3rd Degree Black Belt
Lineage – Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr. > Helio Gracie > Carlos Gracie Junior > Rafael Oliveira
Instructor Rafael Oliveira is a young man who has decided to dedicate his life to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is strongly committed to his journey of Mastering the Art. Discipline and focus are remarkable elements of his personality and made a big difference for one of the greatest achievement of his life: the World’s BJJ No Gi Championship in 2007. In Brazil, Rafael had the opportunity to train at the legendary Gracie Barra main School in Rio, where he was trained on the same mats and environment that made some of the biggest names of our sport. Always very caring, Rafael tries to understand his teammates and students and finds joy in sharing his knowledge with them. In 2007 he opened is First Gracie Barra in Chino, CA. He also has a location in Rancho Santa Margarita and now has partnered with us in Colorado.
Brown Belt
Lineage – Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr. > Helio Gracie > Carlos Gracie Junior > Rafael Oliveira > Robert Goodloe
Coach Robert Goodloe is a husband, father of six, an entrepreneur and an avid BJJ competitor. He wrestled in High School and Junior College as he says,” in my past life.” In 2013 he was introduced to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and hasn’t left the mats since. As a father of six, Robert has coached over 30 youth sports teams including basketball, baseball, football, and soccer. He was also Little League Vice President and Chapter President of the Laguna Hills National Junior Basketball. His goal in life was to make a living coaching kids and young adults. By opening Gracie Barra Centennial he is realizing that dream and is bringing Jiu-Jitsu to everyone. Since beginning Jiu-Jitsu, he has competed in numerous events. In his first major competition in 2014, he won the Pan American Championship as a white belt. In 2015, as a blue belt, he won Double Gold in the World No-Gi IBJJF Championships. In 2016 he was promoted to a purple belt and took silver the 2016 Pan American Championship and followed up in 2018 with a Bronze. In his first Brown Belt tournament Robert took gold at the 2019 Pan American Championships. He followed that up with a silver medal at the 2019 No-Gi Worlds. Robert continues to compete, volunteer, and train at any opportunity.
2nd Degree Black Belt
Professor Eduardo is from Campinas, Brazil, a city just North of Sao Paulo. He has trained for over 16 years and is an avid competitor on the BJJ circuit. He has won numerous IBJJF championships as he competes almost monthly in tournaments. Since living in Colorado he has taken to snowboarding. If you don’t see him in the school during the winter you will most likely see him in the nearby mountains.
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