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Ahmet Gurbanov

Turkmen jiu-jitsu instructor Ahmet Gurbanov taught at Shanghai’s Jing’an Cultural Center night school.

Biography

Ahmet Gurbanov, named 阿曼 in Chinese reports, was announced in August 2024 as a Turkmen Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor for the Jing’an Cultural Center branch of Shanghai’s citizen art night school. City News Service also identified him as a coach at Bushido Fight Club. A coach’s recommendation had brought him to the cultural center. Wenhui’s September 2024 report described him as having spent about five years in Shanghai and wanting more people in China to learn jiu-jitsu. He and fellow instructor Anna arrived early with their own mats to cover the floor. They rarely taught complete beginners. For shrimping, a basic hip-escape movement, they slowed each step down. Gurbanov then demonstrated with Anna how that movement could help someone escape. Their opening class took place on September 2, 2024. Zhu, taking her first coached jiu-jitsu lesson, found the movement drills more demanding than she had expected. City News Service’s classroom coverage names his fellow demonstrator as Ana Paula. His competition results that year included second place at the 2024 ADCC China Open in the adult men’s intermediate under-76kg division, representing Bushido China and Turkmenistan. In March 2025, Jing’an Cultural Center invited him back for its Brazilian jiu-jitsu experience course. The opening class followed on April 7. Gurbanov led the group through jumps, backward crawling and rolls. A Spanish participant trying jiu-jitsu for the first time found the lesson tiring but enjoyable. Another student, Zhou, described the fun of practicing in pairs with other novices. The course cost 500 yuan for 12 classes. In 2026, he again represented Bushido China and Turkmenistan at ADCC’s Phuket Open, placing second in the men’s intermediate under-76kg division.

Sources for this profile

  • The Paper, Yang Baobao, 6 August 2024.(opens in a new tab)

    • The Paper identifies Ahmet Gurbanov, also named 阿曼, as Turkmen and announces him as the Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor for the Jing’an Cultural Center branch of Shanghai’s autumn 2024 citizen art night school.

      Where in the source: Foreign-instructor announcement in the course overview.

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  • Xinmin Evening News, Wu Xiang, 3 September 2024.(opens in a new tab)

    • Xinmin reports Gurbanov and Brazilian coach Anna teaching together at Jing’an’s cultural-center night school on 2 September 2024. Their session began with movement drills; student Zhu, new to coached jiu-jitsu, found it more demanding than expected.

      Where in the source: Opening class report and foreign-teachers section.

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  • Wenhui, Li Ting, 2 September 2024; Ifeng reprint.(opens in a new tab)

    • Wenhui traces his cultural-center teaching to a coach’s recommendation after five years in Shanghai. He and Anna, rarely teachers of complete beginners, brought mats before class and demonstrated shrimping slowly, then showed its escape application together. He wanted more people in China to learn jiu-jitsu.

      Where in the source: Opening-class preparation, shrimping demonstration and his explanation.

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  • Jing’an Cultural Center via Shanghai Jing’an, 8 March 2025.(opens in a new tab)

    • The Jing’an Cultural Center’s March 2025 course announcement again names Ahmet Gurbanov, 阿曼, as the invited instructor for its Brazilian jiu-jitsu experience course.

      Where in the source: Returning foreign-instructor section.

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  • Jing’an District Media Center, 9 April 2025.(opens in a new tab)

    • Jing’an’s report describes Gurbanov leading the 7 April 2025 opening class through jumps, backward crawling and rolls. A first-time Spanish learner found it tiring but enjoyable; student Zhou described paired novice practice. The course charged 500 yuan for 12 classes.

      Where in the source: BJJ opening-class and learner-response paragraphs.

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  • City News Service, Zhu Yile, 5 August 2024.(opens in a new tab)

    • An August 2024 City News Service introduction links the named Turkmen night-school instructor Ahmet Gurbanov to a coaching role at Bushido Fight Club.

      Where in the source: Instructor introduction following the foreign-teacher paragraph.

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  • City News Service, Ke Jiayun, 4 September 2024.(opens in a new tab)

    • A City News Service classroom photograph identifies Gurbanov and fellow instructor Ana Paula demonstrating together to students.

      Where in the source: Second classroom photograph and its caption.

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  • ADCC China Open, 2024 official results.(opens in a new tab)

    • ADCC’s 2024 China Open results list Gurbanov of Bushido China, Turkmenistan, second in men’s adult intermediate under 76 kg.

      Where in the source: Official results: adult men, intermediate, under 76 kg.

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  • ADCC Phuket Open, 2026 official results.(opens in a new tab)

    • The 2026 ADCC Phuket Open results place Gurbanov second in men’s intermediate under 76 kg, representing Bushido China and Turkmenistan.

      Where in the source: Official results: men, intermediate, under 76 kg.

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