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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has become a silver lining for many of the youth in Brazil. Giovanna Caxias Canuto found the sport at only 7 years old in Manaus, Brazil. She contacted Hector Vasquez of Cobrinha BJJ, saying that she wanted to train with Cobrinha himself in the states; after Pans Kids, however, Giovanna decided to train under Hector Vasquez in Vegas where she made a great addition to his team. Although she's only been training there for 5 months, Hector shared with us that she t …

They say hard work pays and it sure does for this Southern California native. Training under Cobrinha from Bluebelt to Blackbelt the Jiu Jitsu World Champion Hector Vasquez has not only made a name for himself on the Competition scene, but also as a World Class Instructor and Gym Owner.In 2015, with the blessing and full support of the Cobra himself, Hector quit his day job and packed his belongings and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in order to chase his dream of opening his own Academy and t …

A whole new journey is about to commence. On June 18, 2016, Cobrinha promoted our very own Rehan Muttalib to become the newest brown belt in the game. Although he wished for this to happen, Rehan was still caught by surprise, knowing how high Cobrinha's standards are. He received his purple belt on October of 2012, but had to stop training in 2013 to focus on attending medical school. He decided to get back into training about a year ago. When he achieved his brown belt, it was a d …

Over the years there has been a constant debate between "Full Time Athletes" and "Education."  Many had believed that in order to obtain constant podium results one must study and practice the Art full time, however there are a few dedicated individuals who seem to have found the balance between the mat and education.   One of those Student Athletes is Rehan Muttalib (28 years old, Southbay, CA).  We began sponsoring Rehan as a bluebelt back in early 2012.  Little d …