Nelson Monteiro is a jiu-jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Junior and a coach of the illustrious Gracie Barra academy. A veteran of the sport, Nelson Monteiro established his first Gracie Barra franchise in the United States back in 1990, prior to the post-UFC BJJ boom. Monteiro also taught the famous Sheik Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nayan, (a prince of the U.A.E.) and was closely involved with the creation of the biggest submission wrestling tournament in the world, the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club).