Gordo Jiu-Jitsu
Team Accomplishments
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Instructors
Nilson Roberto Lopes
Black Belt · Gustavo Gordo Jiu-Jitsu Brasileiro
Nilson Roberto Lopes is the head instructor at Gustavo Gordo Jiu-Jitsu Brasileiro, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in Londrina, Brazil. 1 competitor in the JiuJitsuGyms database list the academy as their team, 1 of them black belts. This profile was built from the IBJJF academy directory, where Nilson Roberto Lopes is registered as the academy's responsible instructor. Instructors can claim this profile to add a full bio and photo.
Roberto Correa de Lima
Black Belt · Gordo Jiu-Jitsu
Roberto Correa de Lima, known worldwide as Gordo, has been teaching Jiu-Jitsu for more than 30 years and heads Gordo Jiu Jitsu Academy. Raised in Rio de Janeiro, he began training in 1986 at 15, influenced by his close friend Ralph Gracie. A serious knee injury at 18, when he was a purple belt, forced him to adapt his training, and out of that he developed the half guard as an offensive position, earning the nickname "king of the half guard". He received his black belt in 1993 and went on to win the world championship in 1996 and 1997, Brazilian national titles including the open weight division, and five Pan American titles between 1995 and 2003. A sixth degree black belt who also spent two years training the UAE national team, he was awarded his coral belt by Renzo Gracie in 2024 after 30 years as a black belt.
Roberto Correa de Lima
Black Belt · Gordo Jiu-Jitsu Europe
Roberto Correa de Lima is the head instructor at Gordo Jiu-Jitsu Europe, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in Doncaster, UK. This profile was built from the IBJJF academy directory, where Roberto Correa de Lima is registered as the academy's responsible instructor. Instructors can claim this profile to add a full bio and photo.
Roberto Correa de Lima
Black Belt · Gordo Jiu Jitsu Academy
Roberto Correa de Lima, known worldwide as Gordo, heads the Gordo Jiu Jitsu USA Academy in Weston, Florida. Raised in Rio de Janeiro, he started training in 1986 at age 15, influenced by his close friend Ralph Gracie. A serious knee injury as an 18-year-old purple belt forced him to adapt his game, and out of that he developed the modern half guard, earning the nickname "king of the half-guard." Gordo received his black belt in 1993 and went on to win national and international titles, including two world championships and four Pan American championships. He has been teaching since the 1990s, with academies around the world and two years spent training the UAE national team, and has produced champions in both Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. In 2024, after 30 years as a black belt, he was awarded his coral belt by Renzo Gracie.
Member Gyms (6)
US gyms are listed first.
Gordo Jiu Jitsu Academy
Weston, FL
Gordo Jiu Jitsu Academy is located at 1637 Bonaventure Boulevard in Weston, Florida 33326. The training school was voted Best of Florida in the Martial Arts Training Facilities category, and provides Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction. The academy was founded by Roberto Correa de Lima, who was raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and started training Jiu-Jitsu in 1986, at the age of 15. A coral belt known worldwide as Gordo, he developed the half-guard position and became celebrated as the king of the half guard. Roberto Correa de Lima has been teaching Jiu-Jitsu for over 30 years and has formed great champions in both Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. The academy was also selected for the Best of Weston Awards for Martial Arts School and inducted into the Weston Business Hall of Fame.
Gordo Jiu Jitsu Cannock
Cannock, England
Gordo Jiu Jitsu Cannock in Cannock, England, UK offers training in Gi and No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Gordo Jiu-Jitsu
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Gordo Jiu-Jitsu is located in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. It offers training in Gi and No-Gi. The gym has produced 4 IBJJF adult black-belt Gi world champions and 372 kids world champions. The price range for classes is $$.
Gordo Jiu-Jitsu Leeds
Leeds,
Gi and No-Gi are the paired training-focus labels for Gordo Jiu-Jitsu Leeds in Leeds, UK. Gi refers to grappling categorized with the traditional uniform, while No-Gi identifies the related clothing-free category, making the supplied discipline mix immediately clear. Beginners can use those two labels to understand a broad contrast in grappling context without assuming any particular teaching arrangement, progression, or activity. Competitors can also recognize Gi and No-Gi as separate grappling categories, with the paired listing indicating scope across both rather than a claim about events or results. Gordo Jiu-Jitsu Leeds is located in Leeds, UK, and its dual Gi and No-Gi focus is the record’s central supplied distinction, presenting two complementary ways of identifying its Jiu-Jitsu context.
Gustavo Gordo Jiu-Jitsu Brasileiro
Londrina,
Gustavo Gordo Jiu-Jitsu Brasileiro is located in Londrina, Brazil.