Hakim Gouram
Hakim Gouram combined self-funded Brazilian training and competition across the belts with teaching in the Souyouf and G.E Team network.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJ Eastern Europe, Hakim Gouram interview, August 6, 2013(opens in a new tab)
Hakim Gouram was born in Brussels on April 30, 1977.
Where in the source: First answer: explicit birthplace and date.
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He said he began jiu-jitsu in 2002 and was immediately drawn to it. A four-month training trip to Brazil in 2004 to prepare for blue-belt competition strengthened his commitment to the sport.
Where in the source: Answer on beginning BJJ.
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His published 2013 results list includes a 2006 purple-belt Copa do Mundo absolute title and a 2007 brown-belt title above 97 kg, followed by a 2012 black-belt World Cup silver above 97 kg.
Where in the source: Dated results list: 2006, 2007 and 2012 entries.
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Gouram reported receiving his BJJ black belt in 2008. By the 2013 interview he described himself as a second-degree black belt.
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In 2013 Gouram described his Belgian academy as bringing together different ages and cultures. Teaching young people to respect differences was part of its purpose.
Where in the source: Answer on Belgian academy.
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He said he worked with the Najah association, which organised the Belgian BJJ Open, and described visitors coming from elsewhere in Europe and Brazil to compete.
Where in the source: Same academy answer: association and event.
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In August 2013 he described a proposed coaching role with a new Moroccan MMA federation, intended to bring together fighters based in Morocco and Europe. He expected the arrangements to become official in September.
Where in the source: Answer on Moroccan academy and federation plans.
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He wanted to return to MMA competition in late 2013, saying he enjoyed the need to combine different martial-arts skills.
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Le Cercle Martial, MAP interview with Gouram on training and Morocco(opens in a new tab)
In an interview attributed to Morocco’s MAP agency, Gouram recalled moving to Morocco at seven and spending five years there, including primary school. He described that experience as a lasting connection with Moroccan culture.
Where in the source: Closing childhood and cultural-connection paragraphs.
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Gouram described funding his own trips and stays in Brazil before major competitions because he lacked sponsors. He saw training in Brazilian academies as important preparation beyond the work he could do alone.
Where in the source: Training and self-funded travel paragraphs.
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Gouram expressed a wish to help develop Moroccan martial-arts structures and train local competitors, connecting that aim with his own experience of Morocco.
Where in the source: Closing paragraphs on plans to contribute.
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Luta Brazil archive, Copa do Mundo blue-belt report, July 9, 2004(opens in a new tab)
A July 2004 Copa do Mundo report records Gouram winning the adult blue-belt super-heavyweight final against Bruno Santos at Salvador, representing Behring.
Where in the source: July 9 second-day report: named adult-blue final.
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That report described Gouram repeatedly pulling guard and attacking submissions in the final, while Santos sought passing advantages; the referee awarded Gouram the decision after they were level on advantages.
Where in the source: Same second-day final narrative.
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IBJJF, European Championship 2008 official results(opens in a new tab)
The official 2008 Europeans results place Gouram second in adult male black-belt super-heavyweight for BJJ Belgium, behind Marcel Fortuna.
Where in the source: Adult / Black / Male / Super Heavy: complete podium.
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IBJJF, European Championship 2009 official results(opens in a new tab)
At the 2009 Europeans he took adult male black-belt super-heavyweight bronze for BJJ.BE, sharing third with Helvecio Penna Neto behind Rodrigo Cavaca and Lucio Rodrigues.
Where in the source: Adult / Black / Male / Super Heavy: complete table.
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IBJJF, European Championship 2010 official results(opens in a new tab)
The 2010 Europeans results list Gouram third in adult male black-belt ultra-heavyweight for BBJJA, sharing the podium with Rodrigo Cavaca, Antonio Peinado and Reinaldo Ribeiro.
Where in the source: Adult / Black / Male / Ultra Heavy: complete table.
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IBJJF, Rio International Open 2012 official results(opens in a new tab)
IBJJF’s 2012 Rio Open results place Abdelhakim Gouram second in adult male black-belt ultra-heavyweight for Asean BJJF, behind Bruno dos Santos Matias.
Where in the source: Male / Adult / Black / Ultra Heavy: complete table.
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Ronin MMA, Gouram teaching visit, August 27, 2005(opens in a new tab)
Ronin MMA records Gouram visiting Blankenberge to teach BJJ on August 27, 2005. The host praised the care and detail with which he explained the techniques.
Where in the source: Named August 27 teaching report.
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Team Souyouf, instructor and student profiles(opens in a new tab)
Team Souyouf identifies Gouram as a BJJ and MMA instructor, a training partner for its competitors and an influence they look up to.
Where in the source: Named Hakim Gouram instructor card.
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The same coaching page places Gouram alongside BJJ instructor Younes Elhannoufi and describes the close connection between Souyouf and G.E Team.
Where in the source: Gouram and Elhannoufi instructor cards.
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Souyouf’s profile of Adil Harrar credits his development to Gouram, Younes Elhannoufi and his older brother Karim. It describes Harrar progressing from an early competitor into a principal coaching role.
Where in the source: Adil Harrar profile.
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Smoothcomp, G.E Team BJJ Bruxelles club profile(opens in a new tab)
The G.E Team BJJ Bruxelles club profile lists Gouram alongside Younes Elhannoufi and Hafid Guertit and places the academy in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.
Where in the source: Named club header and about section.
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Lineage
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