Ze Mario Esfiha – Esfiha Jiu-jitsu

José Mario Queiroga, more commonly known in the community as Zé Mario EsfihaBJJ 4th-degree black belt, under, and a World

Ze Mario Esfiha – Esfiha Jiu-jitsu

José Mario Queiroga, more commonly known in the  community as Zé Mario EsfihaBJJ 4th Degree Black Belt under, and a World Pan American, Brazilian National Medallist, he is also well-known as one of the founders and leaders of the.

Ze Mario Esfia Jiu Jitsu

Full Name: Jose Mario MacCord Queiroga

Nickname: Name “Esfiha” Jose Mario’s habit of eating this popular Brazilian snack of Arabic origin named Esfiha. “Zé” is a very common way of saying José in Portuguese speaking languages.

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Principal Achievements

• World Silver Medallist (1998 Brown)
• Brazilian Team Nationals 2ndplace (1996 purple and 2000 black).
• World Bronze Medallist (1997 purple, 1999 black, 2000 black weight & absolute)
• Bronze medallist for the World Cup 2003
• Pan American Bronze Medallist (1999 in black)
• Brazilian National Bronze Medallist (1998 brown, 1999 black)

Favorite Position/Technique: Half Guard Sweep “Capotada”

Weight Division: Peso Pesadíssimo (over 100kg/221lbs)

Team/Association: Mario Esfiha Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/

Mario Esfiha Biography

Mario Queiroga “Esfiha” Born September 1975 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Mario’s uncle was a judoka (judo competitor) and his father was interested in combat sports, though his working arrangements had never allowed him to train himself. He passed his passion for martial arts to his grandchildren. Mario Queiroga was 14 years old when she began to learn BJJ.

Where it is Ze Mario The Jiu Jitsu legend who began his Jiu Jitsu adventure was ‘Corpo Quatro’ academy is a gym which is well-known for having the first female BJJ team. Esfiha’s first coaches there were  and .

Around 1991, I began teaching at Corpo Quatro (Ze Mario He remained a white belt). Esfiha’s coach throughout all belts. Traven quit Corpo Quatro for the formation Academia Strike In partnership with? Esfiha Queiroga, a blue belt at that time, moved with him. 1995 saw the formation of Traven.-Paiva helped to found the  together with , Fernando & , and once again Ze Mario Esfiha (now a purple belt) joined his coach. It was this time that a commuter convenience enabled him to join his coach. Ze Mario Start taking classes ‘s academy, it was also around this same time that Esfiha begins teaching Jiu Jitsu full time, staying at the gym day-and-night, developing his and his partners’ Techniques for grappling

After a super victorious victory, the Super Bowl was held December 1998.-fight, Ze Mario Esfiha Roberto Traven conferred his black belt. Now part of Alliance’s powerful heavyweight black belt team, Queiroga continues training hard, medalling at the world’s top tournaments. In 2000, Queiroga was invited to Finland to coach a nord European team. His competitive prowess also earn him a chance to compete at the ADCC (the world’s most prestigious No Gi/Submission Wrestling event).

The Alliance team disintegrated in 2002. Ze Mario followed the team’s dissidents to form the (2003). In 2003, Mario He moved to Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada, where he taught three years. During this time, Esfiha He has taught in various places like London, Toronto, Kitchener and Calgary in Ontario, Red Dear in Alberta. He moved from Canada to Austin Texas where he continued teaching full-time. Mario Esfiha BJJ.

He spent time in Canada as well as the US. Ze Mario Esfiha He graduated from several black belts, including Travis Joyner, Nelson Blair and Jason Claunch. Paul Ferrante, Frank Ungaro, and Paul Ferrante are just a few of the others.

Zé Mario Esfiha 2009