Unity Jiu Jitsu is a
Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy and team started in 2015 with its headquarter based in
New York City
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. Murilo Santana is the head instructor.
History
Unity Jiu Jitsu was established in New York City in January 2015 by
Paulo Miyao
Paulo Henrique Bordignon Miyao (born May 11, 1991) is a Brazilian people, Brazilian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, BJJ black belt with a notable competitive record. He and his brother João Miyao have a competitive rivalry with ...
, his brother Joao, Ana Lowry, and Yago de Souza, all from Cicero Costha’s academy in Brazil as well as Murilo Santana from Barbosa Academy.
Murilo Santana became the head instructor while the Miyao brothers and Yago De Souza were resident athletes.
The first Unity members to compete at the 2015
IBJJF World Championship were Paulo & Joao Miyao, Murilo Santana,
Leandro Lo
Leandro Pereira do Nascimento Lo (11 May 1989 – 7 August 2022), better known as Leandro Lo, was a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt competitor. A record holder with eight IBJJF world championship titles in five different weight classes, as w ...
,
Luiza Monteiro, Yago De Souza, Mitch MacDonald,
Devhonte Johnson, Matheus Francisco, Junny Ocasio, Brian Richards, Alix Cornu, Thiago Abud, Andres Limongi, Johnavelle Gabriel, Tanner Rice, Ana Lowry, Asif Mansoor, and Antoine Delannoy.
Unity ended their first world championship in the top ten academies with 19 points.
In June 2020 the Miyao Brothers announced their departure from the team.
Notable members
A list of current and former members:
* Thiago Abud
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Wilson Moreira
Wilson Moreira (12 December 1936 – 6 September 2018) was a Brazilian ''samba, sambista''.
Biography
Moreira was born in the neighborhood of Realengo, in Rio de Janeiro. As a teenager he was associated with the samba school Mocidade Independent ...
* Felipe Cesar
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Margot Ciccarelli
Margot Ciccarelli (; born 17 November 1993) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor and coach.
Representing Italy, she is a multiple-time World, World Pro, World No-Gi and European Champion in the lower belt divisions. At black belt, Ciccarelli ...
* Eddie Cummings
* Yago de Souza
* Jeferson Guaresi
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Devhonte Johnson
* Levi Jones-Leary
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Leandro Lo
Leandro Pereira do Nascimento Lo (11 May 1989 – 7 August 2022), better known as Leandro Lo, was a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt competitor. A record holder with eight IBJJF world championship titles in five different weight classes, as w ...
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Paulo Miyao
Paulo Henrique Bordignon Miyao (born May 11, 1991) is a Brazilian people, Brazilian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, BJJ black belt with a notable competitive record. He and his brother João Miyao have a competitive rivalry with ...
* Joao Miyao
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Chloé McNally
Chloé McNally is an American competitor of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. A No-Gi World Champion, IBJJF Pan American Champion and Brazilian National Champion in colored belts, McNally is a two-time World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and Pan Jiu-Jitsu Champio ...
* Luiza Monteiro
* Italo Moura
* Edwin 'Junny' Ocasio
* Sebastian Rodriguez
* John Ortiz
* Lisander Lopez
* Christopher Soto
* Franco Diaz
* Robin Hwang
* Rafael Briones
* Anthony Raheem Williams
See also
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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Grappling
Grappling is a fighting technique based on throws, trips, sweeps, clinch fighting, ground fighting and submission holds.
Grappling contests often involve takedowns and ground control, and may end when a contestant concedes defeat. Shou ...
References
External links
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu training facilities