Stefan Hupka
Štefan Hupka began BJJ at thirty and built a Púchov training network linked by visiting teachers, shared teams and repeated seminars.
Biography
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BJJ Eastern Europe, Stefan Hupka Q&A, January 8, 2014(opens in a new tab)
Štefan Hupka is Slovak and established his teaching base in Púchov.
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He began BJJ at thirty, learning early fundamentals from Radek Šefčík.
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After moving to Ireland in 2006, he trained in Limerick with Fergal Quinlan and earned his blue belt.
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Rodrigo Medeiros awarded his purple belt; André Monteiro later became another important teacher.
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By January 2014 he held a brown belt under Monteiro, while Quinlan continued visiting his Slovak team.
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He recalled winning his first submission-grappling tournament in Ireland.
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His favourite medal was a 2011 UK BJJ Premier bronze, earned competing against adults in purple-belt open class.
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Returning from Ireland, he formed sTC BJJ Team in Púchov.
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His academy separated beginners from experienced competitors; Róbert Matušík’s Topoľčany group and Pavel Dang’s Zvolen group competed with his team.
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In 2014 he saw international seminars and competition travel as ways for Slovakia’s young BJJ community to improve.
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He credited the Púchov Sport and Training Centre’s facilities and visiting instructors with supporting his team.
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Shoulder problems had interrupted his competition plans by early 2014.
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He planned further Monteiro and Quinlan seminars to improve the team’s training programme.
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IBJJF, European Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2010 official results(opens in a new tab)
He took bronze in the men’s Master 2 blue-belt middleweight division at the 2010 IBJJF Europeans, representing BJJ Revolution Team.
Where in the source: Athlete results, Master 2 / Blue / Male / Middle, complete four-row podium.
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A-Force Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Association directory(opens in a new tab)
A-Force’s own association directory includes STC Academy in Púchov alongside affiliated schools in Topoľčany, Martin and Zvolen.
Where in the source: International Academies, Slovakia entries.
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Extreme Park, AForce BJJ Žilina instructor biographies(opens in a new tab)
The Žilina training venue identifies Hupka as AForce BJJ Slovakia’s founder and head coach in Púchov.
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The venue identifies him as a BJJ black belt promoted by André Monteiro.
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Hupka is listed among the instructors teaching at AForce BJJ Žilina.
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Municipality of Beluša, Oliver Pagáč interview, June 27, 2023(opens in a new tab)
In 2023, Púchov student Oliver Pagáč named Hupka as his coach and described classes spanning children and adults.
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Pagáč described the Púchov club cooperating with other A-Force towns, supporting one another and filling gaps in competition teams.
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Observatorul de Nord, Anatol Bernic’s seminar account, April 19, 2023(opens in a new tab)
On April 10, 2023 Hupka led a three-hour seminar at Vulturi in Drochia with coach Alexandr Miroșnic and club director Eduard Caramov.
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Participant Anatol Bernic described Hupka refining familiar exercises, introducing techniques and grading students against their accumulated knowledge and recent competition performances.
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Observatorul de Nord, Anatol Bernic’s follow-up account, July 17, 2023(opens in a new tab)
He returned to Drochia on July 11, 2023, teaching another three-hour session with local coaches and experienced visitors from Chișinău.
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The July session ended with young athletes sparring with Hupka and visiting practitioners while coaches assessed them; Bernic reported Hupka noticing technical improvements since April.
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