Hilton Leão da Silva (born April 11, 1946) is an 9th Degree Red Belt in

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 ...

. He is a 6 times winner of International IBJJF Master championships (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006).

Biography

He is the actual president of Liga Brasileira de Jiu-Jitsu and also the head of Leão Dourado Brazilian jiu-jitsu Association in

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

, Brazil. Having originally achieved his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 1975. In 2008 he received his 8th Degree in jiu-jitsu by the hands of the president of Federação Mineira de Jiu-Jitsu, Adair Alves de Almeida. Master Hilton Leão is still an avid practitioner of the art. In 2008, at 62 years old, he fought Célio Caneca on the International Masters & Seniors of Jiu-Jitsu. ''Leão Dourado'' means ''golden lion'' in Portuguese.

Titles

* 6 times winner of International Master & Sênior of Jiu-Jitsu for

IBJJF The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) is a for-profit company that hosts several of the biggest Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) tournaments in the world, including the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, World No-Gi Championship, Pan Jiu ...

(1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)IBJJF. ''Results''.

References

External links

Official website

Kimura Gym
Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a red belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Living people 1946 births {{Brazil-martialart-bio-stub