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Laura Rättyä

Black belt promoted by Venla Luukkonen, twice on the podium at the 2022 European IBJJF No-Gi Championship, and an instructor at BJJ Globetrotters camps.

Biography

Laura Rättyä is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt who appears in the rank register of the Finnish Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (SBJJL), on two podiums at an IBJJF European championship and on the teaching rosters of international training camps. The federation's register of highest ranks dates her black belt to 13 November 2021 and names Venla Luukkonen as the instructor who promoted her, with Crest PFC given as her club. The same entry records a first degree, the first stripe on a black belt, on 2 February 2025, this time with Pedro Duarte named. The two instructors are linked: according to Wikipedia, Luukkonen received her own black belt from Duarte on 22 February 2014, and she teaches within the Hilti BJJ network. At the European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2022, contested without the traditional jacket, she was entered for Hilti BJJ International and placed third in the adult female black belt light division, up to 61.5 kilograms. She also placed third in the open class, where competitors of any weight meet, sharing that step of the podium with another athlete. The BJJ Globetrotters camp page credits her with a no-gi gold at the Finnish Nationals in the same year. The SBJJL info page lists her as a member of the federation's competition committee, the Kilpailuvaliokunta, chaired by Janne Maunonen. BJJ Globetrotters has published videos from her camp classes. A video from its Winter Camp 2024, posted that August, covers reverse de la Riva, a guard in which the bottom player hooks a leg inside the opponent's leg, together with lasso guard, in which a leg wraps around the opponent's arm; the site files it under sweeps from guard. A video from Spring Camp 2026, posted on 2 June 2026, teaches the leg drag, a guard pass in which the top player moves the opponent's legs to one side, under the title "Leg drag – The classic pass with a modern twist". Other camp pages list her as well. Artemis BJJ's page for its May 2024 camp in Bergen names her among the instructors, describes her as "a frequent teacher" at Globetrotters camps and gives her the 11:30 to 12:30 slot on the schedule. The Globetrotters page for its Midsummer Camp in Lahti, Finland, in June 2027 lists her among its confirmed black belt instructors and introduces her as being from Helsinki.

Sources for this profile

  • Suomen Brasilialaisen Jujutsun Liitto (SBJJL), info page, panel on highest belt ranks, read 21 Oct 2026(opens in a new tab)

    • The Finnish Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (SBJJL) lists Laura Rättyä among its black belts.

      Where in the source: Info page, panel 'Korkeimmat vyöarvot', section for first-degree black belts, 2025 group: 'Laura Rättyä', 'Crest PFC'

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    • According to the SBJJL register, her black belt is dated 13 November 2021, with Venla Luukkonen named as the instructor for that promotion and Crest PFC as her club.

      Where in the source: Same panel, entry columns: club 'Crest PFC', instructor 'Venla Luukkonen', date '13.11.2021'

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    • The same register records a first-degree promotion on 2 February 2025, with Pedro Duarte named for the degree.

      Where in the source: Same entry: '(1.) Pedro Duarte' in the instructor column and '(1.) 2.2.2025' in the date column

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    • The SBJJL info page lists her as a member of the federation's competition committee (Kilpailuvaliokunta), chaired by Janne Maunonen.

      Where in the source: Info page, committee list under 'KILPAILUVALIOKUNTA': 'Laura Rättyä'

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  • IBJJF, results of the European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2022, final result 13 Nov 2022(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2022 European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship, results published 13 Nov 2022, she is listed in third place in the adult female black belt light division (61.50 kg), representing Hilti BJJ International.

      Where in the source: Results page, 'FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / LIGHT (61.50KG)': podium lists three athletes, third place 'Laura Rättyä'

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    • At the same event she is also listed in third place in the adult female black belt open class, again for Hilti BJJ International.

      Where in the source: Results page, 'FEMALE / ADULT / BLACK / OPEN CLASS': podium lists four names, two tied third; 'Laura Rättyä'

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  • Artemis BJJ, Bergen camp page for the May 2024 camp, read 21 Oct 2026(opens in a new tab)

    • Artemis BJJ's page for its Bergen camp in May 2024 lists her as one of the camp instructors and describes her as a frequent teacher at BJJ Globetrotters camps; her session is scheduled in the 11:30-12:30 slot.

      Where in the source: Camp page, instructor paragraph: 'Laura Rättyä (a frequent teacher at BJJ Globetrotter Camps)'; schedule line '11:30-12:30 Laura Rättyä'

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  • BJJ Globetrotters, Midsummer Camp Finland 2027 page, confirmed instructors, read 21 Oct 2026(opens in a new tab)

    • The BJJ Globetrotters page for its Midsummer Camp Finland 2027 (Lahti, 22-27 June 2027) lists her among its confirmed black belt instructors, with a profile line that places her in Helsinki, Finland, and says she won gold in no-gi at the Finnish Nationals in 2022.

      Where in the source: Instructor card 'Laura Rättyä': 'From Helsinki, Finland', 'Gold No-Gi Finnish Nationals '22'

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  • BJJ Globetrotters, instructional video post on Winter Camp 2024, dated 4 Aug 2024(opens in a new tab)

    • BJJ Globetrotters published a video from its Winter Camp 2024 in which she teaches reverse de la Riva and lasso guard, filed under sweeps from guard.

      Where in the source: Post title and category line: 'Reverse de la riva + lasso guard with Laura Rättyä', 'Sweeps from guard'

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  • BJJ Globetrotters, instructional video post on Spring Camp 2026, dated 2 Jun 2026(opens in a new tab)

    • A second Globetrotters instructional video, from Spring Camp 2026, has her teaching a leg drag guard pass; the site filed it under passing guard and published it on 2 June 2026.

      Where in the source: Post title: 'Leg drag – The classic pass with a modern twist with Laura Rättyä'; category 'Passing guard'

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  • Wikipedia, Venla Luukkonen, read 21 Oct 2026(opens in a new tab)

    • Venla Luukkonen, named in the SBJJL register as her black belt instructor, received her own black belt from Pedro Duarte on 22 February 2014 and teaches within the Hilti BJJ network.

      Where in the source: Black belt career section, sentence naming Pedro Duarte and the 2014 date; personal life section on the Hilti BJJ academy in Örebro

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