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Guilherme Cascon Martins

Guilherme Cascon Martins moved from basketball and endurance sports to jiu-jitsu, training under Carlos Henrique through black belt.

Biography

Guilherme Cascon Martins came to jiu-jitsu after a decade of basketball and participation in marathons and triathlons. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1966, he began training at 24. BJJ Heroes’ biography describes a practical reason for the change: after becoming a father, he wanted a sport he could practise closer to home. Friends were already training jiu-jitsu. Carlos Henrique became his first coach and remained his teacher through black belt. Along the way, Cascon competed in the coloured-belt ranks. The 1997 Brazilian Nationals archive lists “Guilherme Cascou,” representing Carlos Henrique, as the winner of Master 1 blue-belt featherweight. The reference biography also credits Cascon with victory at the 1997 Niterói City Cup and a runner-up finish at the 1999 Rio state championships, without specifying those divisions. It lists a brown-belt master title at the 2004 Rolls Gracie Cup and identifies closed guard as his preferred position. Henrique promoted Cascon to black belt on November 5, 2008. At the 2011 Brazilian Nationals, Guilherme Cascon Martins earned bronze in the men’s Master 3 black-belt featherweight division, representing Brazil021.

Sources for this profile

  • BJJ Heroes, Guilherme Cascon.(opens in a new tab)

    • Guilherme Cascon is identified by the full name Guilherme Cascon Martins.

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    • He was born in Rio de Janeiro in1966.

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    • Before jiu-jitsu, he had played basketball for ten years and taken part in marathons and triathlons.

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    • He began jiu-jitsu at24, choosing a sport closer to home after becoming a father; friends already practised it.

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    • Carlos Henrique was his first coach and remained his teacher through his black-belt promotion on5November2008.

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    • His preferred position was the closed guard.

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    • The reference profile credits him with winning the2004 Rolls Gracie Cup in the brown-belt master division.

      Where in the source: Main Achievements, Rolls Gracie Cup.

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    • The reference profile lists a1997 XIV Niterói City Cup victory and a runner-up finish at the1999 Rio state championships.

      Where in the source: Main Achievements, Niteroi/Rio entries.

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  • IBJJF, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2011.(opens in a new tab)

    • Guilherme Cascon Martins won bronze for Brazil021 in the2011 Brazilian Nationals, Master3 black-belt men’s featherweight division.

      Where in the source: MASTER3 / BLACK / MALE / FEATHER:1Jefferson Campos Dantas,2Diojone Farias Guimaraes,3Alexandre Abrahao da Silva,3Guilherme Cascon Martins / BRAZIL021.

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  • IBJJF, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 1997.(opens in a new tab)

    • The1997 Brazilian Nationals list Guilherme Cascou of Carlos Henrique first in Master1 blue-belt men’s featherweight.

      Where in the source: MASTER1 / BLUE / MALE / FEATHER:1Guilherme Cascou / Carlos Henrique;2Simao Henrique / Gracie Humaita.

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