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Renato Tavares de Moraes

A black belt from Rio de Janeiro who won IBJJF gold in Rome for Frontline Academy Oslo, coached in Jeddah and now teaches at KDT Jiu-Jitsu in Sandvika.

Biography

Renato Tavares de Moraes is a black belt from Rio de Janeiro who teaches Brazilian jiu-jitsu at KDT Jiu-Jitsu in Sandvika. Between 2010 and 2017 he won medals for Frontline Academy Oslo at Swedish and Nordic opens, at IBJJF tournaments in London and Rome, and at the federation's European championships, competing in the upper weight classes and the open class. KDT, which lists him as a fourth-degree black belt, says he started jiu-jitsu at six, trained under Eduardo "Teta" Rios and Ricardo Libório, and received his black belt in 2006. Rios and Libório are linked: when Frontline Academy Oslo's instructor page was archived in January 2016, it described Rios as a third-degree black belt under Libório who taught Brazilian jiu-jitsu, submission wrestling and MMA. The same club's invitation to an open summer mat on 8 to 10 July 2010 listed him, spelled "Renato Tavarres", among the instructors, together with Rios. Frontline's results list begins his record with a silver in the black-belt open class at the Swedish Open in November 2010. At the same tournament it gives him silver again in 2011 and 2012, gold at -94.3 kg in 2013 and bronze in the open class in 2016. It also has him taking silver in a black-belt class above 100 kg and in the open class at the 2011 Scandinavian Open, and at the Nordic Open in Stockholm in March 2013 he won silver at +100.5 kg and bronze in the open class. For June 2015 the list shows gold in a black-belt weight class and bronze in the open class at both the British National Jiu-Jitsu Championship and its no-gi version, fought without the traditional jacket. In IBJJF's official results he is listed under Frontline Academy. As an adult black belt he was second in the heavy division at both the London International Open and the European No-Gi Championship in 2012, and third in the No-Gi open class. In 2013 he won the heavy division at the Rome International Open and took second place in the same division at the European No-Gi Championship. Frontline's submission-wrestling report for that year mentioned his No-Gi silver and reported his gold in the advanced master class at Grapplers Quest's first European championship that summer. At the London International Open in 2014 he was third at heavy, and at its no-gi edition he was second in the open class. In 2015 he was third at heavy in Rome and third both at heavy and in the open class at the European No-Gi Championship. In 2016 and 2017 he also competed in IBJJF's master 1 age division, finishing third at ultra-heavy at the 2016 European Championship, second at super-heavy at the 2017 Rome International Open, and third both at ultra-heavy and in the open class at the 2017 European No-Gi Championship. At the 2016 London Fall International Open No-Gi, in the adult division, he was second at ultra-heavy and in the open class. KDT credits him with nearly 30 years of experience and says he has taught at private academies and at police stations in Oslo. The same page says he was head coach at Arena Gym in Jeddah, leading its jiu-jitsu program in 2016 and 2017. KDT Jiu-Jitsu, also known as Kadettangen Jiu-Jitsu, says it opened in January 2024 and that its students range from four-year-olds in the kids program to adults approaching 70. It describes his teaching as welcoming, humorous and professional, and says he shows that jiu-jitsu is open to anyone, whatever their age, build or background. Teaching alongside him there is Fabio Martins, who joined his team after moving to Norway in 2012 and received his black belt under him in 2023.

Sources for this profile

  • KDT Jiu-Jitsu (Kadettangen Jiu-Jitsu), About Us, academy website, read 6 October 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • KDT Jiu-Jitsu's About Us page describes Renato Tavares de Moraes as a fourth-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

      Where in the source: About us, section headed with his name, first sentence: '4th Degree Black Belt'.

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    • The same KDT instructor biography gives his rank as the fourth degree of the black belt.

      Where in the source: About us, section headed with his name, first sentence; the degree is written as a numeral before the belt colour.

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    • KDT says Renato Tavares de Moraes trained under Eduardo 'Teta' Rios and Ricardo Libório.

      Where in the source: About us, section headed with his name, first sentence, after the rank; both teachers are named.

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    • KDT says he comes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and began training jiu-jitsu at the age of six.

      Where in the source: About us, section headed with his name, second and third sentences: '6 years old'.

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    • KDT states that he received his black belt in 2006.

      Where in the source: About us, section headed with his name, fourth sentence: 'in 2006'.

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    • KDT Jiu-Jitsu (Kadettangen Jiu-Jitsu) in Sandvika, which lists Renato Tavares de Moraes as an instructor, says it opened in January 2024 and has students ranging from four-year-olds in its kids programme to adults approaching 70.

      Where in the source: About us, opening paragraph, first two sentences ('January 2024'); Sandvika address in the page footer.

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    • KDT credits Professor Renato with nearly 30 years of experience and says he has taught at private academies and at police stations in Oslo.

      Where in the source: About us, opening paragraph, third sentence: 'police stations in Oslo'.

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    • According to KDT, he was head coach of the jiu-jitsu programme at Arena Gym in Jeddah from 2016 to 2017.

      Where in the source: About us, opening paragraph, third sentence, second half (Arena Gym, Jeddah, years given).

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    • KDT describes his teaching approach as welcoming, humorous and professional, and says he shows that jiu-jitsu is open to everyone regardless of age, body shape or background.

      Where in the source: About us, opening paragraph, fourth sentence ('Known for his').

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    • KDT says its instructor Fabio Martins joined Renato's team after moving to Norway in 2012 and received his black belt under Renato in 2023.

      Where in the source: About us, section headed Fabio Martins, second sentence.

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  • Frontline Academy Oslo, Instruktører (instructor profiles), frontlineacademy.no, archived by the Internet Archive on 9 January 2016.(opens in a new tab)

    • In January 2016 Frontline Academy Oslo's instructor page listed Eduardo 'Teta' Rios first among its instructors, teaching Brazilian jiu-jitsu, submission wrestling and MMA, and described him as a third-degree black belt under Ricardo Libório.

      Where in the source: Archived Instruktører page (9 January 2016 capture), first instructor profile, the line naming what he teaches and the paragraph below it.

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  • Frontline Academy Oslo, 'Frontlines open summer mat 2010', news item, frontlineacademy.no, archived by the Internet Archive on 25 June 2010.(opens in a new tab)

    • Frontline Academy's invitation to an open summer mat on 8 to 10 July 2010 listed 'Renato Tavarres' among the instructors, alongside Eduardo 'Teta' Rios.

      Where in the source: Archived news item 'Frontlines open summer mat 2010' (25 June 2010 capture), the line beginning 'Instruktører', below the description of the sessions.

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  • Frontline Academy Oslo, Resultater (club results archive), frontlineacademy.no, archived by the Internet Archive on 6 May 2017.(opens in a new tab)

    • Frontline Academy Oslo's archived results page lists Renato Tavares De Moraes as a medallist for the club in events dated from November 2010 to April 2017.

      Where in the source: Archived Resultater page (6 May 2017 capture), year sections 2010 to 2017; earliest entry under Swedish Open BJJ dated 15 Nov 2010, latest under IBJJF European No-Gi Championship 2017 dated 2 Apr 2017.

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    • Frontline Academy's results archive lists him with a silver medal in the black-belt open division at the Swedish Open BJJ in November 2010.

      Where in the source: Archived Resultater page, 2010 section, event Swedish Open BJJ dated 15 Nov 2010, row under his name.

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    • For 2011 the Frontline Academy results archive lists him with two silver medals at the Scandinavian Open BJJ, in a black-belt weight division above 100 kg and in the black-belt absolute division, and a silver in a black-belt weight division at the Swedish Open BJJ.

      Where in the source: Archived Resultater page, 2011 section, events Scandinavian Open BJJ dated 4 Nov 2011 and Swedish Open BJJ dated 19 Nov 2011, rows under his name.

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    • The Frontline Academy results archive lists him with a silver medal in the black-belt -94.3 kg division at the Swedish Open BJJ in November 2012.

      Where in the source: Archived Resultater page, 2012 section, event Swedish Open BJJ dated 20 Nov 2012, row under his name.

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    • For 2013 the Frontline Academy results archive lists him with silver in a black-belt weight division above 100 kg and bronze in the black-belt open class at the Nordic BJJ Open in March, and gold in the black-belt -94.3 kg division at the Swedish Open BJJ in November.

      Where in the source: Archived Resultater page, 2013 section, events Nordic BJJ Open dated 15 Mar 2013 and Swedish Open BJJ dated 16 Nov 2013, rows under his name.

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    • For the British National Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2015 and the British National No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship, both dated 28 June 2015, the Frontline Academy results archive lists him with a gold medal in a black-belt weight division and a bronze in the black-belt open division at each event.

      Where in the source: Archived Resultater page, 2015 section, the two British National events dated 28 Jun 2015, rows under his name (weight label shown as 'Super').

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    • The Frontline Academy results archive lists him with a bronze medal in the black-belt open division at the Swedish Open BJJ 2016.

      Where in the source: Archived Resultater page, 2016 section, event Swedish Open BJJ 2016 dated 20 Nov 2016, row under his name.

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  • Frontline Academy Oslo, 'Nordic Open suksess!!', news item, frontlineacademy.no, archived by the Internet Archive on 16 August 2013.(opens in a new tab)

    • Frontline Academy's news report on the Nordic Open, held in Stockholm on 9 and 10 March, said Renato Tavares De Moraes won two medals there: silver in the black-belt +100.5 kg division and bronze in the black-belt open class.

      Where in the source: Archived news item 'Nordic Open suksess!!' (16 August 2013 capture), the short paragraph that begins with his name, after the paragraph on Emir Santic and Joseph Karim.

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  • Frontline Academy Oslo, 'Årsrapport SW 2013', news item, frontlineacademy.no, archived by the Internet Archive on 13 August 2014.(opens in a new tab)

    • Frontline Academy's 2013 submission-wrestling report highlighted his silver in the black-belt class at the European Open No-Gi and his gold in the advanced master class at Grapplers Quest's first European championship that summer.

      Where in the source: Archived 2013 submission-wrestling annual report (13 August 2014 capture), the paragraph on the European Open in no-gi and the line after it.

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  • IBJJF, European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2016, official results, ibjjf.com.(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2016 European Championship list Renato Tavares de Moraes of Frontline Academy in third place in the male master 1 black-belt ultra-heavy division.

      Where in the source: Category 'Male / Master 1 / Black / Ultra Heavy', fourth row (place 3), academy Frontline Academy.

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  • IBJJF, European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2017, official results, ibjjf.com.(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2017 European No-Gi Championship list Renato Tavares de Moraes of Frontline Academy in third place in both the male master 1 black-belt ultra-heavy division and the master 1 black-belt open class.

      Where in the source: Categories 'Male / Master 1 / Black / Ultra Heavy' and 'Male / Master 1 / Black / Open Class', place 3 rows, academy Frontline Academy.

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  • IBJJF, European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2015, official results, ibjjf.com.(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2015 European No-Gi Championship list Renato Tavares de Moraes of Frontline Academy in third place in the male adult black-belt heavy division and in the adult black-belt open class.

      Where in the source: Categories 'Male / Adult / Black / Heavy (91.50kg)' and 'Male / Adult / Black / Open Class', place 3 rows, academy Frontline Academy.

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  • IBJJF, Rome International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2013, official results, ibjjf.com.(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2013 Rome International Open list Renato Tavares de Moraes of Frontline Academy in first place in the male adult black-belt heavy division.

      Where in the source: Category 'Male / Adult / Black / Heavy (202.00lb)', place 1 row, academy Frontline Academy.

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  • IBJJF, European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2013, official results, ibjjf.com.(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2013 European No-Gi Championship list Renato Tavares de Moraes of Frontline Academy in second place in the male adult black-belt heavy division.

      Where in the source: Category 'Male / Adult / Black / Heavy (202.00lb)', place 2 row, academy Frontline Academy.

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  • IBJJF, Rome International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2017, official results, ibjjf.com.(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2017 Rome International Open list Renato Tavares de Moraes of Frontline Academy in second place in the male master 1 black-belt super-heavy division.

      Where in the source: Category 'Male / Master 1 / Black / Super Heavy (100.50kg)', place 2 row, academy Frontline Academy.

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  • IBJJF, European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2012, official results, ibjjf.com.(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2012 European No-Gi Championship list Renato Tavares de Moraes of Frontline Academy in second place in the male adult black-belt heavy division and third in the adult black-belt open class.

      Where in the source: Categories 'Male / Adult / Black / Heavy (202.00lb)' and 'Male / Adult / Black / Open Class', place 2 and place 3 rows, academy Frontline Academy.

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  • IBJJF, London International Open 2012, official results, ibjjf.com.(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2012 London International Open list Renato Tavares de Moraes of Frontline Academy in second place in the male adult black-belt heavy division.

      Where in the source: Category 'Male / Adult / Black / Heavy (202.00lb)', place 2 row, academy Frontline Academy.

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  • IBJJF, London International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2014, official results, ibjjf.com.(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2014 London International Open list Renato Tavares de Moraes of Frontline Academy in third place in the male adult black-belt heavy division.

      Where in the source: Category 'Male / Adult / Black / Heavy (202.00lb)', place 3 row, academy Frontline Academy.

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  • IBJJF, London International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2014, official results, ibjjf.com.(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2014 London International Open No-Gi list Renato Tavares de Moraes of Frontline Academy in first place in the male adult black-belt heavy division and second in the adult black-belt open class.

      Where in the source: Categories 'Male / Adult / Black / Heavy (202.00lb)' (his is the only name listed) and 'Male / Adult / Black / Open Class' (place 2), academy Frontline Academy.

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  • IBJJF, Rome International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2015, official results, ibjjf.com.(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2015 Rome International Open list Renato Tavares de Moraes of Frontline Academy in third place in the male adult black-belt heavy division.

      Where in the source: Category 'Male / Adult / Black / Heavy (91.50kg)', place 3 row, academy Frontline Academy.

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  • IBJJF, London Fall International Open Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi 2016, official results, ibjjf.com.(opens in a new tab)

    • IBJJF's official results for the 2016 London Fall International Open No-Gi list Renato Tavares de Moraes of Frontline Academy in second place in the male adult black-belt ultra-heavy division and in the adult black-belt open class.

      Where in the source: Categories 'Male / Adult / Black / Ultra Heavy' (two names listed) and 'Male / Adult / Black / Open Class', place 2 rows, academy Frontline Academy.

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