PROFESSOR MARLON LOOR VERA BEGAN TRAINING IN MARTIAL ARTS AS A YOUNG TEENAGER. HE ACCELED IN KUNG FU, MUAY THAI, TAEKWONDO AND SOME BOXING. HOWEVER, IT WASNT UNTIL HIS YOUNG ADULT YEARS WHERE HE FOUND AND EFFECTIVE AND POWERFUL MARTIAL ART OF BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU.

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UNLIKE THE OTHER MARTIAL ARTS HE HAD PRACTICED, BJJ WAS ALMOST 100% WITH A PARTNER. THIS CREATED A MUCH FASTER GROWTH REGARDING TIMING, REACTION AND RESPONSE FROM A LIVE PARTNER. FURTHERMORE, BJJ USED LEVERAGE AND WEDGES TO CONTROL OPPONENTS MUCH LARGER. TO AVOID INJURY, UNLIKE IN STRIKING ARTS, ONE CAN "TAP" TO SUBMIT AND RESTART A SPARRING ROUND.

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FROM THERE PROF MARLON WAS HOOKED AND HASN'T LOOKED BACK. HE HAS WON NUMEROUS HIGH LEVEL IBJJF TOURNAMENTS INCLUDING NO-GI WORLDS, GI AND NO-GI PAN AMS, AMERICAN NATIONALS AND MULTIPLE IBJJF OPENS.

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PROF MARLON RECEIVED HIS BLACK BELT FROM UFC CHAMPION, GILBERT BURNS AND HIS 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BLACK BELTS FROM ATOS HEAD PROFESSOR AND DECORATED ADCC CHAMPION, ANDRE GALVAO.

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PROF MARLON TRAINS WITH HIGH LEVEL CHAMPIONS INCLUDING JT TORRES, KAYNAN DUARTE, LUCAS BARBOSA, GUSTAVO BATISTA AND MORE.

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MARLON VERA BJJ ACADEMY OFFERS BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU CLASSES FOR ALL LEVELS AND AGES. BOTH COMPETITORS AND HOBBYISTS ARE WELCOME. OUR KIDS CLASSES BEGIN AT AGE 4. OUR PROGRAM FOCUSES ON A FAMILY FRIENDLY, HIGH QUALITY, MODERN JIUJITSU. PLEASE REACH OUT TO TRY A FREE CLASS.