# Juan Caio Kamezawa

> Black Belt

## Overview

**Name:** Juan Caio Kamezawa

**Belt Rank:** Black Belt


## Bio

Juan Caio Kamezawa was born in Suzano, state of Sao Paulo on the 13th of January 1988. He started dipping his toes in martial arts through Capoeira when he was 8 years old, an activity he did not pursue for long. His interest for Jiu Jitsu arose when he was 16 years old watching  Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’  fight in Pride FC in Japan.

Juan Caio Kamezawa was in Japan when he started his Jiu Jitsu training,choosing Cristiano Kaminishi to be his first coach. Training for the Purebred team from white to purple belt, he was graded my  Mario Reis  who was the team supervisor at the time. Due to Juan’s life style, he spent much of his time in between Sao Paulo and Japan, choosing to train at TT with  Fernando ‘Terere ‘ while in Brazil. When TT closed down Juan Caio (a blue belt at the time) moved to the  Alliance team  together with his team mate  Rubens ‘Cobrinha’ .

In Japan he also trained with Mauricio Dai, from the Bon-Sai team, earning his brown belt from Mauricio (brother of  Roberto Satoshi ). His black belt was awarded by Fábio Gurgel and Luciano ‘Casquinha’ on December 2012.

At his first big competition as a black belt, Juan Caio showed his skill, submitting former Pan American Champion  Carlos ‘Portugues’ Vieira  and then losing a razor sharp decision to a tough competitor,  Zak Maxwel . Kamezawa worked harder and returned to a big competition a few months after this, the Brazilian Nationals, winning the tournament in style and proving his potential at a world class event.

Original photo by  BJJ Forum .

Juan Caio Kamezawa vs Romes Ramos 2017
## Gym Affiliations

- **Alliance Jiu Jitsu São Caetano** (São Caetano do Sul, Brazil) — Instructor

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**Last Updated:** March 21, 2026

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