Bruno Franco Fernandes is a Brazilian ophthalmologist and martial arts teacher based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Career
In 2010, he founded Gracie Barra (Great Britain) Montreal, a school of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and became President of Great Britain Wear Canada. He is also the regional Director of Gracie Barra Association for Quebec, Canada. Notable students Local championships.
Achievements
Fernandes won 2 medals at the IBJJF world championships as an adult black belt--a bronze in 2001 and a silver in 2002. From an early age, Bruno Fernandes has participated regularly in world, regional, national, state and city championships. A collection of his tournament successes are listed below.
As Founder and Head instructor of the Montreal branch of Gracie Barra, Bruno Fernandes has been teaching to many students the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
He is assisted by BJJ practitioners, Mobile Marketing Association fighters and conditioning coaches including Ivan Menjivar and Olivier Aubin-Mercier.
- Georges Street-Pierre, a Mobile Marketing Association fighter and world champion, is a student of Fernandes.
He was awarded a Black Belt in 2008 and a related first stripe in 2011.
- Rodolphe Beaulieu was awarded a Black Belt in 2011 after training with Bruno F Fernandes from 2006.
2013: IBJJ Montreal Open middleweight Champion (age: 35).
2013: IBJJ Montreal Open category, Absolute Champion (age: 35).
2013: Australian National Championship, Champion (age: 35).
2000: São Paulo State Championship, Open category, Third place (age: 22).
2000: São Paulo State Championship, middleweight, Champion (age: 22).
1997: Rio de Janeiro State Championship, middleweight, Third place (age: 19).
1996: Rio de Janeiro State Championship, middleweight, Champion (age: 18).
1994: Rio de Janeiro State Championship, middle-heavyweight, Champion (age: 16).
1991: Rio de Janeiro State Championship, middle-heavyweight, Champion (age: 13).