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I started training Judo when I was 5 years old with my father, Geraldo Resende. As soon as I started to get interested for competition, he took me to train with his master, sensei Takeshi Miura, who's 9th degree of black belt in Judo.
When I was 14 years old I also started taking Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes to help me improve my Judo ground work. Ever since then, Jiu jitsu became part of my training routine as well.
In my city, at this time the relationship between most of the BJJ’s schools wasn’t really good. I never took sides of any BJJ teams back home, their goals wouldn't walk together with mine. I'd always focus first on learning. For that reason, I trained in many schools to avoid dealing with situations I was not willing to. Therefore, I would also learn as much as possible, being taught from diverted sources of knowledge.
I moved from Brasília to Salvador for a year and I also trained with the BJJ masters Edson Carvalho and Ricardo Carvalho. After that, I moved to São Paulo and Belo Horizonte for a couple of years in order to get in a training center for Judo athletes. I represented my State, my University and also my Country a couple of times before and after I get back home.
My first contact with Companhia Paulista BJJ Team was with Master Carlos "Português", in Brasília. He's always had open arms with anybody who really wanted to train. He's got awesome skills in BJJ, and is also an amazing person. "Good blooded", like we would say in Brazil. After that with Edgard Luck, also BJJ Black Belt under Master Milton Maximiliano (one of the Cia Paulista Masters), who invited me to be part of the team.
Today I am proud to be a 3rd degree Judo Black Belt and 2nd degree BJJ Black Belt, under master Maxiniliano, and being the leader of Companhia Paulista Canada Team in Edmonton, Alberta.
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