Andre Quiles
From the Chute Boxe gym in Piraju to Arizona: a Checkmat black belt and Vale Tudo fighter whose training site sets out a jiu-jitsu-based system for police.
Biography
Sources for this profile
Chute Boxe Academy (Sierra Vista, Arizona), 'Andre Quiles' instructor page, last modified 2025-09-01.(opens in a new tab)
He was born in Piraju, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
Where in the source: Opening paragraph of the biography — 'Born in Piraju'
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André Quiles is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt; his academy's instructor page presents him as one.
Where in the source: Bold line under the page title — '5th Degree Black Belt'
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His academy describes him as a fifth-degree black belt.
Where in the source: Bold line directly under the page title, where the degree is stated before the belt colour
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According to his academy's biography, he became head MMA and Muay Thai coach at Chute Boxe Academy and a jiu-jitsu instructor at Gracie São Paulo.
Where in the source: Opening paragraph of the biography, second half — 'Muay Thai coach'
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His academy's biography says he has trained with Leandro and Leo Vieira, Ryan and Ralph Gracie and Nino Schembri, and with Chute Boxe fighters including Anderson Silva, Wanderlei Silva, Cyborg, Maurício 'Shogun' Rua and Murilo 'Ninja' Rua.
Where in the source: Second paragraph of the biography — 'legends like'
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His academy says he has more than 20 years of teaching experience, has taught groups ranging from special operations units to children, and has run training camps in Brazil, Europe and the United States on behalf of Chute Boxe Academy.
Where in the source: Third paragraph of the biography — 'teaching experience'
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His academy lists him as SJJIF gi world champion in 2013, 2015 and 2016 and SJJIF no-gi world champion in 2013, 2014 and 2015, with open-weight medals at the 2014 SJJIF Worlds (silver in the gi, bronze in no-gi).
Where in the source: Titles list, first four lines (the SJJIF entries for 2013–2016)
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His academy lists CBJJE results including second place in the open-weight division at the 2007 World Championship, second place at the 2007 Brazilian Nationals, and second place at the 2010 World Championship.
Where in the source: Titles list, CBJJE entries for 2007 and 2010
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His academy lists five São Paulo state titles with the FPJJ (1995–1999), seven with the FESP (2001–2007) and a 2007 Paraná state title with the FPRJJ.
Where in the source: Titles list, state-championship lines (FPJJ 1995–99, FESP 2001–07, FPRJJ 2007)
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His academy lists a national college championship in 2000 with the Anhembi Morumbi University team, and says he was the university's self-defence instructor.
Where in the source: Titles list (college line) and awards list (university instructor line), both naming Anhembi Morumbi
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His academy lists a Vale Tudo/MMA record of five wins, no losses and no draws for the Chute Boxe team, in bouts at the Desafio dos Campeões de Vale Tudo and the Attitude Fight events.
Where in the source: Block headed with the Chute Boxe Team (BRA) Vale Tudo/MMA record, below the titles list
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His academy lists professional certifications including registration with Brazil's physical education council (CREF) since 1995, certification with the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Confederation since 1999, referee certification with several jiu-jitsu federations, and US Army Combatives certification.
Where in the source: Certification list below the Vale Tudo record (CREF, CBJJ, referee and Army Combatives lines)
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His academy says he has taught weapons retention and self-defence to police in Brazil, including for the São Paulo police and as the official police self-defence instructor in Avaré, and has been a guest instructor for police departments in several countries.
Where in the source: Certification and awards lists (police weapons-retention, self-defence and Avaré lines)
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His academy says he was recognised by the US Border Patrol for supporting its Explorers Program and by the Brazilian Army for a self-defence programme.
Where in the source: Awards list below the certifications (Border Patrol and Brazilian Army lines)
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His academy lists him as head jiu-jitsu instructor and head MMA instructor at Chute Boxe Piraju, and as a jiu-jitsu instructor at Gracie Norte, Gracie Taboão, Gracie Butantã, Gracie Sul and Chute Boxe São Paulo.
Where in the source: End of the awards list (Chute Boxe Piraju lines and the list of Gracie schools)
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His academy says he founded the Atitude Brazilian Fight Team, Jiu-Jitsu ABC and the Strikers and Grapplers brand.
Where in the source: Awards list near the end of the page, the line naming the three ventures he founded
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A timeline graphic on his academy's instructor page traces the school's line from Chute Boxe founder Rudimar Fedrigo in Paraná, through a first generation of teachers in São Paulo state, the Gomes brothers Paulo Henrique and João Emílio, to Quiles, whom it labels the first student of Chute Boxe Piraju in 1989 and its first Vale Tudo fighter, and then to Arizona.
Where in the source: Timeline graphic lower on the instructor page (image file CBTIMELINE.jpg), panels for the 70s, 80s and 90s — '1st student Chute Boxe Piraju'
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Chute Boxe Academy (Sierra Vista, Arizona), 'About' page, last modified 2025-09-01.(opens in a new tab)
His academy says he has been a member of the Chute Boxe Muay Thai team since the 1980s and calls him an undefeated professional Vale Tudo fighter and the main MMA and Muay Thai coach of the Chute Boxe team.
Where in the source: About page, third paragraph — 'since the 80s'
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His academy says he has been a Checkmat black belt since the Checkmat team was founded in São Paulo.
Where in the source: About page, third paragraph — 'since the foundation of CheckMat'
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Chute Boxe Academy in Sierra Vista, Arizona, describes itself as a branch of Academia Chute Boxe in Brazil and as a collaborative effort between Quiles and the people of its team, whose vision was to teach in a family environment focused on individual improvement rather than to be a commercial MMA school; it says only black belts and professional fighters who came up in the team may use the Chute Boxe name.
Where in the source: About page, first and fourth paragraphs (vision statement and the branch/naming rule)
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Chute Boxe Academy (Sierra Vista, Arizona), 'Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu' page, last modified 2025-09-01.(opens in a new tab)
The academy's jiu-jitsu programme page describes Quiles as a Brazilian fighter who leads the programme.
Where in the source: First paragraph of the programme description — 'Brazilian fighter'
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The academy teaches jiu-jitsu six days a week in the gi and no-gi: a beginners' class built on fundamentals and self-defence situations with no sparring, a two-hour advanced class for competitors and professional fighters, and a children's programme aimed at confidence, discipline and resisting bullying.
Where in the source: Programme page, sections on class schedule, beginners, advanced and kids classes
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Chute Boxe Academy (Sierra Vista, Arizona), 'Affiliations' page, last modified 2025-09-01.(opens in a new tab)
Quiles is quoted on his academy's affiliation page saying he treats affiliated schools like his students, with the job of helping them win titles or gain clients; affiliates receive certificates and rank promotions signed by him.
Where in the source: Affiliations page, quote attributed to Professor André Quiles — 'just like my students'
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Chute Boxe Academy (Sierra Vista, Arizona), 'Seminars' page, last modified 2025-08-31.(opens in a new tab)
His academy's seminar page says his children's teams have several times been named the best kids team in São Paulo state and in Arizona, that he started jiu-jitsu at a very young age, and that he offers seminars to coaches on building children's teams.
Where in the source: Seminars page, 'Special Kids Seminar' section
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Chute Boxe Academy (Sierra Vista, Arizona), 'UNIBJJ' page, 2018-07-24.(opens in a new tab)
His academy says he was invited to join UNIBJJ (Universidade Brasileira de Jiu-Jitsu), a Brazilian jiu-jitsu certification project, to handle its certification process in the United States.
Where in the source: UNIBJJ page, paragraph naming the founders, final sentence
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André Quiles, 'Stopping Bullies and The evolution among The Sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu…', Chute Boxe Academy blog, 2019-07-09.(opens in a new tab)
In a 2019 post on his academy's website, Quiles writes that he fought five old-style no-rules Vale Tudo bouts, and argues that a good MMA fighter needs both striking and grappling, with jiu-jitsu plus Muay Thai as close to the ideal formula.
Where in the source: Post 'Stopping Bullies…', paragraphs on Vale Tudo and on modern MMA
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In the same post he says that jiu-jitsu lets a person fight back without seriously hurting an aggressor, and that he strongly disagrees with schools that teach only no-gi.
Where in the source: Post 'Stopping Bullies…', paragraphs on self-defence and on no-gi schools
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André Quiles, 'The Patch on your Kimono', Chute Boxe Academy blog, 2019-07-09 (modified 2021-05-26).(opens in a new tab)
In a 2019 post, Quiles writes that jiu-jitsu is about family and camaraderie, urges students to wear their team patch on the gi as a sign of respect, and recalls black belts from other schools who came to his school for seminars wearing their gis inside out to hide their patches.
Where in the source: Post 'The Patch on your Kimono', last two paragraphs
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Sport Jiu-Jitsu International Federation (SJJIF), 'SJJIF World Accumulative Rank — Andre Quiles'.(opens in a new tab)
The Sport Jiu-Jitsu International Federation's ranking page lists Andre Quiles as a male black belt in the Master 41 category, representing Checkmat and Brazil.
Where in the source: Member card on the SJJIF World Accumulative Rank page (name, team, country, belt and category lines)
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BJJ Heroes, 'Andre Quiles'.(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Heroes gives his full name as Andre Quiles Roiger.
Where in the source: Detail box under the introduction, first line — 'Full Name'
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BJJ Heroes says he was born on 3 December 1973 in Piraju, São Paulo state, and began martial arts with judo at around three years old.
Where in the source: Biography, first paragraph — '3rd of December 1973'
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According to BJJ Heroes, in 1988 he discovered that he lived next door to the founders of the Chute Boxe academy and joined the gym.
Where in the source: Biography, first paragraph — 'living next door'
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According to BJJ Heroes, he began jiu-jitsu in 1991 with Ralph Gracie, who awarded his blue belt in a ceremony led by Ryan Gracie and Daniel Gracie, and he also spent time training with Royler Gracie.
Where in the source: Biography, second paragraph (1991, Ralph Gracie, blue belt)
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According to BJJ Heroes, after Ralph and Royler Gracie moved to the United States he trained under Nino Schembri, who also trained at Chute Boxe for MMA, and Schembri promoted him to purple and brown belt.
Where in the source: Biography, second paragraph, closing sentence — 'purple and brown belt'
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According to BJJ Heroes, when Nino Schembri also moved to the United States, Quiles began training with Leandro Vieira, who promoted him to black belt in 2010.
Where in the source: Biography, third paragraph — 'black belt in 2010'
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BJJ Heroes traces his lineage from Mitsuyo Maeda through Carlos, Helio and Rolls Gracie, Romero Cavalcanti, Leonardo Vieira and Leandro Vieira to Quiles.
Where in the source: Detail box under the introduction, lineage line
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BJJ Heroes describes him as having strong ties to the Chute Boxe MMA team, for which it says he fought many times, and says he coaches jiu-jitsu and MMA in Arizona.
Where in the source: Introductory paragraph and the closing line of the biography
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BJJ Heroes lists him with the Checkmat team as a black belt.
Where in the source: Detail box under the introduction (team line) and the biography sentence on his black-belt promotion
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), 'World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship 2010 — Results'.(opens in a new tab)
At the 2010 IBJJF World No-Gi Championship he took third place in the Master 2 brown-belt middleweight division, listed with Check Mat BJJ.
Where in the source: Results by category, 'Master 2 / Brown / Male / Middle' table, fourth row (place 3)
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Duty To Train (dutytotrain.com), 'Mission' page, last modified 2026-09-12.(opens in a new tab)
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His law-enforcement training site DutyToTrain describes him as a fourth-degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.
Where in the source: Mission page, credentials list under his signed statement — '4th Degree'
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DutyToTrain says Quiles designed its defensive-tactics system for police to follow the natural course of an assault on an officer: defensive striking, clinch, disarming and weapon retention, takedowns and takedown defence, then ground grappling. It says he earlier developed a method called C.P.R. (Control, Protect and Restrain), which later grew into a sequence of protect, disarm, retain, control and restrain.
Where in the source: Mission page, opening section on the D.T.T. system and the paragraph on the C.P.R. System
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DutyToTrain says the system has its roots in Gracie jiu-jitsu in São Paulo and was refined through Chute Boxe Academy in Arizona, and that Quiles has trained personnel from the US Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the US Army, the Air Force, the Arizona Department of Public Safety and other local, county and state agencies.
Where in the source: Mission page, paragraph on the system's roots and the list of agencies that follows it
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In a statement signed with his name on DutyToTrain, Quiles says an officer who is strong, fit and skilled in combat, but wise enough to de-escalate and knowledgeable about the law, is an asset to any department, and that under stress people fall back on their training.
Where in the source: Mission page, signed quotation near the end — 'fall to your training'
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Duty To Train (dutytotrain.com), 'Jiu-Jitsu Police' page, last modified 2025-12-01.(opens in a new tab)
DutyToTrain says Quiles spent decades training law-enforcement officers, a path that led him to become an officer himself; it describes him as an active officer and says he has taught jiu-jitsu seminars for law enforcement for more than 20 years.
Where in the source: Jiu-Jitsu Police page, instructor section — 'become a LEO himself'
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Duty To Train (dutytotrain.com), 'Weapon Retention' page, last modified 2025-12-23.(opens in a new tab)
DutyToTrain's weapon-retention course, which it credits to Quiles, takes the main jiu-jitsu attacks and defences and adds a weapon-retention element to each grappling situation, teaching officers to keep control of a duty weapon and to draw it safely during a ground fight. The page argues that most assaults on officers end on the ground and that complex submission holds are of little practical use to police.
Where in the source: Weapon Retention page, course description and the section on ground fights for law enforcement
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Sherdog, 'Andre Quiles' fighter page.(opens in a new tab)
Sherdog's fight database lists Andre Quiles of Brazil with one professional bout: a TKO win over Ricardo Marcelino at Atitude Fight 2 on 26 August 2006.
Where in the source: Fighter page, 'Fight History - Pro' table, single row
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