BTT Fighter of the month



Diego Gamonal Nogueira, 35 years old, from Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil, Business Administrator, Head Coach of BTT Texas in San Antonio, began training jiu jitsu in his hometown with the professor Julio Porto at the end of 1998, but soon he moved (still as a white belt) to the Roberto "Risada" Atalla academy, where his current Master Ricardo Marques was an instructor as well. For one year, Gamonal lived in Petrópolis because of his studies, and ended up taking the purple belt there, with Master Adalberto de Souza (Buda). Back in Juiz de Fora, and back to his current team, Diego got the brown belt and the finally the black belt in 2006 by Master Ricardo Marques. As one of the top BTT athletes, Gamonal tells about the opportunity to train with Master Murilo Bustamante at BTT Lagoa, provided by the extension of the team in Juiz de Fora by his Master. Our luck!

Diego began to train jiu jitsu under the influence of his friends who have already trained. He has always been involved in sports and martial arts, starting with 5 years of age in Judo, Taekwondo, Karate until he meets in Jiu Jitsu, at 15 to 16 years old.

The BTT Texas Head Coach, tries to keep competing always. And in 2017, he gotta reach the final of all IBJJF Open competitions (Dallas, Miami, Long Beach, Boston), as well as winning the Open at the Charlotte Open and closing the year with the consecutive two-time World No Gi, in California. It's so many titles! Gamonal has already fought with almost every major names in the sport, and his most recent fight was the World No Gi final against world champion Tarsis Humphreys. What a victory!

Gamonal says that although he likes to do guard, he specializes in "Invisible Armbar", which is available on DVD at: https://bjjfanatics.com/products/the-invisible-armbar-dvd-by-diego- gamonal

He has already fought mma professional in 2007, and he had to train, in addition to BJJ, muay thai, boxing and wrestling. However, he says that the focus now is on team growth. His main goal is to disseminate what he has learned, creating not only champions on the mat but also champions in life! However, we will still see Diego competing a lot in this year of 2018, because he says he is addicted to this adrenaline. The priority is the students, and they are doing justice to their Master doing very well in the championships. Starting with his wife and student, Denise, highlighter fighter from last month.

His routine, with Bella's birth and the growth of BTT in Texas, has made him very busy with homework, classes, academies, seminars, championships, he still manages to keep training as much as possible, but without a fized routine. His wife Denise helps him a lot in the day to day.

At the end of this whole run, Gamonal just thanks everyone, as BTT Texas is evolving every day, increasing not only in quantity but in the quality of what is taught to students. Good teacher is the one who loves to teach, and Diego Gamonal knows how to do very well!


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