Mauricio Villardo Reis (born January 14, 1975) is best known as Mauricio Villardo. Professor Villardo is a Master Instructor and practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He holds a sixth-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Royler Gracie , the head instructor of Gracie Humaitá. Mauricio is also a former World Champion of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship held by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation ( IBJJF ). Living close to the beautiful beaches in Brazil, Mauricio's hobby was surfing , but once he experienced Jiu-Jitsu , he fell in love with the sport. Mauricio's first experience with the martial arts was not Jiu-Jitsu. When he was seven, he began practicing Judo at Clube do Flamengo, in Rio de Janeiro. At the age of fifteen, Mauricio began to practice Muay Thai . A few months later, a friend invited him to visit a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy, and for Mauricio, it began a lifelong journey studying the world's most effective fighting and self-defense system. Almost imm