Júlio 'Foca' Fernandez

Julio "Foca" Fernandez
Born March 3, 1957
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of Williston, Vermont
Team BJJ Revolution Team
Teacher(s) Carlson Gracie Sr.
Rank      6th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Website http://www.vermontbjj.com/

Júlio "Foca" Fernandez (born March 3, 1957) is a sixth degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under the late Grandmaster Carlson Gracie Sr. His nickname, Foca, is Portuguese for "Sea Lion". He is the co-author of the instructional book Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: For Experts Only alongside Carlson Gracie Sr.[1][2]

Instructor Lineage

Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Carlson Gracie Sr. → Julio "Foca" Fernandez[3]

Tournament results

  • 5 Times Brazilian National Featherweight Champion
  • 2 Times Champion Minas Gerais / Rio de Janeiro Challenge
  • 3 Times Rio de Janeiro State Champion
  • International Masters Champion, Tijuca Tenis Clube, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • World Masters Champion, Long Beach, CA, USA

2014

  • IBJJF World Masters Featherweight Champion - Long Beach, CA, USA

2011

  • IBJJF International Masters Featherweight Champion - Tijuca Tenis Clube, Tijuca, RJ

1989

  • Canto do Rio Stadium - Niteroi, RJ

1988

  • Company State Tournament Light Weight Champion - RJ

1987

  • Fluminense Futebol Clube - Laranjeiras, RJ
  • Caio Martins Stadium - Niteroi, RJ

1986

  • Canto do Rio Stadium - Niteroi, RJ

1985

  • Canto do Rio Stadium - Niteroi, RJ

1983-84

  • Caio Martins Stadium - Niteroi, RJ[3]

References

  1. ↑ Carlson, Gracie; Fernandez, Julio (2004). Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: For Experts Only: Classic Jiu-Jitsu Techniques from the Master. Invisible Cities Press Llc. ISBN 1-931229-34-1.
  2. ↑ mma-portugal “Eu há oito anos, junto com o Júlio Fernandez,trabalho a BJJ Revolution Team, equipe quatro vezes campeã americana, e deixei de lado .."
  3. 1 2 "Julio "Foca" Fernandez". Martial Arts Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16 November 2012.


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