Julio "Foca" Fernandez

Júlio "Foca" Fernandez (born March 3, 1957) is a 7th degree Coral Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under the late Grandmaster Carlson Gracie Sr. His nickname, Foca, is Portuguese for "Sea Lion". He is the co-author of the instructional book Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: For Experts Only alongside Carlson Gracie Sr.

Instructor Lineage

Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Carlson Gracie Sr. → Julio "Foca" Fernandez

Tournament results

• 5 Times Brazilian National Featherweight Champion
• 2 Times Champion Minas Gerais / Rio de Janeiro Challenge
• 3 Times Rio de Janeiro State Champion
• International Masters Champion, Tijuca Tenis Clube, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• World Masters Champion, Long Beach, CA, USA

2014

• IBJJF World Masters Featherweight Champion - Long Beach, CA, USA

2011

• IBJJF International Masters Featherweight Champion - Tijuca Tenis Clube, Tijuca, RJ

1989

• Canto do Rio Stadium - Niteroi, RJ

1988

• Company State Tournament Light Weight Champion - RJ

1987

• Fluminense Futebol Clube - Laranjeiras, RJ
• Caio Martins Stadium - Niteroi, RJ

1986

• Canto do Rio Stadium - Niteroi, RJ

1985

• Canto do Rio Stadium - Niteroi, RJ

1983-84

• Caio Martins Stadium - Niteroi, RJ