Bernardo Faria facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bernardo Faria |
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| Born | 20 January 1987 Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Residence | Bedford, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Team | Alliance Jiu Jitsu |
| Rank | 3rd Degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Brazil |
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| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
| World Championship | ||
| Gold | 2006 California, USA | Absolute (Purple Belt) |
| Gold | 2010 California, USA | -94kg |
| Silver | 2011 California, USA | -94kg |
| Silver | 2011 California, USA | Absolute |
| Silver | 2012 California, USA | -100kg |
| Bronze | 2012 California, USA | Absolute |
| Gold | 2013 California, USA | -100kg |
| Silver | 2014 California, USA | -100kg |
| Bronze | 2014 California, USA | Absolute |
| Gold | 2015 California, USA | -100kg |
| Gold | 2015 California, USA | Absolute |
| Silver | 2017 California, USA | -100kg |
| Pan American Championship | ||
| Gold | 2010 California, USA | -94kg |
| Gold | 2010 California, USA | Absolute |
| Gold | 2012 California, USA | -100kg |
| Gold | 2015 California, USA | -100kg |
| Gold | 2015 California, USA | Absolute |
| Gold | 2016 California, USA | Absolute |
| European Championship | ||
| Gold | 2011 Lisbon, Portugal | -94kg |
| Gold | 2012 Lisbon, Portugal | -100kg |
| Gold | 2013 Lisbon, Portugal | -100kg |
| Brazilian National Championship | ||
| Gold | 2010 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Absolute |
| European Nogi Championship | ||
| Gold | 2012 London, England | Absolute |
| Gold | 2012 London, England | -86.5kg |
| Brazilian Nationals Nogi Championship | ||
| Gold | 2009 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | +81.5kg |
Bernardo Rocha de Faria is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor and instructor. He is five-time World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, European Champion, Pan-American Champion and Brazilian National Champion. In February and March 2013, Faria was ranked first in the IBJJF World Ranking of all divisions, and was chosen as the best jiu jitsu athlete of 2015. Faria received his black belt from instructor Ricardo Marques in 2008, and moved to the Alliance Jiu Jitsu Sao Paulo team to train with mestre Fábio Gurgel in 2009. In June 2022 Faria was inducted in the IBJJF Hall of Fame.
Bernardo Faria currently runs his own Jiu Jitsu academy in Bedford, Massachusetts. He is a member of Alliance Jiu Jitsu team and Marcelo Garcia Association.
On Faria's YouTube channel, "BJJ Fanatics", he regularly posts techniques alongside other Jiu Jitsu practitioners and MMA fighters such as Dean Lister, John Danaher and Gordon Ryan.
