Ali Magomedov
Ali Magomedov chose BJJ over university, founded Moscow’s 187 BJJ and developed from a European purple-belt champion into a teacher.
Biography
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Тренеры джиу-джитсу | 187 БЖЖ | 187 BJJ(opens in a new tab)
Ali Magomedov was born in Makhachkala in1992.
Where in the source: Whole current named Ali biography and entire coach roster; explicit12May1992.
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His academy specifies second degree, awarded in2023by Arbi Muradov.
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Magomedov leads the187BJJ coaching team in Moscow.
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He began Brazilian jiu-jitsu in2011.
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His current academy records his2017black belt under Gatovskiy.
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The academy identifies Magomedov as a black belt.
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The current coaching roster identifies Evgeniy Kirichuk as a purple belt under Magomedov who teaches beginners.
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Али Магомедов(opens in a new tab)
The Russian profile identifies Magomedov as a Russian black belt from Makhachkala.
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His Russian profile describes football, rather than wrestling, as his first sporting interest.
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He began at Moscow’s Lion academy under Leonid Gatovskiy and received his belts from that teacher in Russia, despite periods training in America.
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The Russian portrait describes coaching becoming the part of jiu-jitsu he most enjoyed, with increasing emphasis on passing knowledge to students.
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The Russian portrait describes his Frazatto appearance as a short-notice replacement with students supporting him in the venue.
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Ali Magomedov: 'BJJ Becoming Mainstream in Russia'(opens in a new tab)
Magomedov said he left university to pursue jiu-jitsu; his father initially disagreed but helped finance travel and competition.
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He said his father’s eventual support relieved pressure, and described Gatovskiy as both mentor and friend.
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He had been teaching at Lion Baza since2013 and in2016often trained as the only brown belt among lower-ranked partners.
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His2016routine consisted of five weekday gi sessions built around warming up and sparring.
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He recalled intense nerves before each match at the2015Europeans, then settling when the physical exchanges began.
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In2016he expected his pupils to help build more academies and wanted to contribute to a larger Russian BJJ community.
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European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2015 | IBJJF(opens in a new tab)
Magomedov won the2015IBJJF European adult purple-belt middleweight82.30kg category.
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Бразильское Джиу Джитсу в Москве | Клуб 187 БЖЖ | 187 BJJ(opens in a new tab)
Magomedov founded187BJJ in2018.
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BJJ in Russia: a panorama of the gentle art in the World Cup’s host country | Graciemag(opens in a new tab)
On30June2018in Moscow, Magomedov defeated Bruno Frazatto at ACBJJ14 by foot lock.
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Graciemag’s contemporary account described him pulling guard and using a lapel-assisted sweep before the finish.
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БЖЖ для юниоров | 187 BJJ(opens in a new tab)
His academy currently lists him as teacher of its separate thirteen-to-seventeen-year-old junior group.
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The junior programme describes adapting tasks to age and experience, with attention to understanding exchanges and working with partners.
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