Rodrigo Medeiros
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Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros (born January 11, 1977 in Brasilia
, Brazil
) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. His nickname, Comprido, is Portuguese for "long". Rodrigo began BJJ at the age of sixteen. He received his black belt from Rolls Gracie
student, Romero "Jacaré" Cavalcanti and is one of a select group of jiu jitsu competitors to have won the prestigious CBJJ Mundial Absolute title twice.
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Comprido is often confused with the Carlson Gracie Sr
Black Belt and leader of the BJJ Revolution team Rodrigo Medeiros.
He currently resides in the Chicago
area, having recently ended a stint at FLO MMA in Palatine. Comprido has intentions of opening his own academy in the near future.
Comprido founded the Brasa Jiu Jitsu camp in Buzios, RDJ along with friend and student Felipe Costa.
Comprido has been one of the first elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitors to speak out against the widespread use of steroids at the top level of the sport.
→ Carlos Gracie, Sr.
→ Helio Gracie
→ Rolls Gracie
→ Romero Cavalcanti → Rodrigo "Comprido" Mederios
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Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. His nickname, Comprido, is Portuguese for "long". Rodrigo began BJJ at the age of sixteen. He received his black belt from Rolls Gracie
Rolls Gracie
Rolls Gracie was a notable practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a member of the Gracie family.- Biography :...
student, Romero "Jacaré" Cavalcanti and is one of a select group of jiu jitsu competitors to have won the prestigious CBJJ Mundial Absolute title twice.
Biography
Comprido is one of the founding members of Team Brasa. Comprido appeared on the instructional DVD The Science of Jiu-Jitsu II with Demian MaiaDemian Maia
Demian Maia Baptista is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Maia is currently ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by Sherdog and Yahoo! Sports., and the #8 middleweight fighter in the world by...
.
Comprido is often confused with the Carlson Gracie Sr
Carlson Gracie
Carlson Gracie, Sr. was a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was the eldest son of Carlos Gracie, founder of the system with his uncle Hélio Gracie, and learned the art from his uncle and his father. He was a member of the legendary Gracie family.- Biography :Carlson Gracie would later split...
Black Belt and leader of the BJJ Revolution team Rodrigo Medeiros.
He currently resides in the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
area, having recently ended a stint at FLO MMA in Palatine. Comprido has intentions of opening his own academy in the near future.
Comprido founded the Brasa Jiu Jitsu camp in Buzios, RDJ along with friend and student Felipe Costa.
Comprido has been one of the first elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitors to speak out against the widespread use of steroids at the top level of the sport.
Instructor Lineage
Mitsuyo "Count Koma" MaedaMitsuyo Maeda
,a Brazilian naturalized as Otávio Maeda,was a Japanese judōka and prizefighter in no holds barred competitions. He was also known as Count Combat or Conde Koma in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese, a nickname he picked up in Spain in 1908...
→ Carlos Gracie, Sr.
Carlos Gracie
Carlos Gracie was the first Gracie to learn Judo from Otávio Mitsuyo Maeda. Based on this judo training, Carlos and his brothers founded the martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
→ Helio Gracie
Hélio Gracie
Hélio Gracie was a Brazilian martial artist who, together with his brother Carlos Gracie, founded the martial art of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, known internationally as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
→ Rolls Gracie
Rolls Gracie
Rolls Gracie was a notable practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a member of the Gracie family.- Biography :...
→ Romero Cavalcanti → Rodrigo "Comprido" Mederios
CBJJ World Championships
2007- Black Belt -97 kg: 3rd place
2006
- Black Belt -97 kg: 3rd place
2005
- Black Belt -97 kg: 3rd place
2004
- Black Belt -97 kg: 2nd Place
2003
- Black Belt -91 kg: 3rd place
2001
- Black Belt Open Weight: 3rd place
- Black Belt -91 kg: 2nd place
2000
- Black Belt -97 kg: 3rd place
- Black Belt Open Weight: 1st Place
1999
- Black Belt Open Weight: 1st Place
CBJJ Pan American Championships
2007- Black Belt +97 kg: 1st place
2004
- Black Belt -91 kg: 2nd place
2002
- Black Belt -97 kg: 2nd place
CBJJO Copa do Mundo Championships
2006- Black Belt -97 kg: 1st place
2003
- Black Belt -91 kg: 2nd place
2002
- Black Belt -91 kg: 1st place