GF Team Founder Julio Cesar Pereira has long had his bjjheroes page – because he is one.
Julio Cesar started training Jiu Jitsu under Monir Salomão’s tutelage in 1974, and continued training under the Oswaldo Fadda black belt until he received his black belt himself
Julio Cesar is also the founding member and main instructor of the world famous GF Team (Grappling Fight Team) formerly known as Gama Filho Jiu Jitsu academy. Julio Cesar has been directly involved with the development of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu champions such as Rodolfo Vieira, Vitor Henrique, Ricardo Evangelista, Igor Silva and many others.
“I’m arriving in Brazil on Thursday,” Julio warned. “I’ll fight yes. I came to teach Jiu-Jitsu in the USA, and with the pace of training here, also packed with the encouragement of the students, I decided to fight in the International Master and in August in the World Masters. ”
The last tournament of the master was in 2016, still as black belt, months before receiving the 7th degree. Very few Jiu-Jitsu masters performed in regular tournaments.
Julio, joked with the situation to graciemag: “Being able to fight I can. I’m going to fight with the coral band, yes. Come on, she gives me luck. ”
