By Jiu Jitsu on April 11th, 2010

Abmar Barbosa

Abmar Barbosa is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt with an extensive list of grappling achievements. Mainly known for his crowd pleasing aggressive guard, he shocked the BJJ community in the 2010 Pan Ams by totally dominating heavy favourite Kron Gracie. Abmar has since then become one of the most talked about Jiu Jitsu competitors.

Abmar Barbosa Details

Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti > Leonardo Vieira > Robert Drysdale > Abmar Barbosa

Favourite Move/Position: Opened Guard

Main Achievements (BJJ):

Pan American Silver Medallist (2010)
Rickson Gracie Cup Winner (2009)
Pan American Bronze Medallist (Brown Belt Open Weight 2008)

Weigh Category (BJJ): Médio (Middle Weight) 82Kg/181Lbs

Abmar Barbosa’s Association/Team: Drysdale Jiu Jitsu

Important DVD Releases: Jiu-Jitsu Outlaw

Abmar Barbosa (Drysdale JJ) Biography

Abmar was born in 1983 and grew up at Rio Claro in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He started training Jiu Jitsu to learn a little self defence, but has the BJJ bug grew in him he started training more and more until it became his profession, he often says “Anger brought me to Jiu Jitsu, but love made him stay” (rough translation).

He met Robert Drysdale in Sao Paulo at Brasa’s Head Quarters a team with which he was training at the time, he later moved to the US and found his master in Drysdale. After a period training with the ADCC Absolute 2007 Champion, he received his Black Belt (in August 2008) from Drysdale and Felipe Vidal.

he trained with his students and with Felipe Vidal (who coaches in a near by town) until November 2009 as he decided after winning the Rickson Gracie Open Cup in Japan, to open his own academy in the United States. He called his new academy Abmar Barbosa Jiu Jitsu (Check out his academy’s website at – www.abmarbarbosajiujitsu.com).

Although Abmar has always been a very tough competitor with over 40 titles in Jiu Jitsu, it wasn’t until April 2010 he got a few heads turned his way. This happened at the Jiu Jitsu Pan Americans as he shocked the BJJ world by running over heavy favourite Kron Gracie in the first fight of the competition winning by 11-0. He went on to win against another high profile figure Lucas Leite submitting him, ending in second place in that competition after losing in the final by one sweep.

After his amazing performance in the Pan Ams he received a hurray of praises gained many fans who congratulated him on forums and emails all over the World, when being contacted for this interview he left a message of appreciation for all those who supported him and promised to do his very best at the World Championships for them, he also apologized for missing the gold medal at the Pan Ams.

His sponsors today are: vulkan ,nhb, farol veiculos e churrascaria cacador.