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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu · 2010s
Rafael Mendes
The technical genius. Berimbolos, leg drags, an entirely new BJJ.
Rafael Mendes's style
Mendes (along with his brother Guilherme) invented an entirely new approach to BJJ guard play — the berimbolo, the modern leg-drag pass, deep-half-into-back-take chains. Five-time IBJJF world champion at featherweight. Retired at the peak.
What your answers said about you
You're the innovator in your room. You'd rather invent a new sequence than execute the standard one. You're calm, methodical, and the technique always comes first. You take what you do seriously enough to walk away when it stops being fun.
Signature traits
- Innovator
- Berimbolo
- Guard
- Featherweight
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