Abraham Tabar
Abraham Tabar teaches at Básico BJJ; his pupil Papo Soñé helped establish Cabarete’s Academia de la Costa.
Biography
Sources for this profile
COD, November 19, 2025.(opens in a new tab)
The Dominican Olympic Committee’s November 2025 biographical notice gives Abraham Tabar’s birth date as October 22, 1963.
Where in the source: Tabar’s named biographical section.
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The 2025 notice lists Tabar teaching judo at Escuela Matsunaga in 1995–2000, then BJJ and MMA at Escuela Vale-Tudo in 2000–2011, and identifies him as Básico BJJ’s founder.
Where in the source: Tabar’s teaching-history section.
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In November 2025, the Dominican martial-arts Hall of Fame announced Tabar’s selection in jiu-jitsu for its forthcoming ceremony.
Where in the source: Opening election paragraphs.
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The 2025 biographical notice identifies Tabar as a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.
Where in the source: Tabar’s named grading section.
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El Día, March 11, 2025.(opens in a new tab)
El Día’s account of the documentary Maetrón identifies Tabar as a pupil of judo teacher Mamoru Matsunaga.
Where in the source: Opening biographical paragraph.
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El Día linked Maetrón’s release to the ninth anniversary of pupil Darío Soñé’s DASH academy. Producer Denis Lara and director/BJJ practitioner Beto Franco made the film; Franco praised Tabar’s influence beyond techniques, while pupil Papo Soñé described his discipline and guidance as fatherly.
Where in the source: Filmmakers and student tributes.
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BJJ Heroes.(opens in a new tab)
Interested in groundwork, Tabar studied BJJ in the US with Romero Cavalcanti, then Royce Gracie and Fernando Yamasaki; Marte was his Básico pupil.
Where in the source: Biography.
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Diario Libre, May 19, 2010.(opens in a new tab)
In May 2010, Diario Libre identified Tabar as the head of Yamasaki’s academy at Body Shop in Ensanche Naco, where Abraham Marte was a full-time instructor.
Where in the source: Last two academy paragraphs.
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DASH, academy history.(opens in a new tab)
DASH’s academy history identifies Abraham Tabar as Maestrón and says he teaches at Básico BJJ.
Where in the source: Final Dominican-history paragraph.
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Academia de la Costa, About.(opens in a new tab)
Academia de la Costa places Tomás ‘Papo’ Soñé in Tabar’s teaching line after Matsunaga. Together with Joe Neurauter, Soñé established the Cabarete school in 2006. His later community projects offered children BJJ, art and skateboarding at no charge.
Where in the source: About introduction and Papo profile.
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