Lucas Joas Gomes Leite (born November 3, 1982) is a Brazilian
grappler. He is a multi-time world champion with first place finishes at the
Gi,
Nogi, and
Grapplers Quest world championships. Leite started training
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting ( ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...
when he was 12 years old under
Ryan Gracie.
He earned his black belt under
Leo Vieira in 2006.
Lucas is noted for having a dynamic half guard game utilizing a twisting knee-hip pressure that is difficult to stop. He says he likes to attack through half guard because it is effective in both gi and no gi competition. Though a natural lightweight, Leite mostly competes at heavyweight or absolute because he often practices with heavier training partners at his gym. Leite moved from
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
to
California
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in 2007
and opened his own jiu-jitsu academy, where he currently teaches full-time.
Leite's students include
UFC fighter
Jessica Penne.
He is a member of
Checkmat BJJ Academy.
Leite won the
Pan American Championships A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most ...
in the under 94 kg division in 2015.
See also
*
List of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners
References
External links
*http://www.lucasleitebjj.com/
*http://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/lucas-leite
*http://www.budovideos.com/blogs/budo-blog/16712099-some-half-guard-a-little-tornado-guard-and-an-epic-mohawk
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Living people
1982 births
Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Sportspeople from São Paulo (state)
People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship medalists