• Source: GFTeam

Grappling Fight Team (most commonly known as GFTeam) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) academy and team.




History


It was started in 1993 as part of Universidade Gama Filho, a university in Rio de Janeiro as Universidade Gama Filho (UGF) or Gama Filho Jiu-Jitsu.
It was developed under coaches Pedro Gama Filho and Paulo Jardim then under Julio Cesar Pereira, Marcus Bello and Alexandre Baraúna. In 2004 the team cut ties with the university following the death of Pedro Filho, in 2007 Julio Cesar founded Grappling Fight Team or GFTeam. GF Team headquarter is located in Bairro do Meier, Rio de Janeiro. Grappling fight team has more than 30 affiliate academies in the world.
In 2023, GFTeam was ranked No.9 for male and No.2 for female athletes at the 2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
GFTeam was ranked No.3 in the IBJJF Top 10 Academy Rankings for the 2022/2023 season.
On September 13, 2023, GFTeam announced that they were merging with JiuArt in order to form a new competition team.




Notable members


Current and former members:

Thamires Aquino
Alexandre Barauna
Mayssa Bastos
Marcus Bello
Claudio Calasans
Jaime Canuto
Ricardo Evangelista
Dante Leon
Amanda Monteiro Canuto
Thiago Borges
Denilson Pimenta
Rafaela Pires
Rodolfo Vieira




References






External links


Official website (in Portuguese, English, and Spanish)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• GFTeam
• Julio Cesar Pereira
• Luiz França
• 2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
• Mayssa Bastos
• 2024 ADCC World Championship
• 2022 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
• Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship
• Dante Leon (martial artist)
• Ana Carolina Vieira (fighter)