peoplepill id: leandro-vieira-1
LV
Brazil
2 views today
8 views this week
Leandro Vieira
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor and competitor

Leandro Vieira

The basics

Quick Facts

Intro
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor and competitor
Places
Work field
Gender
Male
Age
43 years
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Leandro Vieira is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor and competitor and a co-founder, leader and fighter for Checkmat BJJ. He is also the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Head Coach for the MMA team at American Kickboxing Academy, renowned for being one of the best MMA teams in the world.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Leandro Vieira began training Jiu-Jitsu at a very young age: only 5 years old. He is known as one of the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructors in the world. He has won medals at IBJJF Championships such as the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championships, Brazilian Nationals, Paulista Regionals, Las Vegas Open and Submission Ink Grappling Tournament. He currently holds a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Leandro's Records

1999 - 1st place Blue Belt Feather Weight at the Brazilian Nationals
2000 - 3rd place Purple Belt Feather Weight at the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
2002 - 1st place Brown Belt at the Regional Paulista Jiu-Jitsu Championship
2010 - 3rd place Black Belt Absolute Division at Submission Ink Grappling Tournament
2010 - 3rd place Black Belt Master Medium Heavy at the Las Vegas International Open
2011 - 2nd place Black Belt Master Medium Heavy at the Las Vegas International Open

Checkmat BJJ

One of the most successful teams in contemporary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Checkmat's worldwide headquarters is based out of São Paulo, Brazil. CheckMat was established in 2008 by its founder and head coach, Leo Vieira. Since its creation, Checkmat has become one of the top teams in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Checkmat's Records

2013
2nd Place - World Championship
1st Place - European Open Championship Adult and Female
3rd Place - European Open Championship Master & Senior
3rd Place - European Open No-Gi Championship

2012
1st Place - Pan Kids Championship
2nd Place - Pan Championship

2011
1st Place - World No-Gi Championship
2nd Place - World Championship
1st Place - Brazilian Nationals Adult
2nd Place - Brazilian Nationals Female 3rd Place - European Open Championship Adult
1st Place - European Open Championship Female 1st Place - European Open Championship Master & Senior 2nd Place - European Open Championship Novice

2010
2nd Place - World No-Gi Championship Adult
2nd Place - World No-Gi Championship Female
3rd Place - World Championship
2nd Place - European Open Championship Adult
1st Place - European Open Championship Master & Senior 3rd Place - European Open Championship Novice

2009
1st Place - World No-Gi Championship Adult
3rd Place - World Championship
1st Place - European Open Championship Adult
2nd Place - European Open Championship Master & Senior
3rd Place - European Open Championship Novice

2008

1st Place - World No-Gi Championship

American Kickboxing Academy

The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) is a martial arts gym Based in San Jose, California. It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts (MMA). There are two locations in San Jose, AKA headquarters and their sister academy in South San Jose. In 2014 AKA opened AKA Thailand Gym in Phuket Thailand. Prominent trainers include Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Leandro Vieira, Bob Cook, Derek Yuen, Javier Mendez, and Andy Fong. Within the facility, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Wrestling and Boxing classes are taught. Additional programs include conditioning and circuit training with TRX Suspension and Combat Circuit.

The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Lists
Leandro Vieira is in following lists
comments so far.
Comments
From our partners
Sponsored
Leandro Vieira
arrow-left arrow-right instagram whatsapp myspace quora soundcloud spotify tumblr vk website youtube pandora tunein iheart itunes