Caio Terra (born 8 February 1986 in

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) is a

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(BJJ) competitor and world champion. Caio began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2003 and received his black belt in 2006. His promotion to black belt is one of the quickest recorded in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu history.

Career

Terra's promotion to black belt occurred in the same year in which the

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set minimum time frames for each belt making it mandatory for a brown belt to compete on in the brown belt division for a minimum of 1 year before being promoted. As Caio had not hit the time frame outlined by the federation, he was blocked from competing at the 2007

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(Brasileiro). Later that year, and although the federation had plans to veto Caio from the World Championship, the IBJJF made a last-minute exception accepting his entry for competition. This was the last time someone with less than 1 year experience at brown belt was legally allowed to compete as a black belt in an IBJJF tournament. Caio is known for his maxim "Technique Conquers All", an expression he has tested and proven through his successful victories in the open weight divisions. Caio Terra now trains and owns the Caio Terra Academy in

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. He also owns Caio Terra Online, an internet based instructional site where Caio and invited instructors, provide technical insight and instruction plans to subscribers and affiliate academies. In 2017 Caio retired from No Gi competition and decided to focus his energy on his team. Since retiring Caio has helped develop

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(the only four-time Black Belt American World Champion), Mason Fowler, Yuri Simoes, Rudson Telles, Jeremy Jackson, Kaniela Kahuanui and others. The Caio Terra Academy made headlines during the

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as Terra publicly revealed that his gym was threatened with $5,000 fines by local public health officials for every class he ran, forcing him to close. On 28 September 2020, Terra was awarded with the 4th degree on his BJJ Black Belt from Master Paulo Mauricio Strauch.

Instructor lineage

Mitsuyo Maeda ,Virgílio, pp. 22–25 a Brazilian naturalized as Otávio Maeda (),Virgílio, p. 9 was a Japanese ''judōka'' (judo practitioner) and prizefighter in no holds barred competitions, also being one of the first documented mixed martial artists of t ...

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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 and ...

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Reyson Gracie The Gracie Family () are a prominent martial arts family originally from Belém, state of Pará, Brazil whose ancestors came from Paisley, Scotland. They are known for creating the self-defense martial arts system of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, also ...

→ Paulo Maurício Strauch → Caio Terra

Career Highlights

* IBJJF World Champion 2008/2013 * IBJJF World No Gi Champion 2008-2017 (Ten Time World No Gi Champion) * IBJJF Pan American Champion 2011/2012/2013 * USBJJF/ IBJJF American Nationals Champion 2010*/2011**/2012 * USBJJF/ IBJJF American Nationals No Gi Champion 2012* * IBJJF European Open Champion 2014/2015/2016/2017/2018 * IBJJF European No Gi Open Champion 2013** * IBJJF Las Vegas Open Champion 2010**/2011**/2012 * UKBJJF/IBJJF British National Champion 2015** * UKBJJF/IBJJF British National No Gi Champion 2015** * IBJJF World Championship Runner-Up 2009-2011, 2017 * USBJJF/IBJJF American National Championship Runner-Up 2010/2012/2014 * Metamoris 1 Super fight winner * FTW Bantamweight GI and No Gi Title Holder *Absolute **Weight and Absolute

Personal life

His father is the Brazilian singer

Renato Terra Renato Terra (26 July 1922 in Naples – 28 November 2010 in Rome) had a career working in film as an actor, and has appeared in over 80 movies. In 1977 he retired to become a poet. Young, he attended the Experimental Center of Cinematography in ...

Quotes

*"It's not how good your jiujitsu is, but how good jiujitsu is for you."Train for Life: Caio Terra's BJJ Journey
Gameness Sports, YouTube

References

External links

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