ART OF JIU JITSU

RAFAEL MENDES IS A 6X WORLD CHAMPION AND 2X ADCC CHAMPION KNOWN FOR HIS CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE STYLE. IN 2022, RAFAEL WAS INDUCTED INTO BOTH THE IBJJF AND ADCC HALL OF FAME.

GUI MENDES IS A 4X WORLD CHAMPION AND MEMBER OF THE IBJJF HALL OF FAME. HE IS THE HEAD PROFESSOR AT AOJ ACADEMY AND HAS CREATED CHAMPIONS AT EVERY AGE AND BELT LEVEL.

TAINAN DALPRA IS A 2X BLACK BELT WORLD CHAMPION AND IS KNOWN FOR HIS TECHNICAL YET DYNAMIC STYLE. HE MOVED FROM BRAZIL TO THE UNITED STATES IN 2014 AT THE AGE OF 14 TO PURSUE HIS DREAM OF MAKING A CAREER FROM JIU JITSU AND IS NOW ONE OF THE HEAD PROFESSORS INSIDE THE ACADEMY.

JESSA KHAN OFFICIALLY JOINED AOJ ACADEMY IN 2016 AS AN ORANGE BELT. SHE WON THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE BLUE, PURPLE AND BROWN BELTS AND RECEIVED HER BLACK BELT FROM PROFESSOR GUI MENDES 2 DAYS BEFORE HER 19TH BIRTHDAY. IN 2023, SHE CAPTURED THE BLACK BELT WORLD TITLE IN THE LIGHT-FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION AFTER AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE.

COLE ABATE IS A MULTIPLE TIME WORLD CHAMPION IN THE COLORED BELTS AND THE YOUNGEST EVER TO WIN THE ADCC TRIALS AT THE AGE OF 16 YEARS OLD. HE WAS RECENTLY PROMOTED TO BLACK BELT BY PROFESSOR GUI MENDES IN JULY 2023.

PABLO LAVASELLI IS A 2X WORLD PRO CHAMPION AND BRAZILIAN NATIONALS CHAMPION. ORIGINALLY FROM ARGENTINA, PABLO MOVED TO THE USA IN THE SUMMER 2022 TO LEARN FROM PROFESSOR GUI MENDES. SINCE THEN HE HAS BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF AOJ ACADEMY AND THE AOJ+ ONLINE PLATFORM.