Marcus Buchecha Almeida As The Master Of Jiu Jitsu

Marcus Buchecha Almeida was born January 8th, 1990 in sao Vicente, Brazil. As a kid he wished to play football (soccer) however, as he willingly admits, he was not great. Quickly after he took to surfing, beginning at a young age. It had not been till his mid-teens that that he found Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and it was his sister and his dad who introduced him to it.

Marcus's dad, Cleiton Almeida, was a really protective dad. When Marcus's sister started Jiu Jitsu training, her dad started going to class with her. Mr. Almeida quickly started training also, and it had not been long till Mr. Almeida had his 14 year old son Marcus Buchecha Almeida going to class too. The young boy rapidly fell for the sport and he started to train in Jiu Jitsu as frequently as he could.Under the watchful eye of his instructor, Redrigo Cavoca, a world champion Jiu Jitsu fighter himself, Marcus started to master the art of Jiu Jitsu, and rapidly came to be an unstoppable force in the lower belt divisions. Quickly after he started winning triumphes at Pan Ams, Sao Paoulo Cup and many, many more. In 2010, while on the podium for winning the World Championship, Marcus Buchecha Almeida got his black belt. Later on that year he moved to the United States with his master Redigo Cavoca, and his colleague Thiago 'Baiano' Aragao, where he won the World Nogi Tournament.

In 2011 he revisited Sao Paulo with Cavaca to proceed his training. He has actually proceeded to battle since revisiting Sao Paulo, Brazil and in simply the past 2 years alone he has actually won 7 championship golds, 3 silvers, and 2 bronzes. Since 2011 he has actually battled in 4 Championships: The World Championship (2011 and 2012), Nogi World Championship (2011 and 2012), Pan American Championship (2011 and 2012), and the World Cup (2011). He is a member of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu group Checkmat, which was established in 2008. Checkmat was established by 2 brothers, Leonardo and Ricardo Vieira after they escaped from their original group, 'Brasa'. Generally, Marcus Buchecha Almeida has actually won a complete 25 championships.

Today Marcus is the present World Heavyweight and Absolute Champion, along with the existing Pan American Heavyweight and Absolute Champion. Further than proceeding to win gold medals, Marcus Buchecha Almeida even instructs workshops on his beloved drills, moves, training, and responses questions.

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