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Bruno Cesar de Souza, Martial Arts Instructor

Bruno Cesar de Souza

 

 

Bruno Cesar is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and started training in martial arts in 2005. A black belt in kickboxing, Bruno decided to pursue a career in MMA. His coach, Marcelo Marinho encouraged him to train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in preparation for MMA. There in Anchieta, Rio de Janeiro, Bruno met his coach Andre Freitas and fell in love with Brazilian jiu jitsu. In 2016, Bruno came to the United States as a brown belt to train and compete, placing third at the IBJJF No-Gi Pan American Championship. In 2017, Bruno returned to the United States, this time to Russellville, AR to train and compete. He began training with GFTeam Arkansas and formed friendships here that he could not forget. In 2018, Bruno returned to the U.S., landing in Boston, Massachusettes. He has traveled all over the United States, competing, building lifelong friendships, and sharing his love and knowledge of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as often as possible and to as many as possible. He is currently a black belt under Andre Freitas and Denilson Pimenta. Bruno currently lives in West Little Rock, with his family.

MMA Record 3-0

2016

Brown Belt

  • IBJJF International Masters and Seniors, Rio de Janeiro – 3rd place
  • IBJJF Belo Horizonte Open – 1st place
  • IBJJF No-Gi Pan American Championship, New York City – 3rd place

2017

Brown Belt

  • IBJJF Pan American Championship, Irvine, CA – 2nd place
  • IBJJF Chicago Spring Open – 1st place
  • IBJJF Atlanta Spring Open – 1st place
  • IBJJF Dallas Spring Open – 1st place
  • IBJJF American National Championship, Las Vegas, NV – 1st place
  • IBJJF Austin Summer Open – 1st place, weight, 2nd place absolute
  • NAGA St. Louis, MO – 1st place

2018

Black Belt

  • IBJJF Washington D.C. Spring Open – 1st place
  • IBJJF Boston Spring Open – 1st place
  • IBJJF Dallas Spring Open – 1st place
  • IBJJF New York Pro – 3rd place
  • IBJJF Boston Summer Open – 1st place
  • Fight2Win Pro Champion, Bridgeport, CT
  • IBJJF Dallas Fall Open – 2nd place
  • IBJJF Nashville Fall Open – 2nd place
  • IBJJF No-Gi Worlds, Anaheim, CA – 2nd place

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Hilary Williams

One of the amazing things about this gym is fact that I was a shy teenage girl with no experience and they made me feel comfortable with as an absolute beginner. Something that separates Westside’s grappling program is the fact that it has an amazing Judo program with 3 judo Black Belts, Catch Wrestling, & a ton of BJJ Black Belts. Training here is like training at 3 separate grappling gyms! The amount of coaches is astounding. Did I mention there beginner BJJ classes are amazing too?

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Kevin Sniff

I was really looking for a way to get in shape, at 340lbs I just felt my life was passing me by. I started training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at Westside and enjoyed it so much I later added the kickboxing classes to my schedule. Because of the personal attention and quality of this gym I was able to win some big matches as well as change my life for the better.

I’m proof that anyone can do this, I had no intentions of becoming a competitor and even if I never competed I would have still needed a program like this to learn how to defend myself

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Brian Bell

My son Nick and I started training at Westside MMA and really enjoy the training. The beginners program was perfect for us, especially when we were just starting out, we still do those classes as well from time to time! If you’re looking for something fun to do and looking for a place to meet new friends then you should definitely take advantage of the free trial and try out a class.

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