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Martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Fitness
History
Established in 1998.
Ricardo «Franjinha» Miller, the youngest son of three kids, put on his first gi at the age of 19. After four month of training, he was already competing in tournaments in his native Brasil. Once he attained the level of Blue Belt, he began to understand the subtleties of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu through the careful tutelage of his coaches Romero Cavalcanti and Fabio Gurgel, who would teach Ricardo how to become a Black Belt and teacher himself.
In August 1996, little after conquered the World Championship in Brazil, Ricardo traveled to the United States to compete in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Pan American Championship (held in California). After visiting friends in Santa Barbara, he fell in love with the city and decided to move to the USA. He went back to Brazil and told his girlfriend (today his wife-Erika) that he wanted to make the move to the USA. However, a few weeks before leaving Brazil, Erika realized that she was pregnant. At that point, Ricardo made the most important decision of
Meet the Business Owner
Rodrigo A.
Business Owner
Rodrigo Antunes was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His introduction to martial arts was made at the age of 4, through judo, as there was a judo club very close to Rodrigo’s residence. He trained under the illustrious George Mehdi.
BJJ appeared in Rodrigo’s life when he was 8 years old. His cousin was a close friend of Carley Gracie and he would often encourage Rodrigo to give jiu jitsu a try. Rodrigo ended up signing to Reylson Gracie’s old academy in the Gávea Shopping Centre. The training there was more focused in the old school methods of self defence. A few years later, through some friends Rodrigo started training with another legend of the sport, Sergio Bolão. There he got in touch with the sporting aspect of jiu jitsu. Rodrigo also worked extensively with many other coaches from the Carlson Gracie lineage, such as Rodrigo Medeiros (founder of BJJ Revolution Team). He also spent some time with Jorge Pereira.
His training continued under many different faces, including Ricardo ”