User:Thiago Stefanutti

Thiago Stefanutti (born June 2nd, 1976) is a first dan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under Paulo Streckert (Maromba) and Judo Brown Belt practitioner. Originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thiago currently instructs Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Melbourne, Australia.

BIOGRAPHY
Thiago Stefanutti started practicing martial arts in 1980 at a very young age. At 4 years old he was introduced to Judo classes and during all his years practising this sport he had the opportunity to train with very talented masters like Tarcisio (from Palmeiras Club), Douglas Vieira, Chiaki Ishii and Ricardo Souza.

In 1998 Thiago started to train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Maromba Academy with Professor Paulo Streckert. At the time, he was just looking to improve his ground skills. But since the first practise, Thiago realized that he could achieve much more than that. He was involved with the philosophy of the fight, so that became part of his life. In the early months Thiago began to compete and achieved very good results. He has never stopped since.

Due to the success on the dojo, he began his career as a coach in 2004. He created a team called Maromba Brothers associated with Maromba Academy (Indaiatuba, Brazil). He ran BJJ classes in Hortolandia and Sumaré (Brazil) for 6 and a half years and the group in 2010 had more than 80 students. In July of 2010 Thiago moved to Melbourne, Australia. However, he's never lost his connection with the Brazilian team, providing technique supervision to Maromba Brothers coaches on a regular basis.

Repeating the same success accomplished as an athlete, Thiago led his students to overcome difficult challenges and win medals at the World Cup, Pan Pacs, European, International Masters & Seniors, Brazilian Nationals Championship, Australian Nationals Championship and State Championships (Sao Paulo/Brazil & Victoria/Australia).

Black belts under Thiago Stefanutti are Daniel Barros, Marco Antonio Dionizio and Alessandro de Moraes Ferreira Alegre. Brown belts under Thiago include Helio Berlandi Filho, Joao Jeronimo and Ricardo de Paula Souza.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Thiago's career highlights include

MEDALS


 * GOLD 2011 Pan Pacific Championship (Melbourne, Australia)
 * GOLD 2011 No Gi Pan Pacific Championship (Melbourne, Australia)
 * BRONZE 2011 No Gi Pan Pacific Championship Open Class (Melbourne, Australia)
 * GOLD 2011 Trial World Professional Jiu-Jitsu (Auckland, New Zealand)
 * GOLD 2009 State Championship (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
 * BRONZE 2009 No Gi State Championship (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
 * BRONZE 2008 State Championship Open Class (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
 * BRONZE 2008 European Championship (Lisboa, Portugal)
 * GOLD 2007 State Championship Judo Second Division (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
 * SILVER 2007 European Championship (Lisboa, Portugal)
 * SILVER 2007 International Masters & Seniors (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
 * BRONZE 2007 IBJJF World Championship (Long Beach, US)
 * BRONZE 2007 South America Championship (Florianopolis, Brazil)
 * GOLD 2006 State Championship (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
 * BRONZE 2006 International Masters & Seniors (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
 * BRONZE 2006 CBJJO World Cup (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
 * SILVER 2005 State Championship (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
 * BRONZE 2005 State Championship open class (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
 * BRONZE 2003 State Championship (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
 * GOLD 2001 State Championship (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
 * SILVER 2001 LBJJ Brazilian Championship (Espirito Santo, Brazil)
 * BRONZE 2000 LBJJ Brazilian Championship (Sao Paulo, Brazil)