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Yohei Nomura

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Yohei Nomura is the main instructor at BLOWS Oita LIFE, the mixed martial arts and jiu-jitsu gym he opened in Oita City. Born in 1980, he holds a first-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is also a professional Shooto fighter. He notes that he had never belonged to a sports club until his fourth year of university, when he took up fighting sports and eventually reached black belt and professional status. His competition record includes the 2024 SJJIF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship title in the men's Master 2 black belt heavyweight division, the number one spot in the 2019 JBJJF men's Master 1-2 black belt rankings, and All Japan Championship gold at adult black belt super heavyweight, along with Master 2 black belt titles at the All Japan Masters Championship and All Japan Master Open. In Shooto he was runner-up at the All Japan Amateur Shooto Championship at middleweight.