Michal Bittner
Michal Bittner developed his BJJ with Robin Gracie, competed internationally and helped students connect grappling with their own fighting goals.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJEE, Bittner’s 2013 Q&A(opens in a new tab)
Bittner is Czech; in 2013 he described working as a private-company security specialist near Prague.
Where in the source: Answer1: Czech republic.
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Already fighting vale tudo and watching the Gracies in UFC footage, he discovered BJJ through a friend working in the Netherlands.
Where in the source: Answer2, Netherlands connection.
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His friend found a Rickson Gracie student there; even a few techniques generated enthusiasm back home.
Where in the source: Answer2, following Dutch trainer reference.
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He regarded Robin Gracie as teacher, mentor and friend, admiring how he connected people through the family’s tradition.
Where in the source: Answer3, Robin’s influence.
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In 2013 his Prague academy included branches in Kladno, Chomutov and Třebovice; he considered children central to BJJ’s future.
Where in the source: Answers4 and7, academy branches and children.
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He valued competition results as measures of progress and indicators of what still needed work.
Where in the source: Answer1, meaning of results.
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He felt more nervous watching his students compete than fighting himself, while a good breakfast formed part of his own preparation.
Where in the source: Answer5, competition nerves and breakfast.
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Limited advanced sparring at home led him to prepare in Robin Gracie’s Barcelona dojo among its black and brown belts.
Where in the source: Answer6, Barcelona preparation.
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He described six training days weekly, five with two sessions: morning conditioning or natural gymnastics and evening sparring.
Where in the source: Answer6, weekly training schedule.
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He also trained weekly with judoka to develop the standing phase.
Where in the source: Answer6, closing judo explanation.
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Team travel depended on finances; he appreciated Max Carvalho’s Hungarian tournament for its organisation and friendships.
Where in the source: Answer8, finances and Hungarian event.
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The 2013 profile identifies him as a black belt under Robin Gracie and head of Prague’s Gracie Academy.
Where in the source: Introductory paragraph before numbered answers.
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IBJJF, 2013 European no-gi podiums(opens in a new tab)
At the 2013 IBJJF European No-Gi Championship he took gold at male Master1 black-belt super-heavyweight and bronze in Master1 black-belt open class for Gracie Barcelona.
Where in the source: Male / Master1 / Black / Super Heavy and Open Class podiums.
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IBJJF, Munich Winter2014 podiums(opens in a new tab)
The 2014 Munich Winter IBJJF Open results list Bittner first in adult male black-belt super-heavyweight and third in adult black-belt open class for Clube de Jiu-Jitsu Pitbull Czech Republic.
Where in the source: Male / Adult / Black / Super Heavy and Open Class podiums.
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IBJJF, Berlin2015 podiums(opens in a new tab)
At the 2015 Berlin IBJJF Open he placed second in male Master2 black-belt ultra-heavyweight for Pitbull Czech Republic.
Where in the source: Male / Master2 / Black / Ultra Heavy podium.
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Kobra Kladno, report of December2011 instruction(opens in a new tab)
Kobra Kladno’s report of its December17,2011 seminar describes Bittner teaching which techniques work in a match, with technical development directed toward future blue-belt examinations.
Where in the source: Body paragraph beginning Saturday17.12.2011.
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Czechfighters, Mudrochová’s September2016 Q&A(opens in a new tab)
In September2016 Lucie Mudrochová credited Bittner as her BJJ ground coach, training with him four times weekly while preparing to enter MMA.
Where in the source: Answer naming the coaches, after preparation comparison.
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Mudrochová described that preparation around her striking background: defending takedowns, standing back up and escaping submissions.
Where in the source: Answer comparing MMA preparation with muay thai.
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Czechfighters, Hanuman athletes’ August2016 Q&A(opens in a new tab)
In August2016 Jakub Tichota said he had added BJJ at Prague’s Clube de JiuJitsu with Bittner and Jaroslav Moltaš alongside his Hanuman training.
Where in the source: Jakub’s answer on frequency and coaches.
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Kobra Kladno, report of December2018 instruction(opens in a new tab)
Kobra’s account records Bittner leading a December1,2018 Kladno seminar for thirty participants from Bohemia and Moravia, concentrating on standing grappling, sweeps and their application.
Where in the source: Main seminar report, opening and curriculum sentences.
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That report credits him with awarding blue, purple and brown belts after preparation, specifically naming Lucie Brokešová as a new blue belt.
Where in the source: Main paragraph, belt awards and Brokešová.
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Pitbull BJJ Praha, coaches and classes(opens in a new tab)
The Pitbull BJJ Praha website identifies Michal Bittner as a BJJ black belt.
Where in the source: Coach section, his full name and rank.
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He teaches at Clube de Jiu Jitsu Pitbull in Prague alongside fellow black belt Míša Dostálová.
Where in the source: Coaches section and site heading.
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The academy welcomes beginners and advanced practitioners from age seven, with separate children’s and adult classes and private tuition at Lanna Gym in Prague’s Nusle district.
Where in the source: Introduction, timetable and training-location sections.
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Lineage
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