Mauricio Villardo
Brazilian martial artist
Mauricio Villardo Reis (born January 14, 1975) is best known as Mauricio Villardo. Professor Villardo is a Master Instructor and practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He holds a sixth-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Royler Gracie, the head instructor of Gracie Humaitá. Mauricio is also a former World Champion of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship held by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF).
Living close to the beautiful beaches in Brazil, Mauricio's hobby was surfing, but once he experienced Jiu-Jitsu, he fell in love with the sport. Mauricio's first experience with the martial arts was not Jiu-Jitsu. When he was seven, he began practicing Judo at Clube do Flamengo, in Rio de Janeiro.
At the age of fifteen, Mauricio began to practice Muay Thai. A few months later, a friend invited him to visit a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy, and for Mauricio, it began a lifelong journey studying the world's most effective fighting and self-defense system.
Almost immediately after becoming a Jiu-Jitsu student, Mauricio began to compete at local and regional tournaments in Brazil.
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