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Antoni Carrera

Antoni Carrera moved from children’s football coaching to teaching adult BJJ competitors.

Biography

Antoni Carrera discovered Brazilian jiu-jitsu after a move away from the Paris region. Seeking a quieter life, he and his wife, Maria, settled in Villefranche-de-Lauragais in July 2013. The following year, he began BJJ at Aranha under Eric Satgé. His coaching biography traces a broader sporting education: football and handball from six, then other sports that drew him toward teaching. He learned to teach children through the football federation and coached Avignonet’s under-8 and under-9 teams for three years. He later taught adult BJJ competitors, emphasizing shared progress. The page lists him leading CFC’s Cornebarrieu BJJ section, teaching TFT grappling twice weekly since 2024, and holding a black belt since 2023. His competition results include the 2023 IBJJF Master International Europe title in the men’s Master 2 brown-belt light division, at 76 kg, for Association Aranha France. Carrera and Maria cofounded Tonic Mouvement. In June 2023, he announced an introductory mixed martial arts seminar with professional fighter Quentin Arola, inviting beginners alongside experienced participants. La Dépêche followed his national competition results in 2024. Its April report records silver at black-belt Master 3–4 under 79 kg in No-Gi, the format contested without the traditional jiu-jitsu uniform. June brought national BJJ gold at black-belt Master 3–4 under 76 kg. Carrera described initial apprehension, then imposing a varied game with quick positional changes. In the final, he applied pressure immediately, attached to a leg and finished with an ankle lock.

Sources for this profile

  • La Dépêche, June 2024.(opens in a new tab)

    • La Dépêche’s June 2024 report identifies Carrera as Tonic Mouvement’s cofounder with his wife Maria and a BJJ, MMA and self-defence teacher. It reports national gold at black-belt Master 3–4 under 76 kg. Initially apprehensive, he described imposing a versatile, fast-paced game and winning the final with pressure into an ankle lock.

      Where in the source: Teacher and final strategy.

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  • Tonic Mouvement, coaching biography.(opens in a new tab)

    • His coaching biography traces football and handball from six, other sports steering him toward coaching, and football-federation training in children’s pedagogy. After three years coaching Avignonet’s U8/U9s, he taught adult BJJ competitors, aiming for shared progress. It describes a black belt since 2023, leadership of CFC’s Cornebarrieu BJJ section and twice-weekly TFT grappling teaching since 2024.

      Where in the source: Coach Antoni: development and teaching.

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  • La Dépêche, May 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • La Dépêche’s public May 2023 introduction says Carrera and Maria left the Paris region for a quieter life in Villefranche-de-Lauragais in July 2013. He discovered BJJ in 2014 at Aranha under Eric Satgé.

      Where in the source: Open introductory paragraph.

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  • La Dépêche, June 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • In June 2023, Carrera announced an introductory MMA seminar with professional fighter Quentin Arola, welcoming beginners and experienced participants.

      Where in the source: Announced local seminar.

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  • IBJJF, Master Europe 2023.(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF’s 2023 Master International Europe results list Carrera first in Male, Master 2, Brown, Light (76 kg), representing Association Aranha France.

      Where in the source: Complete Master 2 brown light podium.

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  • La Dépêche, April 2024.(opens in a new tab)

    • La Dépêche reported national No-Gi silver for Carrera in April 2024, identifying him as a black-belt Master 3–4 competitor under 79 kg.

      Where in the source: Public introduction and podium caption.

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