Victor Estima
Victor Estima developed the Estima Lock with his brother Braulio while building a career as a world champion, teacher and European school leader.
Biography
Sources for this profile
Gracie Barra Institute, “Meet Professor Victor Estima!”, retrieved 20 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
Gracie Barra’s own instructor institute states that Victor Estima was born in Recife, in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, that he is the younger brother of Braulio Estima, and that he is Gracie Barra’s Regional Leader for Europe.
Where in the source: Opening lines: “Professor Victor Estima is the GB Regional Leader for Europe”; “Victor was born in Recife - Pe in Brazil and is the younger brother of another great GB JIu-JItsu fighter”
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The same page says he was still a young adult purple belt competitor when he first came to the United Kingdom.
Where in the source: Same opening block: “When he first came to UK, he was just a young adult purple belt competitor”
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Dawn Korsen, Gracie Barra blog, 21 July 2022.(opens in a new tab)
In a July 2022 interview on Gracie Barra’s blog he is described as having grown up in Brazil and started jiu-jitsu at twelve, then moving to Europe as a purple belt at nineteen, which is when he began instructing for Gracie Barra in the United Kingdom.
Where in the source: Introduction: “Victor grew up in Brazil and started training in Jiu-Jitsu at 12. He moved to Europe as a purple belt at age 19, and that is when he began his role as an instructor with Gracie Barra in the United Kingdom”
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Gracie Barra’s July 2022 profile of him counts four Abu Dhabi World Pro silver medals, in 2009, 2013, 2014 and 2015, and six IBJJF Worlds bronze medals, in 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
Where in the source: List of accomplishments: “4X silver medalist in Abu Dhabi World Pro (2009, 2013, 2014, 2015), 6X bronze medalist at IBJJF Worlds (2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)”
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By July 2022 Gracie Barra described him as a fourth-degree black belt, its GB Wear operations manager in Europe and its regional director for Europe, helping lead the expansion of Gracie Barra academies across the continent, the latest of them then opening in Lisbon.
Where in the source: Introduction: “a 4th-degree black belt currently the GB Wear Operations Manager in Europe, and Gracie Barra, Regional Director of Europe”; “with the newest school opening in Lisbon, Portugal”
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He says the preparation is much of the value of competing: you put yourself in a particular mindset to be best prepared for the event, and a tournament ahead of you makes each session count for more. He adds that the fear of losing is part of what has to be overcome, and that what he values most from years of competing is that it left him unafraid of getting things wrong.
Where in the source: His quotes: “You put yourself in a particular mindset so that you can be best prepared for the particular event”; “with more detail and much more purpose”; “One of the best things I have taken away from the competition is the lack of fear of getting things wrong”
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Describing his own progression, he says that as he went up through blue and into purple he began to feel a responsibility to become a more complete practitioner, and that as he developed he put much of his energy into understanding concepts, through which he began to see clearer roads even in unfamiliar positions.
Where in the source: His quotes: “As I progressed through the ranks, blue and into purple, I started to feel the responsibility that I needed to be a more complete practitioner”; “I focused a lot of energy on understanding concepts, and through concepts, I started to see more clear roads, even when I was in an unknown spot”
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Asked what he took from his career, he says that when he was coming to the end of it and trying to work out what his legacy was, he concluded it was not the medals or the losses but the person he became.
Where in the source: His quote: “When I was coming to the end of my competitive career, and I was trying to figure out what was my legacy”; “And I can clearly say that it was the person who I became”
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The same interview says he has coached several athletes to world championships, and that he is as proud of that as of his own titles.
Where in the source: Article text: “Professor Victor has had the privilege of coaching several athletes to world championships. This accomplishment he is as equally proud of as his titles”
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His advice to students is to work out who you want to be first and to define what you want jiu-jitsu to be, since an athlete, a coach or a professor are all possible; to experience it fully, enjoy the process and be an asset to the team; and, if you have never competed, to try a tournament that feels safe.
Where in the source: His quotes: “Getting to know who you want to be is the first element”; “be an asset for the team”; “If you have never had a chance to compete, give it a shot”
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Gracie Barra’s July 2022 list of his titles names him no-gi world champion in 2011, European champion in 2012, British double gold in 2011 and 2012, and UK National double gold in 2016.
Where in the source: List of accomplishments: “Worlds No Gi Champion (2011), European Champion (2012), British double gold (2011, 2012), and UK National double gold (2016)”
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grapplevideos, “Victor Estima - The BJJ Lifestyle”, YouTube, published 15 November 2011.(opens in a new tab)
A November 2011 video interview is introduced as Victor Estima talking about how his older brother Braulio encouraged him to take up jiu-jitsu.
Where in the source: Video description: “Victor Estima talks about how his older brother Braulio Estima encouraged him to take up jiujitsu”
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BJJ Eastern Europe, question-and-answer interview with Victor Estima, 17 May 2012; the page names graciebarra.com as its source.(opens in a new tab)
Asked what learning jiu-jitsu in Recife was like, he said the sport was not popular there at all, that his teacher Ze Radiola was only a purple belt when he started, and that they had limited technique but plenty of heart until Carlos Gracie Jr. began helping Radiola, who passed it on to his students.
Where in the source: Answer on Recife: “In Recife the sport wasn”… “was only a purple belt when I started training”; “Master Carlos Gracie Jr. started to help him a lot which he passed on to us”
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He remembers that his brother was already on the Gracie Barra Pernambuco competition team while he only watched the lessons, because his family could not afford the fee; when Ze Radiola found out, he told him to come and train for free, on the condition that he trained hard enough to represent the academy one day.
Where in the source: Answer on a memory of Ze Radiola: “my brother was already training for a while and he was part of the competition team of Gracie Barra PE”; “My family couldn’t afford the fee at the time”; “come train and train for free but to train hard so I could represent the academy some day”
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In May 2012 he said he had moved to the United Kingdom more than six years earlier, that the country had never been known for grappling, and that it now had a competition every month with academies opening all the time.
Where in the source: Answer on the growth of jiu-jitsu in the UK: “The UK has never been known for grappling”; “It is a massive difference since when I moved here over 6 years ago”; “We now have a competition every month and and academies are opening all the time”
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He says that moving to the United Kingdom let him learn jiu-jitsu from his brother, who showed him a different way of thinking about it, so that he began learning concepts rather than positions, and taught him more than jiu-jitsu.
Where in the source: Answer on his brother: “Since I moved to The UK I had the opportunity to learn Jiu Jitsu from my brother”; “I started to learn concepts rather positions”; “He taught me more than Jiu Jitsu”
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Asked in 2012 what finally winning his first World Championship the previous year had meant, he said every competitor dreams of it, that he had thought about it every day and come close many times, and that whatever happened next he would be able to tell his son his dad was once a world champion.
Where in the source: Question and answer on 2011: “In 2011 you achieved one of your biggest competition goals by finally winning your first World Championship”; “I thought about it everyday. I came close so many times”; “I will be able to tell my son that his dad was once a world champion”
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Off the mats he says he loves music and used to play guitar before he started jiu-jitsu, and that travelling is one of the reasons he loves the sport, because it lets him make his passion a way of life. He grew up watching Royce Gracie, and when he started training he loved watching Terere, Pe de Pano and Margarida.
Where in the source: Answers on life off the mats: “I love music. I used to play the guitar before I started Jiu Jitsu”; “I can make my passion a way of life”; “I grew up watching Royce Gracie”; “I used to love to watch Terere, Pe de Pano, Margarida”
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Asked what jiu-jitsu means to him, he calls it his passion and says he dedicated his life to it because he realised one day that he did not want to go to work, so he made the sport his career. As an instructor his aim is to offer jiu-jitsu to all kinds of people, and he wants to be remembered as a competitor who also helped change lives through it.
Where in the source: Answers: “I dedicated my life to it because one day I realized that I did not want to go to work”; “The biggest thing as an instructor is to offer Jiu Jitsu for all kinds of people”; “a great competitor that also helped change people’s life”
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He described a day that began with office work, then about three hours of private lessons, a group class, his own training with his most senior students and conditioning, a short rest, and the evening classes; asked how to run a school and still compete, he said the answer was to prioritise time and always leave room for competition training.
Where in the source: Answers on his schedule: “I normally start with some office work in morning before doing some private sessions for usually around 3 hours”; “One thing I managed to do well is prioritize my time”; “I always make sure I leave time for my competition training”
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BJJ Eastern Europe, 21 May 2012.(opens in a new tab)
In May 2012 BJJ Eastern Europe published footage of him using the Estima footlock against Clark Gracie at the British BJJ Open.
Where in the source: Headline: “Victor Estima using the Estima foot lock against Clark Gracie,this weekend in the British BJJ Open”
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BJJ Eastern Europe, video item on Victor Estima’s beginnings, 23 September 2014.(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Eastern Europe made the same detail its headline in September 2014, noting that Ze Radiola, who coached champions including Braulio Estima and Otavio Sousa, was only a purple belt at the time.
Where in the source: Article text: “His master Ze Radiola ( who coached all the champions such Braulio Estima, Otavio Sousa etc..) was just a purple belt at the time”
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By 2014 he was reported to be based in the Midlands, running the Gracie Barra academies there alongside Braulio, and to have worked on the grappling of MMA fighters including Jimmy Wallhead, Dean Amasinger, Dan Hardy, Paul Daley and Andre Winner at Team Rough House.
Where in the source: Same article: “Based in the Midlands, Victor alongside Braulio runs the successful Gracie Barra Academies”; “fighters such as Jimmy Wallhead, Dean Amasinger, Dan Hardy, UFC Vet Paul Daley and Andre Winner at the famed Team Rough House crew”
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As of September 2014 BJJ Eastern Europe described him as the reigning no-gi world champion and the reigning European and British gi champion.
Where in the source: Article text: “Victor is the current ‘No-Gi’ World Champion, European ‘Gi’ Champion and British ‘Gi’ Champion”
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BJJ Eastern Europe, 1 May 2015.(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Eastern Europe reports that being caught in a footlock by Rafael Abi Rihan is what first turned his attention to attacking the legs, and that the Estima lock grew out of that.
Where in the source: Closing line of the introduction: “how a footlock loss to Rafael Abi Rihan opened his eyes to footlocks and made him come up with the Estima lock”
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The same piece places him at the 2015 World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship, where he took silver in his weight category, describes him as based in Nottingham and known for developing the Estima lock, and says he discusses beating Keenan Cornelius with the lapel guard and his final against Leandro Lo.
Where in the source: Introduction: “after his performance at the World Professional Jiu-jitsu Championship 2015 in which he won silver in his weight category”; “Victor who is based out of Nottingham, England and is famously known for developing the Estima Lock”
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The Mayn Idea Podcast, episode 69, YouTube, published 24 January 2023.(opens in a new tab)
A January 2023 podcast episode introduces him as Gracie Barra’s European Regional Director and the creator of the Estima lock.
Where in the source: Video description: “He is also the Gracie Barra European Regional Director, and creator of the Estima Lock”
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FloGrappling, competition record for Victor Estima, retrieved 20 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
FloGrappling’s record breaks his submission wins down by technique: the Estima lock accounts for ten of them and no losses, more than any other submission in the table.
Where in the source: Submission W/L Methods table: “SUBMISSION METHOD WINS LOSSES Estima Lock 10 0”; the next rows read “Armbar 5 0 Triangle 5 0”
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FloGrappling’s record of the 2011 IBJJF No-Gi World Championships lists three matches for him, each a win by Estima lock, over D. Ramos, T. Abreu and G. Rollo, and no loss.
Where in the source: 2011 block of the record table: “W Estima Lock D. Ramos Middleweight 2011 World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championships”; “W Estima Lock G. Rollo Middleweight”
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The same record puts him at the 2011 ADCC World Championships in two brackets: at -77 kg he beat S. Nakakura on points and lost to M. Garcia by guillotine, and in the absolute he beat J. Assis on points and lost to P. Popovich on points.
Where in the source: 2011 block: “L Replay Guillotine M. Garcia -77kgs 2011 ADCC World Championships”; “W Replay Points J. Assis Absolute Division 2011 ADCC World Championships”
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FloGrappling puts his overall competition record at 45 wins, 26 losses and 2 draws.
Where in the source: Athlete header: “Victor Estima 45-26-2 (W-L-D)”
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FloGrappling’s record for 2016 shows only two entries: a points loss to M. Tinoco at the IBJJF World Championship and a draw with M. Gimenis in the Copa Podio middleweight bracket.
Where in the source: 2016 block: “L Points M. Tinoco Middleweight 2016 World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship”; “D Replay N/A - Draw M. Gimenis Middleweight Copa Podio Middleweight”
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FloGrappling’s record of the same event shows the submission as a bow-and-arrow choke over C. Calasans and records a points loss to M. Souza, both filed at 85 kg.
Where in the source: 2013 block: “W Bow and Arrow C. Calasans 85kgs 2013 Abu Dhabi World Pro”; “L Points M. Souza 85kgs 2013 Abu Dhabi World Pro”
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FloGrappling’s record of the 2013 BJJ Pro League shows the final as a triangle win over V. Oliveira, and names the earlier opponent O. Moizinho.
Where in the source: 2013 block: “W Triangle V. Oliveira Middleweight 2013 BJJ Pro League”; “W Points O. Moizinho Middleweight 2013 BJJ Pro League”
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FloGrappling’s record shows the Metamoris II match against J. Torres as a draw.
Where in the source: 2013 block: “D N/A - Draw J. Torres --- Metamoris II”
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Martina Gil, FloGrappling, 1 June 2023.(opens in a new tab)
FloGrappling’s list of every IBJJF Worlds champion names him once, as the 2011 no-gi middleweight world champion.
Where in the source: Under the heading “IBJJF World Champions (No-Gi) by Year and Weight Class”, the 2011 male line: “MW: Victor Estima”
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Gracie Barra Arnold, Nottingham, instructors page, retrieved 20 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
His own school’s instructors page lists him as European Champion, Pan American Champion, No-Gi World Champion, British National Absolute Champion, six-time Worlds bronze medallist and four-time World Pro silver medallist.
Where in the source: Instructor entry: “He collected many titles such as a European Champion, Pan American Champion, World Champion NoGi, British National Absolute Champion, 6 times Worlds bronze medalist and 4 times world Pro silver medalist”
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The same site calls him the man who founded Gracie Barra Arnold, names him as the organisation’s leader for Europe, and credits him with over fifteen years of teaching.
Where in the source: Instructor entry: “Professor Victor Estima is the Founder of Gracie Barra Arnold and Gracie Barra Europe leader with more than 15 years of teaching experience”
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Tom Bell, FloGrappling, 5 July 2016.(opens in a new tab)
FloGrappling reported in July 2016 that he had symbolically placed his belt on the mat after losing to Marcos Tinoco at the Worlds the month before, and calls him the Recife-born black belt, then thirty-one years old.
Where in the source: Opening: “he symbolically placed his belt down on the mats following a loss to Marcos Tinoco at Worlds just last month”; “The 31-year-old explained”; later, “the Recife-born black belt”
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He explained that it was a statement to himself rather than a retirement: his responsibilities had pushed him away from the mats, at the Worlds he was so overwhelmed by them that he decided the high expectations had to go, and the relief felt to him like a piano being lifted off his shoulders. He adds that he had his phone in his gi when he stepped on the mats and his mind was not there.
Where in the source: His quotes: “Placing the belt down meant a lot to me”; “my responsibilities had started to push me away from the mats”; “it was like the weight of a piano coming off my shoulders”; “I had my phone in my gi when I stepped on the mats, brother”
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The same piece reports that he had just taken double gold at the IBJJF British Nationals, beating Jackson Sousa in the openweight final, and was one of ten athletes going to the Copa Podio Middleweight Grand Prix in Argentina, in a group with Leandro Lo and Dillon Danis.
Where in the source: Report: “Estima just pulled off a double gold haul at the recent IBJJF British Nationals (where he beat Jackson Sousa in the openweight final)”; “one of the 10 athletes who will compete in Argentina this weekend”; “Leandro Lo, Dillon Danis”
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The piece notes he had failed to beat Leandro Lo in four attempts, and quotes him saying he was preparing for war, that the pressure was on the other favourites, and that facing Lo and Claudio Calasans again was what kept him alive and hungry.
Where in the source: Report and quotes: “a man that Estima has failed to beat in four attempts”; “I’m preparing for war”; “those guys keep me alive, those guys keep me hungry”
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BJJ Eastern Europe, 12 April 2013.(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Eastern Europe reported that Victor Estima reached the 2013 Abu Dhabi World Pro final at -82 kg after a run that included beating Tarsis Humphreys and submitting Claudio Calasans in the semi-final; Marcos Souza was his scheduled final opponent.
Where in the source: Report: “Settled in Britain along with his brother Braulio, the athlete went through his first three matches beating Tarsis Humphreys and submitting Claudio Calasanas in in the semis”; final list: “-82kg Marcos Souza vs. Victor Estima”
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BJJ Eastern Europe, 9 December 2013.(opens in a new tab)
At the 2013 BJJ Pro League, described by BJJ Eastern Europe as the one IBJJF event that paid out, at five thousand dollars a division, he beat Osvaldo Augusto Queixinho 8-2 in the light-middle division and then submitted Vitor Oliveira in the final with what the report calls his trademark inverted triangle.
Where in the source: Report: “only tournament with prize money (5,000 $ per division)”; “In the light/middle division Victor Estima faced Osvaldo Augusto Queixinho. Estima won the match 8-2”; “Victor Estima submitted Oliveira by his trademark inverted triangle”
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BJJ Eastern Europe, 3 January 2014; the page names the Gracie Barra Brazil website as its source.(opens in a new tab)
Asked in January 2014 what set the brothers apart, he answered that they believe they must always be evolving in the sport, that the way they studied jiu-jitsu lets them keep learning with a very open mind, and that they understand hard work but like to combine it with smart work.
Where in the source: His answer: “we believe that we must always be evolving in the sport”; “The way we studied jiu-jitsu allows us to continue learning with a very open mind”; “We understand what is hard work, but we like to combine it with smart work”
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In the preview of the January 2014 European Training Camp, Victor described a Gracie Barra initiative to support its European teams, intended to recur annually, with himself, Braulio, Flavio Almeida, Marcio Feitosa, Marco Joca, Ze Radiola and Max Carvalho among the instructors. The camp was scheduled for 19–22 January in Lisbon.
Where in the source: His answer: “The Camp is an initiative of Gracie Barra to provide support for the teams here in Europe”; “me and my brother Braulio, Flavio Almeida, Marcio Feitosa, Marco Joca, Zé Radiola, Max Carvalho”; closing line: “The camp will take place in Lisbon, Portugal and begins on Sunday, January 19”
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Gracie Barra Arnold, Nottingham, school page, retrieved 20 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
The Nottingham school’s own site says Gracie Barra Arnold was established in 2016 by Victor Estima, and that his aim in founding it was to give people of every background somewhere safe and welcoming, with a clear structure, in which to learn Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Where in the source: School page: “Established in 2016 by former World Champion Victor Estima”; “his vision was simple: Create a place where people of all backgrounds could learn authentic Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in a safe, structured, and welcoming environment”
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IBJJF, “Lisbon International Open Results: Gracie Barra and CheckMat Win Gi And No-Gi Titles”, ibjjf.com news; the page carries no publication date.(opens in a new tab)
In a report on the Lisbon International Open the IBJJF quotes a Gracie Barra Nottingham black belt saying that visiting Gracie Barra black belts from across the continent make his Nottingham competition team stronger at camp time, and that Victor Estima oversees the whole of it.
Where in the source: Quoted athlete: “an incredibly strong competition team at Gracie Barra Nottingham, made even stronger for competition training camps when we are joined by some of the best black belts in Europe from the wider GB Team, all overseen by Professor Victor Estima”
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Gracie Barra Institute, “Victor Estima: Living from Jiu-Jitsu through the ICP”, retrieved 20 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)
A Gracie Barra Institute episode about him is billed as covering both sides of his working life, the athlete and the school owner, and how he changed course so that his living no longer rested on sponsorship alone but on a Gracie Barra academy he built up himself.
Where in the source: Episode description: “will tell us about his career as an athlete and a GB school owner”; “to stop depending only on sponsors and build a successful Gracie Barra School”
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BJJ Eastern Europe, 10 April 2013.(opens in a new tab)
Before the 2013 Abu Dhabi World Pro he said his camp was going well and that he had been training with Roger Gracie, his brother and his student Gareth Neale, and that because the matches were six minutes long he was giving more attention to tactics and to being explosive for six minutes.
Where in the source: His quote: “I’ve been training with Roger Gracie, my brother and my student Gareth Neale”; report: “the black belt said he is giving a greater focus on tactical games and being explosive for 6 minutes”
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In the same interview he said his biggest motivation was to fight well and show his jiu-jitsu to the world, that he had always fought for what he liked, and that he meant to use the prize money to buy a house in Nottingham, because he now had a son and wanted to give him the best.
Where in the source: His quote: “My biggest motivation is to fight well and show my Jiu-Jitsu to the world”; “I intend to buy a house in Nottingham. Now I have a son I want to give him the best”
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Trey Robinson, FloGrappling, 17 February 2022.(opens in a new tab)
FloGrappling interviewed him at the 2022 IBJJF European Championships about how far European jiu-jitsu had come and how far it might go, publishing it under a headline saying he considers European jiu-jitsu on a par with the United States and Brazil.
Where in the source: Headline and standfirst: “Victor Estima Says European Jiu-Jitsu Is On Par With USA and Brazil”; “We caught up with Victor Estima to hear his thoughts on the growth and potential of European jiu-jitsu”
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BJJ Heroes, Victor Estima(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Heroes identifies the athlete known as Victor Estima as Victor de Oliveira Estima, the younger brother of Braulio, a Gracie Barra black belt under Carlos Gracie Junior.
Where in the source: Full-name block, introductory paragraph and lineage
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BJJ Heroes gives his birth date as 8 January 1985 in Recife. Its biography describes childhood judo with Braulio, starting jiu-jitsu at twelve under Charles dos Anjos, then a break because he lacked training partners his own age. It says he followed his brother’s career during the break and returned after Ze Radiola had taken over.
Where in the source: Biography paragraphs 1–3
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BJJ Heroes dates Victor’s black-belt promotion to 2006 and credits Braulio with helping his technical and competitive development during his purple-belt visits to England. It also credits the brothers jointly with creating the Estima Lock.
Where in the source: Introductory paragraph and biography paragraph 4
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Gracie Barra, The tale of two brothers – Braulio and Victor Estima, 26 December 2013(opens in a new tab)
In Gracie Barra’s December 2013 interview with both brothers, Braulio said he watched for Victor’s triangles and footlocks when they trained together.
Where in the source: Last question: what each brother watches for when they train together
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Gracie Barra Europe, CompNet European Championship Experience, 3 September 2026(opens in a new tab)
In September 2026 Gracie Barra named Victor Estima as CompNet Europe Director. CompNet is its competition network for Gracie Barra students, and the organisation announced a Victor Estima seminar for registered adult and juvenile competitors in Lisbon on 31 October, before the European championship on 1 November.
Where in the source: What is CompNet; What Makes This Event Different; seminar and championship subsections
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Gracie Barra Online, Victor Estima instructor catalogue(opens in a new tab)
Gracie Barra Online offers teaching series under Victor Estima’s name covering guard pulling, collar-and-leg passing and the kimura, alongside its GB2 collection and specific training on side-control escapes.
Where in the source: Named instructor biography followed by programme cards
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BJJ Heroes, Vanessa English(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Heroes describes Vanessa English training daily under Victor Estima after settling in Nottingham, winning the 2013 purple-belt world title, and receiving her black belt from him on 7 June 2015.
Where in the source: Biography final three paragraphs and introduction
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Gracie Barra Europe, Open a Gracie Barra School in Europe, 30 April 2026(opens in a new tab)
In April 2026 Gracie Barra described its European organisation as led by Victor Estima and said its support system combined academy operations and supply coordination with a tournament circuit, leadership forums and regional camps for adults and children.
Where in the source: Introduction and A structured European footprint section
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