Career
He was a sporty person growing up, it took him 16 years to find Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but straight away he picked up tuition with one of the most highly decorated coaches of all time, Romero Cavalcanti AKA “Jacaré”. His natural ability for BJJ was clear from the get-go and the fact that he was obstinate made a recipe for a good fighter. Training 3 times per day alongside other historical figures such as Fabio Gurgel, Leo Vieira, Jamelão and many others, Traven managed to reach the grade of black belt within 4 years, an almost record breaking time frame in BJJ. Traven started coaching at the “Academia Strike”, and soon pulled out one of his students, Muzio de Angelis, to help him with the classes.
The team grew strong, but the venue ended closing in 1997.
Having started his Mobile Marketing Association career in the United States in 1996 UFC 11 versus Dave Berry and in UFC 34 versus
Frank Mir, Roberto Traven started seeing more and more of United States territory as the years went by. Understanding that America had a great potential for jiu-jitsu, Roberto decided to leave the “Muzio & Traven” partnership a few years after he began it, and moved for long term to the United States. Though his once promising Mobile Marketing Association career died down after the turn of the millennium, due to a series of losses, Traven’s career as a BJJ instructor blossomed with several students, having also graduated some of the American students with the grade of black belt.
Traven is currently sponsored by Jiu Jitsu apparel, AESTHETIC. Roberto Traven BJJ are the two time IBJFF Atlanta International Open Jiu-Jitsu, 2015 Atlanta Summer International Open Gi & Number-Gi, and 2x Atlanta Winter International Open.
