David Onuma
David Onuma is a British BJJ black belt whose adaptable game, competition record, and principle-led teaching define his work.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJ Heroes, David Onuma(opens in a new tab)
David Onuma was born in London, England, on September 25, 1967.
Where in the source: David Onuma Biography — opening sentence.
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BJJ Heroes identifies Onuma as a British martial artist.
Where in the source: Profile introduction — nationality description.
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Onuma began Brazilian jiu-jitsu with John Machado in 1998, received a blue belt in 1999, later trained at Roger Brooking's London academy, and earned his purple belt in 2005.
Where in the source: Biography — Brazilian jiu-jitsu training-history paragraph.
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Ricardo Vieira awarded Onuma his brown belt; in 2010 he received his black belt through Thiago Borges on behalf of Ricardo Vieira and Rodrigo Cabral.
Where in the source: Biography — closing promotion sentences.
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Kombat Clinic interview with David Onuma, August 17, 2010, archived on CFS(opens in a new tab)
In a 2010 interview, Onuma gave his belt path as blue under John Machado in 1999, purple under Roger Brooking in 2005, brown under Ricardo Vieira in 2008 and black belt on January 31, 2010.
Where in the source: Kombat Clinic interview — first answer on his route to black belt.
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Onuma said Ricardo Vieira gave him the nickname Malandro in 2004 to describe a rounded, adaptable jiu-jitsu game.
Where in the source: Kombat Clinic interview — question about his forum nickname.
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Onuma described his approach as intelligent combat: hard work should be organized around principles, goals and a game plan rather than repetition without direction.
Where in the source: Kombat Clinic interview — answers on learning principles and overcoming plateaus.
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Combined Fighting Systems, IBJJF European Championships 2013(opens in a new tab)
In a January 2013 post, Onuma listed European Championship gold medals at purple belt in 2008, brown belt in 2009 and 2010, and black belt in 2013, plus brown-belt absolute bronze in 2009 and black-belt no-gi bronze in 2012.
Where in the source: IBJJF European Championships 2013 post — personal Euro medal tally.
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A December 2012 CFS post records Onuma's promotion to first-degree black belt by Ricardo De La Riva, and the site identifies him as CFS BJJ's head instructor.
Where in the source: December 2012 promotion post and CFS BJJ ranks section.
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IBJJF, World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2016 results(opens in a new tab)
Official 2016 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship results place M. I. David Onuma second in the master-4 male black-belt middleweight division and joint third in the master-4 open class for CFS BJJ.
Where in the source: Athletes Results By Category — Black / Master 4 / Male / Middle and Open Class, complete placement blocks.
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North 12, Instructors(opens in a new tab)
North 12 lists David Onuma as head instructor and program director, describing a teaching background spanning Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Filipino martial arts, Jeet Kune Do, kickboxing, Maphilindo Silat and combat submission wrestling.
Where in the source: Instructors — David Onuma profile at the top of the roster.
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North 12's current instructor profile lists David Onuma as a fourth-degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and the United Kingdom representative of Ricardo De La Riva.
Where in the source: Instructors — David Onuma, Rankings list.
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