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Paulo Guimaraes is the founder and head instructor of ROOTS Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, based at its Northern Beaches headquarters in Brookvale, Sydney. A 6th degree black belt who received his black belt in 1998, he is a Jorge Pereira black belt in the Rickson Gracie lineage and has more than 40 years on the mat. The school describes him as the first Brazilian BJJ black belt to open an academy in Australia, in 2001, and he founded the NSW BJJ Federation. Before emigrating, Guimaraes served as a close-combat and self-defence instructor for the Brazilian Army's 5th Guard Company in the Amazon division. His results include the 2003 BJJ World Cup title, silver at the 2004 IBJJF Pan American, the 2008 IBJJF Asian Championship and the 2019 IBJJF Pan Pacific title. Team Roots now spans 30 academies across Australia, South Korea and Mongolia.
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