Biography
Paulo Tarcisio Jardim is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Leonardo Vieira, having fought for important teams such as Nine Nine and Checkmat in his competitive career. A regular medallist in BJJ events throughout the world, one of Tarcisio's big moments arrived in 2011 as he closed the finals of the Brazilian National Championship with his team mate Antonio Carlos Jr. Paulo Tarcisio was born on the 4th of July, 1983 in João Pessoa - State of ParaÃba, Brazil. He started training Jiu Jitsu at the age of 15 due to his brother's influence (Jose Carlos), who wanted Tarcisio to learn how to defend himself. His brother did not practice BJJ himself but he had a friend that did, and it was at this friend's gym that Tarcisio started. His first instructor was Nivaldo Cordeiro, a black belt under the legendary Ivan Gomes, but Paulo Tarcisio would soon move to a different gym run by Luiz Barboza. It was under Barboza's guidance that Paulo progressed through Jiu Jitsu's ranks, earning his blue, purple and brown belt at this academy. He also trained extensively with Helder Medeiros, one of the top instructors in the state of ParaÃba. On on the 16th of February 2008, Leonardo Vieira and his brother Ricardo Vieira, two of the main Checkmat BJJ coaches awarded Paulo his black belt . Grande lutador paraibano e uma pessoa justa,honesta o cara é gente fina. O Conheci Na academia do professor Robert Cristiam e mostrou ser uma boa pessoa e que ver o jiu jitsu de uma forma global independetemente de quem seja o mestre. É isso TarcÃsio o JJ em 1º lugar. Carlos Abreu. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );