Juan Miguel Iturralde is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Fernando Di Piero (Soluço) and a former member of the Alliance Academy (later with Globetrotters BJJ) being also a pioneer for this martial art in the country of Ecuador. Iturralde is widely regarded as a pivotal figure in the development of high-end Ecuadorian competitors such as Francisco Iturralde (Sinistro) and Johnny Tama.