Caio Terra


Caio Terra is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor and world champion. Caio began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2003 and received his black belt in 2006, making his promotion to black belt one of the quickest recorded in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Biography

His promotion “landed” on the same year in which the IBJJF set minimum time frames for each belt, making it mandatory for a brown belt to stay in this belt division for a minimum of 1 year before being promoted. As Caio had not hit the time frame outlined by the federation, he was blocked from competing at the 2007 Brazilian Nationals. Later that year, and although the federation had plans to veto Caio from the World Championship, the IBJJF made a last minute exception accepting his entry for competition. This was the last time someone with less than 1 year experience at brown belt was legally allowed to compete as a black belt in an IBJJF tournament.
Caio is known for his maxim "Technique Conquers All", an expression he has tested and proven through his successful victories in the open weight divisions. Caio Terra now trains and owns the Caio Terra Academy in San Jose, California. He also owns Caio Terra Online, an internet based instructional site where Caio and invited instructors, provide technical insight and instruction plans to subscribers and affiliate academy's.
In 2017 Caio retired from No Gi competition and decided to focus his energy on his team. Since retiring Caio has helped develop Mikey Musumeci, the only 3 time Black Belt American World Champion, Mason Fowler, Rudson Telles, Jeremy Jackson, Kaniela Kahuanui are some of the top prospects in our sport today.

Instructor lineage

→ Carlos Gracie → Reyson Gracie → Paulo Maurício Strauch → Caio Terra

Career Highlights

*Absolute **Weight and Absolute

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