# David Onuma ("Malandro")

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## Overview

**Name:** David Onuma

**Nickname:** Malandro

**Date of Birth:** September 25, 1967 (age 59)


## Bio

David Onuma’s path to black belt under Thiago Borges (commissioned by Rodrigo Cabral in 2010) is only the BJJ capstone of a decades-long martial arts career that began with kickboxing and wing chun instruction in the 1980s. He started jiu-jitsu in 1998 with John Machado, earning his blue from the Machado Brothers the following year, then moved to the Alliance academy in London under Roger Brooking for his purple (2005). His brown came directly from Ricardo Vieira. Outside the gi, Onuma holds instructor ranks under Dan Inosanto, Bob Breen, and Erik Paulson, and has represented Combat Submission Wrestling in the United Kingdom since 2004.
## Achievements

- 3x European Champion (2008 purple belt senior, 2009 brown belt senior 2, 2010 brown belt senior 2)

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**Last Updated:** September 24, 2026

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