Antonio Israel Velazquez
Instructor and ranked competitor representing Sabre Jiu Jitsu Academy and Payback Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy.
Reported team or academy
Sabre Jiu-Jitsu Academy
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Antonio Velazquez is the owner and head instructor of Payback Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Pittsburg, California, which the site describes as the first jiu-jitsu academy in the city. He holds a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Bryant Pangelinan and has more than 14 years in the art, ten of them spent teaching students ranging from three-year-olds to adults over 65. Velazquez spent nine and a half years training at Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose under Matt Darcy and Dave Camarillo before moving to the East Bay and joining Sabre Jiu-Jitsu under Pangelinan. He competed throughout his progression from white to black belt and also spent a couple of years competing in judo. His teaching emphasizes technique, strategy, and discipline.