User talk:Gusuk

== Gus Oliveira - Martial history in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ==

Gus was born in oct 1976. Originally from Rio de Janeiro (Barra da Tijuca), Brazil, he first started training in martial arts (karate) at the age of 8, before being introduced to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 13, back in 1991. He spent 2.5 years as a Yellow Belt, mostly fighting in many tournaments, before being awarded his Blue Belt by Claudio Franca, his first master, when he turned 16. On that day, Gus was sent to hospital for 2 days after his good friend Eduardo Venancio Brigadeiro, then a blue belt, punched his head until Gus couldn’t take it any longer – these where the days when Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was quite primitive.

In 1993 and 1994 Gus had the pleasure to fight as a Blue Belt in the 2 major tournaments in Rio de Janeiro, which those of you who have been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for a while will remember: the famous ATLANTICO SUL TOURNAMENT (South Atlantic Tournament) and COPA SERRANA TOURNAMENT. 1995 saw a dramatic change when Gus moved from Brazil to England and dedicated his life to studying music, qualifying as a Sound Engineer and Bass Player. He always felt, however, that he had to go back to his other love, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It was in 2000 when Ricardo Liborio (head of American Top Team) stayed with him in England for a week that Gus went back on the mat, rolling with his mates and showing them some BJJ techniques. This went on for a while until he found his home again in 2003, when Sol Gilbert opened his first club ZT Fighting SKOOL.

Gus regularly goes back to Rio de Janeiro to BBJJ – Brazil where he enjoys training and learning new techniques, and in October 2007, after 1 month of training everyday with purple, brown and black belt team mates, Brigadeiro advised him to prepare for his Purple belt. On the 11th of May 2008, after almost 15 years training on and off as blue belt, Gus Oliveira became a BJJ Purple Belt under Eduardo Brigadeiro.

In October 2008 of last year Gus paid a visited to Ricardo Liborio ( HQ of American Top Team) where he enjoys training and learning new techniques and rolling with top professional fighters. Right now Gus is preparing to go Back to ATT to do another hardcore GI & NOGI training session.

More info will be posted here...