Cynthia Ann Omatsu
“Cindy”
Source: bjjheroes.comCindy Omatsu is a Japanese-American black belt known as the first woman outside Brazil to receive a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.
Biography
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BJJ Heroes, “Cindy Omatsu.”(opens in a new tab)
Cynthia Ann Omatsu is commonly known as Cindy Omatsu.
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Omatsu is a Japanese-American black belt under Rigan Machado and Leka Vieira, known as the first woman outside Brazil to receive a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.
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Wikipedia contributors, “Cindy Omatsu.”(opens in a new tab)
Omatsu was born in 1961 in Torrance, California.
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The profile identifies Omatsu's nationality as American.
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Omatsu began Brazilian jiu-jitsu for self-defense at Rigan Machado's school in Redondo Beach and continued despite initially finding few female training partners.
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Her public work included teaching, seminars, interviewing for GrappleTV, and a four-volume Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructional series with Felicia Oh.
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BJJ Heroes, “Women's BJJ Dirty Dozen.”(opens in a new tab)
Omatsu began training jiu-jitsu in the mid-1990s after being born in California and raised by Japanese parents.
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Leka Vieira and Rigan Machado promoted Omatsu to black belt in October 2002.
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As a brown belt on Leka Vieira's team, Omatsu earned bronze at the 2001 Pan American Championship.
Where in the source: Cindy Omatsu entry — Leka Vieira team and 2001 Pan bronze
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Rigan Machado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association, “Rigan Machado Certified Black Belts.”(opens in a new tab)
The Rigan Machado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association lists Cindy Omatsu among Rigan Machado's certified black belts.
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