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Thanks for choosing our dojo for your upcoming search to your personal develpment training of Martial Arts.The home of the World Champion-Sergio Silva.We have been in the business spreading the world of Jiu-Jitsu for a little over 35 years now.We have over 17 black belts that we created at our dojo from the white belt to the Black Belt. Professor Sergio Silva has been in Alameda since the year of 2008.We offer several types of classes and styles. Professor Silva is a 5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu(BJJ),a former World Champion in Submission Wrestling(NoGi) as well as undefeated Mixed Martial Arts(MMA)fighter .Professor Sergio Silva has compete in all major Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Wrestling events Worldwide.Professor Sergio Silva won the World Championships of Submission Wrestling and won several National and Intrnational Championships in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu(BJJ) and Mixed Martial Arts(MMA). Recently professor Silva won the prestigious Pro event Fight to Win.
Our Story
Team Silva Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program started in the year of 1997 back in days in the south of Brazil city name Curitiba.Sergio had a vision when he started his own practice of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu while holding a brown belt in the art of Judo. Since then a lot of things have changed but not the main concept of our art: TO always thrive to our best not focusing in what does not work in real application. Professor Silva along those years studied several arts at the deep level: Wrestling,Judo,Muay Thai,Boxing and of course the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.In the year that professor relocated him in the North America he knew his objective was only one: To help others feel what he was feeling -discovering the World's most powerful Martial Arts. Professor Silva moved to United States back in 1999 while holding a purple belt with several Brazilian National titles. Back then the main idea was to compete and do he's best in international competition but also to spread the word of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to every corner of the planet.
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Professor Silva has been in Alameda teaching Brazilian Jiu-JItsu since the year of 2008 for Kids ,Teens ,Women,adults and seniors.We also were a part of the Breaking Barriers program for teaching kids and teens with autism . Have been teaching also few police officers all over the Bay Area.We also have affiliation of our curriculum in El Cerrito Martial Arts Academy( www.elcerritomartialarts.com ) and Inside BJJ academy as well as Black Sheep Judo .
Professor Sergio Started Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in March of 1991 with professor Jorge Oliveira back in the days where professor Sergio Silva was practicing Judo with his uncle and sensei Edgar Barreto and professor Silva oldest brother Julio Cesar Linhares e Silva who was a black belt in judo and a sumo competitor.Every weekend in the period of 1984-1992 in the dojo of our uncle we used to invite practitioners from many other martial arts styles. It would come practicioners of Judo,Boxing,capoeira,tae kwo do, Kung Fu,Aikido and few regular street fighters.
The idea was to mix the arts together and every learn something from each one in the room.
It would be a fun and exciting Saturday afternoon that in the end we would spar and have some fun against each other styles.
Professor Sergio Silva started his formal Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training when he was able to afford an academy to train h went ahead and signed up .
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1991- Carlson Gracie Academy- Professor Alexandre Penao
1992-1997- AABB-Professor Evanri Gurgel
1997-1999- Gracie Barra- Professor Gustavo Muggiati,Kuka and Soneca.
1999- DeLaRiva School- Professor Marcelo Grosso and MArcelo Monteiro
1999-2003- Ralph Gracie- Professor Ralph Gracie
2003-2006- Professor Marcelo Monteiro-BJJ Coach
2006-2008- Relson Gracie- Professor Relson Gracie
2008-2012- CheckMat- Professor Leonardo Vieira and Sebastian Lali
2012-2024- BJJ Coach - Professor Marcelo Monteiro
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Professor Sergio Silva Titles;
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-In House AABB Champion - Dec.1992
-Curitiba City Championships Champion -Nov.1993
-Parana State Champion 1994
-South of Brazil Championships Champion-1995
-Minas Gerais Sate Champion in 1996
-South Of Brazil Florianopolis State Championships -Champion
-World Champion of Submission Wrestling - 2007
-MMA Debut Champion - 2007
US Open Champion - 2000 and 2013 division and open division ,2014 Won division and open division,2nd place in 2018 at open division.
American Cup Champion - 3 times two in the division and one at open weight division.
-National Grappler Champion-2009
-3 times Fight to Win Pro Champion-2017,2018 and 2019.
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Contact
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510-306-0633