Paulo Streckert
Maromba co-founder Paulo Streckert's teaching reached Australia through Thiago Stefanutti, while he kept competing into Master 5.
Biography
Sources for this profile
AJP Tour, Maromba Academia Jiu Jitsu club page.(opens in a new tab)
Paulo Streckert is identified as Paulo Roberto de Miranda Streckert in Maromba Academia’s AJP club listing.
Where in the source: Responsible person field and club history
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Maromba Academia, Quem Somos.(opens in a new tab)
Maromba Academia’s main history states that the school opened in Indaiatuba on 1 August 1997, with Streckert and his father as proprietors.
Where in the source: MAROMBA ACADEMIA main history, opening paragraph; introductory shared block separately gives1977
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The academy began with jiu-jitsu classes in a 200-square-metre space and later expanded into larger premises with several training rooms.
Where in the source: First three paragraphs of academy history
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Maromba’s school history describes partner jiu-jitsu academies in Hortolândia and Sumaré and programmes for adult, women’s and children’s jiu-jitsu alongside other training disciplines.
Where in the source: Academy programmes and partner academies paragraphs
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Maromba Academia, Paulo Streckert instructor profile.(opens in a new tab)
Streckert teaches at Maromba Academia, where the staff page identifies him as a jiu-jitsu instructor, CrossFit head coach and Muay Thai teacher.
Where in the source: Role heading beneath his name
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His school biography records a degree in physical education from UNIMEP and training qualifications across CrossFit and functional conditioning.
Where in the source: Education and qualifications list
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BJJ Tasmania, About Us.(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Tasmania publishes a lineage placing Orlando Saraiva before Paulo Streckert and Thiago Stefanutti after him, with Carlson Gracie above Saraiva.
Where in the source: Our Lineage, sequential named portraits
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Resilience Training Centre, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.(opens in a new tab)
Gustavo Falciroli’s academy biography says he began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu with Streckert in 1996.
Where in the source: Gustavo biography immediately below programme introduction
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BJJ Hervey Bay, Guest Instructors.(opens in a new tab)
Thiago Stefanutti began training jiu-jitsu with Streckert at Maromba in 1998 and became his black belt.
Where in the source: Thiago Stefanutti biography, opening and training-start paragraphs
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Stefanutti formed Maromba Brothers in association with the Indaiatuba academy in 2004, taught in Hortolândia and Sumaré, and moved to Melbourne in July 2010 while retaining links with the Brazilian team.
Where in the source: Thiago biography, coaching and move paragraph
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Art of BJJ, Marie-Laure, Maromba Academia: a Brazilian spirit in Melbourne, 22 October 2013.(opens in a new tab)
Stefanutti recalled that his friend Streckert invited him to train at Maromba; he initially wanted to improve the ground skills he had developed in other martial arts.
Where in the source: First narrative section about Stefanutti’s introduction
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By the 2013 Melbourne visit described by Art of BJJ, the Maromba network associated with Stefanutti included clubs elsewhere in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.
Where in the source: Maromba’s reach paragraph following team discussion
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Kleber Patricio Online, Atleta da Maromba é campeão no Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu, 17 June 2011.(opens in a new tab)
A June 2011 report identified Streckert as Thiago Henrique Moisés’s jiu-jitsu coach at Maromba.
Where in the source: Paragraph after Moisés describes his first international competition
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CBJJ, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2001 official results.(opens in a new tab)
Streckert placed third in adult male black-belt heavyweight at the 2001 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship, representing Maromba.
Where in the source: Adulto / Preta / Masculino / Pesado, third-place row
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Globo Esporte, seminar report, 22 November 2013.(opens in a new tab)
In November 2013, Globo Esporte reported that Streckert had won his third CBJJE world title that year in senior black-belt heavyweight, winning four bouts, three by submission.
Where in the source: Main report paragraph describing his recent world title
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He was announced as the instructor for a self-defence seminar in Itatiaia in November 2013.
Where in the source: Opening and final seminar paragraphs
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Jornal Mais Expressão, Personal fala da importância de praticar atividade física, 25 September 2020.(opens in a new tab)
During the 2020 pandemic closure, Streckert moved the academy’s training support online and continued helping home-based students after in-person classes resumed.
Where in the source: First two quoted answers after introduction
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He noted that jiu-jitsu was harder to maintain remotely because it depends on contact with a training partner.
Where in the source: Second quoted answer, distinction between fitness and fighting classes
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CBJJ, Campeonato Sul-Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2026 official results.(opens in a new tab)
He won male Master 5 black-belt heavyweight at the 2026 Sul-Brasileiro Championship, representing Maromba Academia.
Where in the source: Masculino / Master 5 / Preta / Pesado (94,30kg), first-place row
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Streckert competed as a black belt in the 2026 Sul-Brasileiro Championship.
Where in the source: Male Master 5 heavyweight category and full-name row
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