Felipe Mota
“Gargamel”
Source: bjjheroes.comFelipe “Gargamel” Mota built a teaching career in Norway, combining competition with coaching children and future black belts at Oxy Gym.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJ Heroes, Felipe Mota, undated profile.(opens in a new tab)
His older brother encouraged him to begin at Carlson Gracie's academy at four. He later trained with Alexandre Nielsen, who awarded his blue and purple belts.
Where in the source: Biography — childhood and early teachers.
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Felipe Mota Ananias Dias is known in jiu-jitsu as Gargamel.
Where in the source: Full Name; Nickname.
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Mota was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1980 and grew up in Copacabana.
Where in the source: Biography — opening paragraph.
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While a purple belt, Mota joined Alliance Barra, later Akxe. Vinicius Campelo and Octávio Couto guided his subsequent promotions; he received black belt in December 2006.
Where in the source: Biography — Alliance Barra paragraph.
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A Norwegian seminar invitation in 2008 led to a return invitation and academy partnership the next year. Mota settled in Norway in August 2009.
Where in the source: Biography — Norway transition.
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BJJ Heroes records a 2005 World Championship silver at brown belt, a 2008 Rio Open title and bronze at the 2009 European Championship.
Where in the source: Main Achievements.
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BJJ Heroes names open guard as Mota's preferred position.
Where in the source: Favorite Position/Technique.
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Redação Graciemag, Pioneiro, Gargamel leva Jiu-Jitsu a dar um passo importante na Noruega, 5 October 2010; text credited to Divulgação.(opens in a new tab)
Graciemag identified Mota as a black belt taught by Vini Campelo and Octávio Couto, working as a jiu-jitsu instructor in Stavanger.
Where in the source: Opening paragraph — faixa-preta.
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Redação Graciemag, Akxe BJJ with great showing in London, 4 October 2011.(opens in a new tab)
At the 2011 London Open, students of Mota and Orlando Neto competed together for Akxe BJJ. Graciemag reported that their ten-person team placed second overall and collected twenty medals.
Where in the source: Article body — With only 10 competitors.
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Olivar Leite, Blog do Olivar, GAREGAMEL: TROCANDO O TERNO PELO KIMONO., 30 October 2012; includes Mota's written account.(opens in a new tab)
Writing to Olivar Leite in 2012, Mota said he had completed a law degree and felt that choosing a jiu-jitsu teaching career had been the right decision.
Where in the source: GAREGAMEL — final paragraph of Mota's message; Direito.
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In that message Mota described three Norwegian academies, a main facility with 700 students and more than fifty children in the programme.
Where in the source: Mota's message — 3 academias; 700 alunos; crianças.
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Mota said he had brought Matheus Carmona, Rafael Lang and Paulo Roberto to help teach, using three-month rotations. He also described plans for a Norwegian league to create more competition opportunities.
Where in the source: Mota's message — revezamento; liga.
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Arne Birkemo, Rogalands Avis/Dagsavisen, Nytt kampsportkonsept frir til familiene:Fightere og crossfit under samme tak, 19 September 2014, updated 23 February 2021.(opens in a new tab)
When Oxy opened in September 2014 in the Lura area, Mota was a co-owner and instructor, having previously taught at Stavanger MMA Center.
Where in the source: 150 medlemmer — medeier og instruktør.
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The opening report described a 1,700-square-metre centre combining several martial arts with strength and fitness training. Manager Liv Christence Cappelen explained that classes were coordinated so parents and children could train at the same time.
Where in the source: Alt under samme tak; opening explanation of parallel family classes.
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At the launch Mota reported 150 members and welcomed the chance to bring martial arts and conventional fitness together in a family-oriented centre.
Where in the source: 150 medlemmer — Mota's quoted response.
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Redação Graciemag, Munich Open: Felipe Dias wins black belt open class; other results, 3 March 2015.(opens in a new tab)
At the 2015 Munich event Mota won the black-belt no-gi heavyweight division after twice facing Renato Tavares: first by ankle lock from 50/50 guard, then by a 7–0 score.
Where in the source: No-gi heavyweight account — Heavyweight saw.
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His gi heavyweight gold at the same event came without a contested match: absent entrants gave him a place in the final, then the finalist could not continue. In the gi open-weight final he defeated Luca Anacoreta 4–2, recovering the top position after exchanged sweeps and maintaining control.
Where in the source: Gi heavyweight and absolute account — five man; 4-2.
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Marit Sofie Strand, Stavanger Aftenblad/Byas, Ida (24): – Jeg vet at jeg kan bli verdens beste, 10 July 2016.(opens in a new tab)
In July 2016 Ida Fløisvik was training as a black belt under Mota at Oxygym in Sandnes and also teaching children's classes at the gym.
Where in the source: Én av to med svart belte; Mye reising — underviser barn.
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BJJ Heroes, Julia Maele, undated profile.(opens in a new tab)
Julia Maele trained under Mota from white belt through black belt; he promoted her in October 2018. BJJ Heroes identifies her as an Oxy Gym athlete.
Where in the source: Julia Maele Biography — final paragraph; opening identification.
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Oxygym, Trenere, undated official coach page, read 22 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
Oxygym's official coaching page lists Felipe as its head coach for Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Where in the source: Trenere — Felipe- BJJ Hovedtrener.
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Oxygym, Om oss, undated official academy description, read 22 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
Oxy describes its classes as serving different ages and experience levels, including people training recreationally and those aiming to compete.
Where in the source: Hvem er vi? — first paragraph.
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Zanshin Jiu Jitsu, Eventi, NO GI CLASS : FELIPE MOTA, event announcement for 16 May 2025.(opens in a new tab)
Zanshin Jiu Jitsu in Rome advertised a no-gi class with Mota for 16 May 2025, emphasizing his experience with leg attacks.
Where in the source: NO GI CLASS : FELIPE MOTA — VENERDÌ 16 MAGGIO 2025 - ROMA.
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