The Home of World Champion Sergio Silva
Thanks for choosing our dojo for your personal development. We've been spreading the world of Jiu-Jitsu for over 35 years, developing 17+ black belts — from white belt all the way to black — right here in Alameda.
Professor Sergio Silva
5th Degree BJJ Black Belt • Judo Black Belt • World Champion
Professor Sergio Silva is a 5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a black belt in Judo, a former World Champion in Submission Wrestling (No-Gi), and a multiple-time National and International Champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts.
Teaching Martial Arts since 1990 and leading our Alameda academy since 2008, Professor Silva has spread the art of Jiu-Jitsu for over three decades and has personally developed more than 17 black belts — from white belt all the way to black — right here at our dojo.
Team Silva Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu started in 1997 in Curitiba, southern Brazil. Professor Silva has trained deeply across Wrestling, Judo, Muay Thai, Boxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and moved to the United States in 1999 with a mission: to help others discover the world's most powerful martial art.
Cornering World-Class Fighters Since 1997
Professor Silva has coached MMA for professional athletes since 1997, working alongside and training with pro fighters and UFC champions including BJ Penn, Maurício “Shogun” Rua, Murilo “Ninja” Rua, Wanderlei Silva and Ralph Gracie, among many others.
He trained with the Gracie Academy from 1997 to 2003. In 2000–2001 he received his brown belt from Professor Ralph Gracie and was sent to Seattle to open a Gracie Academy.