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Eduardo Rocha

An instructor and competitor with two first-place Master 2 black-belt results at the 2010 IBJJF American National.

Biography

Eduardo Rocha is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor and competitor whose recorded career links Rio de Janeiro to teaching in Oakland. GracieMag's 2012 account says he trained under Hélio Gracie's direct supervision in Rio, received his black belt in 1996, and spent years as an assistant instructor at Gracie Humaitá. It also notes his jiu-jitsu tournament competition and professional vale tudo fights. At the 2010 American National IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Rocha finished first in the Master 2 black-belt male medium-heavy division and the open class.

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