# Atos Jiu-Jitsu Zürich > Zürich, Switzerland ## Overview **Name:** Atos Jiu-Jitsu Zürich **Description:** Atos Jiu-Jitsu Zürich is an official affiliate of the world-renowned Atos Jiu-Jitsu team, founded in 2008 by Professor André Galvão and Professor Ramon Lemos. As one of the most recognized and respected names in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Atos is known for influencing modern jiu-jitsu through innovations like the 50/50 guard, leg drag, and berimbolo. The Atos team has consistently demonstrated excellence at the highest levels of BJJ competition, producing multiple world champions and pioneering techniques that have shaped the sport globally. Led by Professor Jonatas Eliaquim, a 4th degree black belt under André Galvão, Atos Zürich maintains the team's championship standards while creating a welcoming environment for practitioners of all levels. The academy's philosophy centers on creating winning attitudes both on and off the mat, with patient, experienced instructors ready to help students achieve their goals whether they're training for competition, fitness, or self-defense. The training methodology reflects Professor Galvão's belief that "jiu-jitsu is for everyone," offering programs for students from three to sixty-plus years old. At Atos Zürich, students benefit from world-class instruction in a positive, supportive environment. The academy offers both gi and no-gi programs, including a specialized Kids Program that has produced 5-time consecutive Pan Kids Champions. With a commitment to quality over quantity and the team motto "Together we are Stronger," Atos Zürich provides an authentic path in jiu-jitsu where proper techniques and lasting impact are prioritized. The academy offers free trial classes and provides complimentary uniforms for new students, making it easy to experience the Atos training approach. **Status:** Active ## Contact Information **Address:** Schärenmoostrasse 80 Zürich 8052, Switzerland **Phone:** +41 76 475 81 82 **Email:** info@atosbjjzurich.com **Website:** https://www.atosbjjzurich.com **Social Media:** - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atosjiujitsuzurich/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Atos-Jiu-Jitsu-Z%C3%BCrich/100063556209679/ ## Hours of Operation - Monday: 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM - Tuesday: 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM - Wednesday: 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM - Thursday: 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM - Friday: 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM - Saturday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM - Sunday: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM ## Pricing ## Instructors ### Jonatas Eliaquim - Black **Role:** Head Instructor **Bio:** 4th degree black belt under André Galvão. Head instructor at Atos Jiu-Jitsu Zürich, bringing world-class Atos instruction to Switzerland. Known for combining championship-level technique with patient, effective teaching that helps students of all levels achieve their goals. ### André Galvão - Black **Role:** Instructor **Bio:** André Galvão was born September 29, 1982, in São Sebastião, São Paulo – Brazil. The Galvão family moved to Vale da Paraíba region when André was a child, and it was there that “Deco” initiated his martial arts education through judo. Calasans Camargo, the father to ADCC champion  Claudio Calasans , became involved in André’s judo life from early on having gifted Galvão his very first gi (kimono). André initiated his jiu-jitsu career influenced by his brother who was already a BJJ student. Luis Carlos Dagmar, also known as “Careca”, was André Galvão’s first coach in this discipline. Careca, who himself was a former student of Osvaldo Alves , soon realized André’s talent and advised him to go and train with Fernando Tererê . Galvão was only 16 years old at the time (two years into Deco’s training), but Dagmar believed André’s special talent would be better served in a more competitive environment, considering his own academy as too small for Deco’s future. Under the guidance of Tererê, André Galvão’s skills evolved by leaps and bounds. Fernando was one of the sport’s main competitors at the time, a world champion and a Pound for Pound best in the early 2000s. Galvão would follow Terere throughout his split with the Alliance team the birth of Master and shortly after TT, during almost 3 years where he remained undefeated in the purple belt division. During this period André was the first purple belt ever to win the IBJJF ‘Grand Slam’ (World Championship, Pan American Championship, and Brazilian Nationals). After 9 victorious months as a purple belt, André received his brown belt from Fernando. As a brown belt, the victorious run continued, with only one loss, to Ricardo Abreu  in the absolute division of the  Copa do Brasil . André Galvão was due to receive his black belt in mid-2005, unfortunately, this clashed with a series of incidents that turned Tererê’s attention away from jiu-jitsu. With Fernando absent from the sport, Terere’s right-hand man and TT partner Eduardo Telles drove Galvão to the town where he grew up, so André could have the honor of receiving his black belt from his original instructor, Master Dagmar. As Tererê left the sport due to well-documented personal problems, André Galvão ended up leaving his team (TT) to join Brasa Clube de Jiu-Jitsu. Throughout his early career, Galvão believed in inconsistency and repetition, and unlike most top competitors, he dedicated himself to fighting in all tournaments, not just the major ones. He often mentioned that he relied on this to keep improving his skill set. Andre won 4 World Championships in a row, from blue belt to black belt (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) winning his weight and the open weight classes in two years in a row – purple belt and brown belt division (2003 and 2004). He made the final in 2006 and 2007 but couldn’t capitalize on 1st place. Gold came again in 2008. In that same year, André Galvão joined the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) obtaining a submission victory over Jeremiah Metcalf, a former Strikeforce fighter. In October 2008 Galvão joined his good friend Ramon Lemos and founded a new jiu-jitsu team. The pair had a strong evangelic background (André is also a deacon) and brought their religious beliefs to the mats, calling their name Atos (acts) as in the Acts of the Apostles book. Having turned into a professional MMA fighter in 2008, Galvão fought in some of the world’s top promotions, including DREAM (Japan) and Strikeforce (USA). He left Strikeforce by his own accord after a good year (2010). At the time he had plans to join The Ultimate Fighter TV show (as explained in his interview to BJJ Heroes on January 2010), though the plans did not follow through. André Galvão returned to jiu-jitsu competitions on March 7, 2010, winning the Abu Dhabi Pro Trials in San Diego, California (under 183lbs), winning also the Pan American a few weeks later – submitting all his opponents, except Eduardo Santoro in the final. After moving to San Diego with his spouse Angelica Galvão (also an active competitor), Andre became the head coach of Atos headquarters while also picking up a position as a deacon in an evangelical church, Project New Life. Continuously “stepping it up”, Galvao was remarkable at the 2011 edition of the ADCC, the world’s most prestigious grappling event, winning gold in both his weight and the absolute division, proving why he is considered one of the best in the world. Andre Galvao website: atosjiujitsuhq.com NOTE REGARDING ANDRÉ GALVÃO’S BJJ RECORD Mr. Galvão became a black belt competitor in 2005, 10 years prior to BJJ Heroes starting its grappling match bookkeeping. Although we have managed to recover many historical matches from André Galvão’s career for our records, the list here displayed does not depict the totality of André’s career matches as some are not accounted for. Andre Galvao vs James Harbison (Houston Open, 2012) Andre Galvao vs Martin Suarez (this is a famous video that has circled the internet, the man fighting with Galvao goes for an illegal reaping of the knee, which upsets Galvao, 2008) Andre Galvao vs Rodolfo Vieira (ADCC Brazilian Trials, 2009) ### Angelica Galvão - Black **Role:** Instructor **Bio:** Angelica Galvão was born on May 21, 1986 in Ubatuba – a coastal municipality in Brazil’s São Paulo state where she began her sporting career playing volleyball and basketball for her school. The first time Angelica saw jiu jitsu was at a local tournament in 2003 where her future husband, André Galvão was competing. Although the two did not meet on that occasion, the sporting facet of this martial art captured Angelica’s interest and she quickly signed on to Alessandro de Souza’s academy. On September 2004, Angelica travelled to Rio de Janeiro to compete as a blue belt. It was at this event, through a mutual friend that she was introduced to André Galvão. The two quickly became partners with their relationship growing with each passing week. The couple eventually tied the knot after 17 months of being together. Angelica was forced to stop training due to her pregnancy in 2006. She made several attempts to return after the birth of her child (Sara), earning her purple belt in the process, but never truly committed or followed through with her training. This changed in 2011 after Angelica settled in the United States of America – where she moved to on November 2010 to help André launch Atos HQ in San Diego, California. Angelica was reluctant to re-start her training at the time, but was incentivized by her husband and became a first contact for new female students at the gym. This quickly grew into a stronger sentiment as she fell in love with the process once again and re-started training hard and competing. A trial by fire, Angelica’s first competition as a purple belt was at the IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu Championship in 2011. A tournament she won. The following year Galvão won the Pan American title and her promotion to brown belt. Being the wife of a multiple time world and ADCC champion did not make Angelica’s rise to black belt any easier. She spent over 2 years in the brown belt division, winning two Pans titles, one US national title, one silver medal at the ‘Mundial’ (2013) and finally the world title she had worked for in 2014, which was followed by her promotion. An important piece of the Atos San Diego Headquarters since its inception, after earning her black belt Angelica’s duties at the academy were elevated. She took charge of the female only classes at the gym in 2014. Her success as an athlete trickled down to her students who also picked up important medals in jiu jitsu’s sporting circuit. Cover photo by Maeda Brand. Angelica Galvao x Rosamond Snow Angelica Galvao vs Leanna Dittrich ## Programs ### Adult BJJ **Skill Level:** All Levels **Age Group:** adults **Gi Requirement:** Gi required **Description:** Traditional Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program for adults of all skill levels, taught using Atos world-championship methodology ### No-Gi **Skill Level:** All Levels **Age Group:** adults **Gi Requirement:** No-Gi **Description:** Grappling without the gi, similar to MMA training and submission wrestling ### Kids BJJ **Skill Level:** All Levels **Age Group:** kids **Gi Requirement:** Gi required **Description:** Award-winning kids program - 5x consecutive Pan Kids Champions. Fun and educational BJJ for children ages 3-15 --- **Last Updated:** March 03, 2026 **Data Source:** BJJ.Space (https://bjj.space/gyms/switzerland/zurich/atos-jiu-jitsu-zurich)