USBJJF/ IBJJF American Nationals No Gi Champion 2012*.

USBJJF/ IBJJF American Nationals Champion 2010*/2011**/2012.

IBJJF World No Gi Champion 2008-2017 (Ten Time World No Gi Champion).

Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Reyson Gracie → Paulo Maurício Strauch → Caio Terra Career Highlights On 28 September 2020, Terra was awarded with the 4th degree on his BJJ Black Belt from Master Paulo Mauricio Strauch. The Caio Terra Academy made headlines during the coronavirus pandemic as Terra publicly revealed that his gym was threatened with $5,000 fines by local public health officials for every class he ran, forcing him to close.

Since retiring Caio has helped develop Mikey Musumeci (the only four-time Black Belt American World Champion), Mason Fowler, Yuri Simoes, Rudson Telles, Jeremy Jackson, Kaniela Kahuanui and others.

In 2017 Caio retired from No Gi competition and decided to focus his energy on his team. He also owns Caio Terra Online, an internet based instructional site where Caio and invited instructors, provide technical insight and instruction plans to subscribers and affiliate academies. Caio Terra now trains and owns the Caio Terra Academy in San Jose, California. Ĭaio is known for his maxim 'Technique Conquers All', an expression he has tested and proven through his successful victories in the open weight divisions. This was the last time someone with less than 1 year experience at brown belt was legally allowed to compete as a black belt in an IBJJF tournament. Later that year, and although the federation had plans to veto Caio from the World Championship, the IBJJF made a last-minute exception accepting his entry for competition. As Caio had not hit the time frame outlined by the federation, he was blocked from competing at the 2007 Brazilian Nationals (Brasileiro). Terra's promotion to black belt occurred in the same year in which the IBJJF set minimum time frames for each belt making it mandatory for a brown belt to compete on in the brown belt division for a minimum of 1 year before being promoted. His promotion to black belt is one of the quickest recorded in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu history. Caio began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2003 and received his black belt in 2006. ( October 2012) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĥth degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Ĭaio Terra (born 8 February 1986 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) competitor and world champion. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations.

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