda Monteiro Canuto
* Thiago Borges
* Denilson Pimenta
* Rafaela Pires
*
Rodolfo Vieira
References
External links
*
2017 establishments
Brazilian jiu-jitsu training facilities
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