Leonardo Iturralde
Leonardo Iturralde is an Ecuadorian black belt and Guayaquil coach with adult brown-belt and master black-belt IBJJF titles.
Biography
Sources for this profile
Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Pro, Dojo Leo Iturralde club profile, undated; accessed 2026-10-09(opens in a new tab)
AJP lists Leonardo Iturralde as the person in charge of Dojo Leo Iturralde in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Where in the source: Dojo Leo Iturralde > Guayaquil, Ecuador > Person in charge: Leonardo Iturralde
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Mario Augusto Molina Guerra, Universidad Internacional del Ecuador, Videodocumental como pieza de comunicación para la difusión del jiu-jitsu brasilero como deporte en Quito en el 2010, May 2010(opens in a new tab)
A 2010 fieldwork thesis says the Iturralde brothers first trained at Roberto Bitar's Bidokán academy, later joined Fred Sukata's academy, and Leonardo ran that academy for another year after Sukata returned to Brazil.
Where in the source: 3.11 El BJJ en Ecuador > 'En la academia de Roberto Bitar, BIDOKAN' ... 'Leonardo Iturralde se encargó de la academia Sukata por un año más'
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The 2010 thesis says Fernando 'Soluço' di Pierro taught Leonardo and his brothers Juan Miguel and Francisco Iturralde after the Sukata period.
Where in the source: 3.11 El BJJ en Ecuador > 'Luego, llegó el profesor Fernando dei Pierro, alias Soluço' ... 'Leonardo Iturralde y a sus hermanos Juan Miguel y Francisco Sinistro'
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In the 2010 fieldwork thesis, Leonardo Iturralde was described as teaching children and adults at The Cage in Samborondón and at his own Alliance Leo Iturralde Team academy in Guayaquil, as well as conducting private classes and seminars.
Where in the source: 4.2.1 La pre-producción > 'Leonardo Iturralde lleva aproximadamente diez años' ... 'The Cage' ... 'Alliance Leo Iturralde Team' ... 'realiza seminarios'
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El Universo, 2007-05-16(opens in a new tab)
In May 2007, Leonardo Iturralde was named in an Alliance Ecuador delegation traveling to Brazil for a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament, alongside Fernando Soluço, Juan Miguel and Francisco Iturralde and other teammates.
Where in the source: Equipo ecuatoriano de Jiu Jitsu viajó a Brasil > 'El equipo de Alliance – Ecuador está conformado por Fernando Soluço, Leonardo Iturralde, Juan Miguel Iturralde'
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IBJJF, Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2009, official results(opens in a new tab)
Leonardo Iturralde won the adult men's brown-belt heavyweight division at the 2009 IBJJF Pan Championship while listed with Alliance.
Where in the source: Athletes results by category > Adult / Brown / Male / Heavy: 1 LEONARDO ITURRALDE Alliance; 2 JOAO ASSIS; 3 ERIK SODERBERGH; 3 BEN BAXTER
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IBJJF, World Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2009, official results(opens in a new tab)
Leonardo Iturralde took second in the adult men's brown-belt heavyweight division at the 2009 IBJJF World Championship, representing Alliance.
Where in the source: Athletes results by category > Adult / Brown / Male / Heavy: 1 jose souza; 2 leonardo iturralde Alliance; 3 ben baxter; 3 jake mapes
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IBJJF, World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2009, official results(opens in a new tab)
At the 2009 IBJJF No-Gi World Championship, Leonardo Iturralde placed first in adult men's brown-belt heavyweight and third in the same belt's open class, listed with Alliance.
Where in the source: Athletes results by category > Adult / Brown / Male / Heavy: 1 leonardo iturralde Alliance; Adult / Brown / Male / Open Class: 3 leonardo iturralde Alliance
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IBJJF, Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2010, official results(opens in a new tab)
The 2010 IBJJF Pan Championship lists Leonardo Iturralde, representing Alliance Atlanta, in a shared third-place position in the adult men's black-belt heavyweight division.
Where in the source: Athletes results by category > Adult / Black / Male / Heavy: 1 Bernardo Faria; 2 Rafael Lovato Jr.; 3 Leonardo Iturralde Alliance Atlanta; 3 Joao Assis
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La Nación Ecuador, 2014-12-27(opens in a new tab)
A December 2014 interview describes Leo Iturralde as a Guayaquil athlete with a black belt who had built his own jiu-jitsu school after studying entrepreneurship engineering at Universidad Católica de Guayaquil.
Where in the source: El jiu-jitsu cambió la vida de Leo Iturralde > 'Estudió Ingeniería de Emprendimiento' ... 'creación de su propia escuela' ... 'es cinta negra'
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In the 2014 interview, Iturralde described teaching students to rely less on force and more on good technique, and the article described him preparing for European and Pan-American competitions.
Where in the source: El jiu-jitsu cambió la vida de Leo Iturralde > 'dejar de hacer fuerza' ... 'se prepara para viajar a Portugal'
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Diario Expreso, Redacción Expresiones, 2016-02-06(opens in a new tab)
In February 2016, Leonardo Iturralde was identified as the coach and representative of an Alliance Jiu Jitsu academy taking a youth group to a Pan-American tournament in Los Angeles.
Where in the source: Promesas del jiu jitsu a torneo internacional > 'El entrenador y representante de la academia, Leonardo Iturralde' ... 'Serán siete participantes'
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Pasando Guardia, 2020-10-06(opens in a new tab)
Pasando Guardia's October 2020 report names Leo Iturralde and Henrique Filho as teachers of Carlos Álvarez and says Carlos trained in Ecuador with the Iturralde brothers at blue belt.
Where in the source: jiujitsero invidente hispano llega cinturón negro > 'Carlos con su alumno y profesores Leo Iturralde y Henrique Filho' ... 'cinta azul en Ecuador con los hnos. Iturralde'
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Diario Expreso, Henry Ronquillo, 2023-09-11(opens in a new tab)
Expreso reported a black-belt masters gold for Leonardo Iturralde at the 2023 AJP Brasilia tournament.
Where in the source: Jiu Jitsu: Leonardo Iturralde y Sandro Cantos, campeones en AJP Brasilia > 'Ambos atletas consiguieron medalla de oro ... categoría master cinturón negro'
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IBJJF, Orange County International Open 2024, official results(opens in a new tab)
At the April 2024 IBJJF Orange County Open, Leonardo I. Iturralde Aguirre, listed with Dojo Leo Iturralde, placed first in men's master 2 black-belt medium heavyweight.
Where in the source: Male / Master 2 / Black / Medium Heavy (195.00lb): 1 Leonardo I. Iturralde Aguirre Dojo Leo Iturralde; 2 Andre B. Almeida; 3 Gilfredo Galindo Jr.
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IBJJF, New Jersey International Open 2024, official results(opens in a new tab)
At the June 2024 IBJJF New Jersey Open, Leonardo I. Iturralde Aguirre, listed with Dojo Leo Iturralde, placed first in men's master 2 black-belt medium heavyweight.
Where in the source: Male / Master 2 / Black / Medium Heavy (195.00lb): 1 Leonardo I. Iturralde Aguirre Dojo Leo Iturralde; 2 Paulo Roberto da Silva; 3 Casey T Lorenz; 3 Rich S. Romaine
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IBJJF, Master International Jiu-Jitsu Championship - North America 2026, official results(opens in a new tab)
The 2026 IBJJF Master International North America results list Leonardo I. Iturralde Aguirre first in men's master 3 black-belt heavyweight, representing Team Predador Jiu-Jitsu for that event.
Where in the source: Male / Master 3 / Black / Heavy (208.00lb): 1 Leonardo I. Iturralde Aguirre Team Predador Jiu-Jitsu; 2 Lincoln J. Hancock; 3 Luiz Arthur Fernandes Filho; 3 Rodrigo Teixeira Santos
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Diario Expreso, Henry Ronquillo, 2024-06-20(opens in a new tab)
Expreso described Leonardo Iturralde as an Ecuadorian athlete from Guayaquil in its June 2024 account of his New Jersey Open victory.
Where in the source: Jiu Jitsu: Leonardo Iturralde cosecha un nuevo oro en Estados Unidos > 'El jiujitsero ecuatoriano' ... 'el guayaquileño Leonardo Iturralde'
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El Universo, 2010-11-25(opens in a new tab)
A November 2010 report described Fernando Soluço and Leonardo Iturralde as directing Alliance training sessions at the Universidad Católica site in Guayaquil.
Where in the source: Ellos tienen la llave maestra > 'bajo la dirección de Fernando Soluço y Leonardo Iturralde'
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