Legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor and coach Ricardo Liborio was promoted to the rank of coral belt in BJJ.
After 31 years as a black belt, BJJ world champion, ADCC veteran, and world-renowned MMA coach Ricardo Liborio has been promoted to the rank of coral belt. The promotion occurred on Sunday, March 17 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Liborio was promoted by fellow pink belts Fernando Pinduka and Carlos Rosado.
After the promotion, Liborio shared just a few phrases about his journey to coral belt (translation supplied by FloGrappling).
“Being a grasp means studying to be crushed. It’s a cycle that concludes. I can’t win anymore, age slows everybody down no matter how good you’re. The following step after changing into a grasp is to hunt bodily, psychological, and non secular well being. Discover a motive that takes you again to the mat daily. In my case, I discover pleasure in being there to assist. Passing on ideas, expertise, and values. That is a part of my philosophy. I left an vital place at Banco do Brasil years in the past to stay from Jiu-Jitsu. I really like Jiu-Jitsu and I really feel just like the happiest man on this planet.”
Liborio was awarded his BJJ black belt in 1993 by his first teacher, the legendary Carlson Gracie.
As one in all Gracie’s prime college students all through the Nineteen Nineties, Liborio competed continuously and located loads of success on Brazil’s aggressive circuit. In 1996, he took house gold on the IBJJF World Championships. He would go on to earn third on the 1999 ADCC World Championships and second on the similar event in 2000.
In 2000, Liborio break up from Gracie and, together with Bebeo Duarte, shaped Brazilian High Group. Shortly thereafter, although, he met American businessman Dan Lambert, and the 2 joined forces to create American High Group (ATT).
ATT stays one of many world’s prime MMA camps at this time, producing world champions like Amanda Nunes, Alexandre Pantoja, Kayla Harrison, and Dustin Poirier.
