Leonardo Dalla (born 1974) is a

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 ...

black belt competitor and instructor. He was medalist in several major

competitions, such as the

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

Pan American Championship A Pan American Championship is a top level international sports competition between athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs in the Americas. Typically these championships are recurring, the most ...

gi and no-gi, and Brazilian National Championship. Leo Dalla was born in 1974, growing up in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil. Dalla started training in 1987 at age of 13, in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

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becoming the very first student to receive a Black Belt under Master Jorge Pereira in June 1993.

Instructor lineage

Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda →

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 ...

→ Helio Gracie → Rickson Gracie → Jorge Pereira → Leonardo Dalla

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dalla, Leo 1974 births Living people Brazilian submission wrestlers Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu trainers People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city) Date of birth missing (living people)