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Eduardo Dias

Eduardo Dias is a fifth-degree black belt and Garra BJJ head coach who created the Mindset & Development class.

Biography

Eduardo Dias is a fifth-degree black belt and Garra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy head coach at Kelvin Grove, where he created the academy’s Jiu-Jitsu Mindset & Development class. According to Garra, the class uses drills, positional constraints, and guided scenarios to develop awareness, strategy, and adaptation. At Garra, Jason Miller says he began his BJJ journey under Dias, while Michael Pegg says Dias awarded him a black belt in 2018. Arte Suave’s biography of Anker Fuglsang places Fuglsang’s training at Garra under Dias in 2005 and records a black-belt award under Dias in 2011.

Sources for this profile

  • Garra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, “Instructors from Our Academy,” accessed 13 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • Garra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy lists Eduardo Dias at its Kelvin Grove location as a fifth-degree black belt.

      Where in the source: “INSTRUCTORS FROM OUR ACADEMY” — heading “Eduardo Dias - 5th Degree Black,” followed by “Kelvin Grove”.

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    • Garra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy’s current instructor page explicitly identifies Eduardo Dias as a fifth-degree black belt.

      Where in the source: “INSTRUCTORS FROM OUR ACADEMY” — heading “Eduardo Dias - 5th Degree Black”.

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    • On Garra’s instructor page, Jason Miller says he began his BJJ journey under Eduardo Dias, while Michael Pegg says Professor Eduardo Dias awarded him his black belt in 2018.

      Where in the source: “Jason Miller - Black Belt” — sentence beginning “starting my BJJ journey under Eduardo Dias”; and “Michael Pegg - Black Belt” — sentence beginning “was awarded my Black Belt by Prof. Eduardo Dias in 2018”.

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  • Garra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, “Kelvin Grove Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Timetable,” accessed 13 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • Garra’s Kelvin Grove timetable, marked updated March 2026, calls Eduardo Dias its head coach and says he created its Jiu-Jitsu Mindset & Development class, which uses drills, positional constraints, and guided scenarios to develop awareness, strategy, and adaptation.

      Where in the source: “BJJ Mindset & Development Class (13+ Years Old)” — text beginning “Created by Garra BJJ Head Coach & 5th Degree Black Belt Eduardo Dias”.

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  • Arte Suave BJJ Brisbane, “Anker Fuglsang,” accessed 13 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • Arte Suave’s Anker Fuglsang biography says he moved to Brisbane in 2005 and trained at Garra Jiu Jitsu under Eduardo Diaz.

      Where in the source: “Anker Fuglsang” — paragraph beginning “The following year, in 2005, he moved to Brisbane”.

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    • Arte Suave’s dated gallery records that Anker Fuglsang received his black belt under Eduardo Dias in 2011.

      Where in the source: “Anker Fuglsang” — Gallery entry “2011 / Awarded the black belt under Eduardo Dias.”

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