Jorge Britto Lima Filho
Instructor and ranked competitor representing Toronto BJJ.
Reported team or academy
Jiu-Jitsu For Life Team
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Jorge Britto is the head instructor and founder of Etobicoke BJJ and holds a fifth-degree black belt under Saulo Ribeiro, in a lineage that runs from Helio Gracie through Royler Gracie. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he began Brazilian jiu-jitsu as a teenager and holds a university degree in physical education, which shapes a teaching approach built on safety, proper movement and long-term development. He moved to Canada in 2008 and began teaching in Toronto; in 2016 he co-founded the Jiu-Jitsu For Life Team, an association that now includes more than 30 affiliated academies across Canada, Brazil, the USA and Europe. His competitive record includes the 2015 World Masters title, an ADCC European championship, two No-Gi world titles, a 2009 Pan Masters co-championship, five Rio state titles and a Brazilian Nationals medal, and he has also fought professionally in MMA.