Gustavo Carpio

Professor Gustavo started jiu jitsu in October of 1998 in Lima, Peru under Professor Jorge Balarin. He later trained under Professor Sergio Correa 'Marra' who awarded him his purple belt, brown belt, and black belt. From 2004 to 2009, he taught and trained at Sniper Gym in Lima, Peru. As a competitor, he achieved gold at the American Nationals at purple belt, and bronze medals at the Pan Americans as both purple and brown belt. His most notable achievement was a bronze medal at the 2008 World Championship as a brown belt. After working in psychology, he moved to the United States in 2009 to teach and compete in jiu jitsu full time.