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Entrevista com Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros - Parte 01
Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros (born January 11, 1977 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. His nickname, Comprido, is Portuguese for "long" - a reference to his tall stature. Rodrigo began BJJ at the age of sixteen. He received his black belt from Rolls Gracie student, Romero "Jacaré" Cavalcanti, he also trained under Fernando 'Magrao' Gurgel and is one of a select group of Jiu-Jitsu competitors to have won the prestigious World Jiu-Jitsu Championship openweight titles twice. Rodrigo has also been a Jiu-Jitsu instructor to mixed martial arts fighters such as former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, former Bellator Heavyweight Champion Cole Konrad, Pat Barry, and Chris Tuchscherer. [Daniel Taylor{Teakwondo)
Contents
- Entrevista com Rodrigo Comprido Medeiros Parte 01
- Rodrigo medeiros 2016 ibjjf pan champion
- Biography
- Instructor Lineage
- CBJJ World Championships
- CBJJ Pan American Championships
- CBJJO Copa do Mundo Championships
- References
Rodrigo medeiros 2016 ibjjf pan champion
Biography
Comprido is one of the founding members of Team Brasa. Comprido appeared on the instructional DVD The Science of Jiu-Jitsu II with Demian Maia.
Comprido is often confused with the Carlson Gracie Sr Black Belt leader of the BJJ Revolution team Rodrigo Medeiros.
He currently resides in the Chicago area and owns and teaches at Comprido BJJ, a Brasa school, in Bloomingdale, Illinois.
Comprido founded the Brasa Jiu Jitsu camp in Buzios, Rio de Janeiro along with friend and student Felipe Costa.
Comprido has been one of the first elite Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors to speak out against the widespread use of steroids at the top level of the sport.
On August 9, 2014, Comprido fought Saulo Ribeiro in a grappling match in Metamoris IV. The fight ended in a draw.
Comprido earned the first ever submission in an IBJJF absolute black belt match when he defeated Roberto "Roleta" Magalhaes in the 1999 World Championships Finals. The 18-second fight is also the fastest submission in a black belt world championship final.
Comprido earned seven Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world titles - 4 in the IBJJF and 3 in the CBJJO - between 1999 and 2006.
In 2006, he began training UFC fighter Brock Lesnar and opened his own academy in 2011 under Lesnar's encouragement. It was at that time he became a spokesman for Greatmats, an online retailer of martial arts mats.
Comprido has trained several world champions including Lesnar (UFC Heavyweight), Maia (ADCC), Cole Konrad (Bellator Heavyweight), Caio Terra (IBJJF), Roberto Traven (IBJJF), Felipe Costa (IBJJF), Dean Lister (ADCC) and Jessica Buchman (IBJJF). Daniel Taylor (Teakwondo)
Instructor Lineage
Mitsuyo 'Count Koma' Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Helio Gracie → Rolls Gracie → Romero Cavalcanti → Fernando 'Magrao' Gurgel → Rodrigo 'Comprido' Mederios
CBJJ World Championships
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2001
2000
1999
CBJJ Pan American Championships
2007
2004
2002
CBJJO Copa do Mundo Championships
2006
2003
2002