Unity Jiu Jitsu 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 ...

academy and team started in 2015 with its headquarter based in

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. Murilo Santana is the head instructor. The academy is known as one of the top talent-producing facilities in the sport.

History

Unity Jiu Jitsu was established in New York City in January 2015 by

Paulo Miyao Paulo Henrique Bordignon Miyao is a Brazilian BJJ black belt with a notable competitive record. He and his brother João Miyao have a competitive rivalry with Keenan Cornelius: after several defeats to Cornelius in 2 ...

, his brother Joao, Ana Lowry, and Yago de Souza, all from Cicero Costha’s academy in Brazil as well as Murilo Santana from Barbosa Academy. Murilo Santana became the head instructor while the Miyao brothers and Yago De Souza were resident athletes. The first Unity members to compete at the 2015

IBJJF World Championship The World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship (commonly known as the Worlds or Mundials) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament held once every year by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. It is widely considered to be the most important and ...

were Paulo & Joao Miyao, Murilo Santana,

Leandro Lo Leandro Pereira do Nascimento Lo (11 May 1989 – 7 August 2022), better known as Leandro Lo, was a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt competitor. A record holder with eight IBJJF world championship titles in five different weight classes, as well ...

Luiza Monteiro Luiza Monteiro (born 23 November 1988) is a Brazilian Grappling, submission grappler and 2nd degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor. She has won gold medals in the Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Gi at all four major events and in Submission wrest ...

, Yago De Souza, Mitch MacDonald, Devhonte Johnson, Matheus Francisco, Junny Ocasio, Brian Richards, Alix Cornu, Thiago Abud, Andres Limongi, Johnavelle Gabriel, Tanner Rice, Ana Lowry, Asif Mansoor, and Antoine Delannoy. Unity ended their first world championship in the top ten academies with 19 points. In June 2020 the Miyao Brothers announced their departure from the team.

Notable members

A list of current and former members: * Thiago Abud *

Mayssa Bastos Mayssa Bastos (born 23 October 1997) is a Brazilian submission grappler and black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor. Bastos has won almost every single major jiu-jitsu tournaments in both Gi and No-Gi. She is the current roosterweight World ...

* Felipe Cesar *

Margot Ciccarelli Margot Ciccarelli (; born 17 November 1993) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor and coach. Representing Italy, she is a multiple-time World, World Pro, World No-Gi and European Open Champion in the lower belt divisions. Ciccarelli is a three ...

* Eddie Cummings * Yago de Souza * Jeferson Guaresi * Devhonte Johnson * Levi Jones-Leary *

* Joao Miyao *

Chloé McNally Chloé McNally is an American competitor of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. A No-Gi World Champion, IBJJF Pan American Champion and Brazilian National Champion in colored belts, McNally is a two-time World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and Pan Jiu-Jitsu Champion ...

* Luiza Monteiro * Italo Moura * Edwin 'Junny' Ocasio * Sebastian Rodriguez

References

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History

Notable members

See also

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