Grappling Fight Team
Also known asGFTeam
Date founded2007
Country of originBrazil
FounderJulio Cesar Pereira
Current headJulio Cesar
Marcus Bello
Alexandre Baraúna
Arts taughtBrazilian jiu-jitsu
Ancestor schoolsUniversidade Gama Filho[1]
Official websitegfteamofficial

Grappling Fight Team (most commonly known as GFTeam) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) academy and team. GFTeam is one of the strongest BJJ competition teams, having produced multiple world champions and regularly finishing in the top 10 of international championships teams ranking.

History

It was started in 1993 as part of Universidade Gama Filho, a university in Rio de Janeiro as Universidade Gama Filho (UGF) or Gama Filho Jiu-Jitsu.[2]

It was developed under coaches Pedro Gama Filho and Paulo Jardim then under Julio Cesar Pereira, Marcus Bello and Alexandre Baraúna. In 2004 the team cut ties with the university following the death of Pedro Filho, in 2007 Julio Cesar founded Grappling Fight Team or GFTeam.[3] GF Team headquarter is located in Bairro do Meier, Rio de Janeiro.[1] Grappling fight team has more than 30 affiliate academies in the world.[3]

In 2023, GFTeam was ranked No.9 for male and No.2 for female athletes at the 2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship.[4] GFTeam was ranked No.3 in the IBJJF Top 10 Academy Rankings for the 2022/2023 season.[5]

On September 13, 2023, GFTeam announced that they were merging with JiuArt in order to form a new competition team.[6]

Notable members

Current and former members:[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GF Team Jiu-Jitsu Schools Legacy And History". Elite Sports. 10 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "What You Need To Know About GFTeam". Jiu Jitsu Legacy. 30 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Grappling Fight Team – GFTeam Jiu Jitsu Academy History and Info". BJJ Heroes – Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News. 23 October 2011.
  4. ↑ Results of Academies IBJJF
  5. ↑ Medina, Jon. "Top 10 Academy Rankings for the 2022/2023 season". Top 10 Academy Rankings for the 2022/2023 season.
  6. ↑ de Souza, Diogo. "GF Team Have Announced A Merger With JiuArt". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "The History of GFTeam". Grapplezilla. 5 April 2021.


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