ROUFUSPORT ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF WORLD CLASS BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU COACHES
Feb 21, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Roufusport is proud to announce the addition of
two world class Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu professors to its already
impressive staff of trainers. Luiz Claudio and Thiago Veiga run the
well-respected LCCT Combat Team, and are now dispersing their
considerable grappling wisdom to the Roufusport fight team.
Check out the photo above of Luiz demonstrating a choke on UFC lightweight title contender Anthony “Showtime” Pettis.
Growing up in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Luiz Claudio was smaller than
a lot of the other kids his age. As a result, he didn’t feel very
safe traveling the tough streets around him. This led him to check
out a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class, and it was love at first sight! In
1990, Luiz made the long trek to Southern California, and began to
train under the legendary Rickson Gracie. After ten years of blood,
sweat, and tears, he was finally awarded his much sought-after
black belt. Now running his own academy with his brother, Luiz
brings an incredible resume with him to the Roufusport gym.
A highly decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, Thiago Veiga, like his brother, fell in love with the sport early in life, and was eventually awarded his black belt by Rickson Gracie after years of hard work. In 2002, after returning from Brazil, Veiga competed in the BJJ World Championships. Despite the tough competition, he won five matches in a row, not giving up a single point or advantage in all five matches. In the end, he won the gold! After this impressive performance at the Worlds, Rickson Gracie awarded Thiago his BJJ black belt.
Now both brothers are entrenched in Wisconsin, and are helping make the fighters who train at Roufusport some of the most well-rounded in MMA today!
If you’re interested in an interview with either of these grappling wizards, please let me know.
For more information, please visit http://jiujitsuassociation.com/. Special thanks to U.S. Combat Sports for the use of their photo for this pitch.
About Roufusport
Roufusport is run by famed kickboxer and MMA trainer Duke Roufus and his business partner Scott Joffe. It is a world class brand that includes a state-of-the-art training facility, fight team, and MMA promotion, the North American Fighting Championship. Roufus is one of the most recognizable striking and MMA coaches in North America, and is considered to be one of the top trainers of Muay Thai kickboxing outside of Thailand. Roufus is the head coach of the Roufusport Fight Club team, which includes UFC stars Alan Belcher, Patrick Barry, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis, Erik Koch, and “Danny Boy” Downes. Former students include former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver, The Ultimate Fighter season one star Stephan Bonnar, and UFC veterans Ben Rothwell, Matt Mitrione, and Eric “Red” Schafer. Roufus and Joffe operate the Roufusport Martial Arts Academy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Check out the photo above of Luiz demonstrating a choke on UFC lightweight title contender Anthony “Showtime” Pettis.
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A highly decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, Thiago Veiga, like his brother, fell in love with the sport early in life, and was eventually awarded his black belt by Rickson Gracie after years of hard work. In 2002, after returning from Brazil, Veiga competed in the BJJ World Championships. Despite the tough competition, he won five matches in a row, not giving up a single point or advantage in all five matches. In the end, he won the gold! After this impressive performance at the Worlds, Rickson Gracie awarded Thiago his BJJ black belt.
Now both brothers are entrenched in Wisconsin, and are helping make the fighters who train at Roufusport some of the most well-rounded in MMA today!
If you’re interested in an interview with either of these grappling wizards, please let me know.
For more information, please visit http://jiujitsuassociation.com/. Special thanks to U.S. Combat Sports for the use of their photo for this pitch.
About Roufusport
Roufusport is run by famed kickboxer and MMA trainer Duke Roufus and his business partner Scott Joffe. It is a world class brand that includes a state-of-the-art training facility, fight team, and MMA promotion, the North American Fighting Championship. Roufus is one of the most recognizable striking and MMA coaches in North America, and is considered to be one of the top trainers of Muay Thai kickboxing outside of Thailand. Roufus is the head coach of the Roufusport Fight Club team, which includes UFC stars Alan Belcher, Patrick Barry, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis, Erik Koch, and “Danny Boy” Downes. Former students include former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver, The Ultimate Fighter season one star Stephan Bonnar, and UFC veterans Ben Rothwell, Matt Mitrione, and Eric “Red” Schafer. Roufus and Joffe operate the Roufusport Martial Arts Academy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
