Takeo Antonio Tani

Takeo Tani is the professor behind Escola SG BJJ in Singapore's central business district. A fifth-degree black belt, he has held black belt rank for more than 20 years and counts 36 years of experience in the art. The school describes him as a pioneer of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Asia who brought the art back to Japan from Brazil in 1994, and who has since taught in Japan, Brazil, Singapore and the United States. His lineage includes Master Draculino, and he has shared mats with world champions such as Romulo Barral. Tani served as the inaugural head coach of the Singapore national jiu-jitsu team, which won two gold, one silver and four bronze medals at the 2019 SEA Games during his tenure. He also coached the MMA fighters Nicole Chua and May Ooi and runs small classes of around eight students.

Associations

Escola SGBJJ