Kimura Nova União is a set of

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

ian

sports school A sports school () is a type of educational institution for children that originated in the Soviet Union. Sports schools were the basis of the powerful system of physical culture (fitness) and sports education in the USSR and the Eastern Bloc, pa ...

s focused on Brazilian jiu-jitsu,

submission wrestling Submission wrestling, also known as submission grappling, submission fighting, or simply grappling, is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on ground fighting and submission techniques. It is a hybrid discipline that incorporates elem ...

and

MMA Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

with branches in Brazil, United States, Japan, Switzerland and Norway founded on 12 October 1993 in

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte Natal (), literally ''Christmas'' or ''natal'' ("birth") is the capital and largest city of the States of Brazil, state of Rio Grande do Norte, located in Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern Brazil. According to Brazilian Institute of Geograp ...

. Since November 1997, the school, that was called only ''Kimura'', united with the Nova União and took its current name. It was champion of that World Cup of Jiu-Jitsu of 2004. Some of the notable students are

Renan Barão Renan do Nascimento Mota Pegado (born 31 January 1987), known as Renan Barão, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and a former UFC Bantamweight Champion. According to Fight Matrix, Barão holds the third longest unbeaten streak i ...

Ronny Markes Ronny Markes (born April 21, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight (MMA), Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2007, Markes has formerly competed for the Ultimate Fig ...

and

Gleison Tibau Janigleison Herculano Alves, better known as Gleison Tibau (; born July 10, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional since 1999, he has competed for the UFC, Professional Fighters ...

Notable Match Outcomes

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

* First place in the Brazil North-Northeast Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship ( João Pessoa - State of

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), 2011

MMA

* 18 wins of the athlete Renan Barão in

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* Silver medal o
Marius Håkonsen
in the 2015 European IMMAF MMA Championship * Victory of Caio Alencar and Jussier Formiga in Shooto Brasil 25, 2011 * Victory of Ciro Bad Boy in the eighth edition of the Octagon Fight

References

External links

Official Page

Tatame - Kimura Nova União é destaque em Natal

Notable Match Outcomes

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

MMA

References

External links

See also