20751 Powell Road, Dunnellon, FL - (201) 362-9712
Clube Naval Cabana da Barra, Barra, Salvador/BA. Brasil
Instructor Rafael Mello started training in Martial Arts at age 12 in Brazil. He studied Judo at Pepino academy for a year in the city of Higienópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Instructor Rafael tried different martial arts such as Kung Fu and Karate, but intrigue by how Jiu-Jitsu fighters were first dominating the UFC he decided Jiu-Jitsu would be the most effective martial art to embrace. Rafael met Sensei Edson Carvalho in the year of 2004. However, he only begin training Judo/Jiu-Jitsu under Sensei Edson in August 2008 as a white belt and has trained with Sensei ever since.
Rafael competed in Naga tournaments as white and blue belts. Rafael’s class consists of lots of physical exercises, follows by jiu-jitsu drills and Jiu-Jitsu techniques. Rafael has been teaching since his purple belt and he enjoys passing his knowledge to motivated students.
Instructor Rafael Mello
BJJ Brown Belt
Judo Brown Belt