Igor Terreco

Brazilian in London, UK

How old are you? 24

Tell us a bit about your BJJ history. I started Jiu Jitsu when I was 14 years old as a form of fitness and self defence. I’ve never done any other form of matial arts before so everything was new to me. I was first introduced to it surprisingly here in the UK even though i lived in Brazil. My first coach was Whilian Santos a now Cesar Lima brown belt at Vie academy. He would sneak me into the gym on Saturdays to train with him and now one of my professors Max Lima as no kids were allowed to train at the gym. I never missed any of the classes and when the instructors saw that I was serious about training they took responsibility for me even though the gym wouldn’t let me train there.

Why did you stick with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? To be honest it was probably the atmosphere it was a fun place to be, everyone was friendly they took me out of my shell and showed me how to break someone’s arm.

And you chose to be associated with Grab and Pull because….? I’ve seen Grab and Pull growing and evolving through the years and it’s something that I can relate to while wearing the gi.

One sentence that sums up your approach to life and sport: Work hard, laugh well, eat fine and dance often.

One interesting fact that no one would know about you: I used to be blond.

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