Rodrigo Siqueira
Rodrigo Siqueira turned training with Casquinha into a career teaching at Alliance Mooca and competing on the Master 1 circuit.
Biography
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BJJ Heroes, Rodrigo Siqueira(opens in a new tab)
Rodrigo Siqueira is the São Paulo competitor and instructor taught by Luciano Nucci, known as Casquinha.
Where in the source: Introduction and biography
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The biography gives his birth as 8 March 1984 in São Paulo.
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He began judo at nine at the Military Police School, reached blue belt and later took up weight training.
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Watching his older brother train drew him into jiu-jitsu; he started with Casquinha as a teenager.
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BJJ Heroes describes bronze in his first state event after four months of training, followed by gold in the next stage three months later.
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By 2009, as a brown belt, he was already earning his living as a professional grappler through sponsors and teaching at Casquinha’s academy.
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BJJ Heroes dates his black belt from Casquinha to December 2010.
Where in the source: Biography promotion paragraph
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He followed Casquinha’s school from Ryan Gracie’s association to Alliance; the biography emphasizes the attraction of structured teaching and team support.
Where in the source: Biography Alliance transition
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Jantália, Equipe Alliance – Prof. Luciano Nucci, 8 March 2010(opens in a new tab)
A report of a March 2010 visit already identifies Luciano Nucci’s Mooca school as part of Alliance under Fabio Gurgel.
Where in the source: Article dated 8 March 2010, visit of Saturday 6 March
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Alliance Mooca, Nosso time: Rodrigo Siqueira(opens in a new tab)
Alliance Mooca’s instructor biography dates Siqueira’s jiu-jitsu start to 2000.
Where in the source: Nosso time, Rodrigo Siqueira card
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Alliance Mooca identifies him as a black belt under Casquinha.
Where in the source: Nosso time, Rodrigo Siqueira card
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His current Alliance Mooca instructor card gives him fourth degree on his black belt.
Where in the source: Nosso time, Rodrigo Siqueira card
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He is listed on Alliance Mooca’s teaching team.
Where in the source: Nosso time, Rodrigo Siqueira card
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His listed teaching base is Alliance Mooca in São Paulo, Brazil.
Where in the source: Instructor card and school address
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In his instructor statement, he describes almost twenty years of teaching and the satisfaction of helping students change their lives.
Where in the source: Nosso time, Rodrigo Siqueira card
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Alliance Mooca, Minions e a casa da árvore, 1 April 2021(opens in a new tab)
A 2021 reflection attributed to Siqueira uses a Minions trailer to encourage breaking routine, sharing family time and rediscovering playfulness.
Where in the source: Full reflection and attribution to prof. Rodrigo Siqueira
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Alliance Mooca, Desafio de gigantes, 30 March 2021(opens in a new tab)
In another film-based reflection, he urges students to keep working toward goals rather than waiting for someone else to motivate them.
Where in the source: Desafio de gigantes reflection attributed to Rodrigo Siqueira
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Alliance Mooca, Sábado 23/05/2020(opens in a new tab)
The school’s 23 May 2020 Saturday-class account names him as the teacher responsible for that day’s film reflection.
Where in the source: Opening description and signature Luciano Nunes Nucci
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BJJ Heroes, Emilly Alves Vasconcelos(opens in a new tab)
Emilly Alves’s biography identifies Siqueira as her first jiu-jitsu teacher, before she moved to Casquinha’s instruction.
Where in the source: Biography, first training paragraph
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BJJ Heroes, Marcus Ribeiro(opens in a new tab)
Marcus Ribeiro’s biography names Siqueira alongside Luciano Nucci and Juan Kamezawa among his coaches at Alliance Mooca.
Where in the source: Introduction and biography Mooca paragraphs
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IBJJF European Championship 2015 results(opens in a new tab)
Siqueira won the 2015 European Championship male Master 1 black-belt super-heavyweight division for Alliance.
Where in the source: MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / SUPER HEAVY (100.50KG), first place
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IBJJF European Championship 2018 results(opens in a new tab)
He took silver in the 2018 European Championship male Master 1 black-belt heavyweight division for Alliance.
Where in the source: MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / HEAVY (94.30KG), second place
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IBJJF South American Championship 2014 results(opens in a new tab)
He placed third in the 2014 South American Championship male Master 1 black-belt super-heavyweight division for Alliance.
Where in the source: MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / SUPER HEAVY (97.50KG), third place
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IBJJF South American Championship 2017 results(opens in a new tab)
He placed third in the 2017 South American Championship male Master 1 black-belt heavyweight division for Alliance.
Where in the source: MALE / MASTER 1 / BLACK / HEAVY (94.30KG), third place
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