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Carlos Quintero

Carlos Quintero’s teaching at Affinity combines continued learning with helping children handle defeat.

Biography

Affinity’s brochure presents Carlos Quintero as its Colombia head coach: a black belt with over sixteen years of practice who speaks Spanish and English. The academy’s programme spans gi training in the jacket, no-gi, fundamentals and open mat, alongside children’s classes and women’s self-defence. Quintero still saw himself as a learner when he spoke to Bienestar in September 2025. He continued to tap, accepting a submission, and treated that experience as a lesson in humility. He prized Affinity’s friendships and argued that jiu-jitsu should fit the practitioner’s body, whatever their size or flexibility. With children, he emphasized learning to cope with losing instead of panicking when victory did not come. His account of grappling centred on controlling another person without striking them. His teaching also appears through a pupil’s acknowledgement. In May 2026, El Universal named Quintero as Carlos Sarmiento’s professor at Affinity Studios in Bogotá, among the people Sarmiento credited for supporting his competition preparation.

Sources for this profile

  • El Universal, 13 May 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • In May 2026, El Universal named Quintero as Carlos Sarmiento’s professor at Affinity Studios in Bogotá, in a report crediting the athlete’s supporting team.

      Where in the source: Sarmiento’s dedication paragraph.

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  • Affinity Studios brochure.(opens in a new tab)

    • Affinity’s brochure identifies Quintero as its Colombia head coach and a BJJ black belt with over sixteen years of practice, fluent English and native Spanish.

      Where in the source: Page 4, Carlos Quintero biography.

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  • Affinity Studios.(opens in a new tab)

    • Affinity’s programme includes adult gi and no-gi BJJ and fundamentals, children’s classes, open mat and women’s self-defence.

      Where in the source: Entire programme and weekly schedule.

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  • Bienestar, 8 September 2025.(opens in a new tab)

    • In September 2025, Quintero told Bienestar that he still submitted in training, treating that continued learning as a lesson in humility. He valued Affinity’s friendships and adapting jiu-jitsu to each person’s body. For children, he emphasized accepting losses and controlling opponents without striking. The article also described the academy’s women’s self-protection work and identified him as a second-degree black belt.

      Where in the source: Complete interview, humility, adaptability and children sections.

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