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title: "Instructors"
url: https://gbriorancho.com/instructors/
author: contecompedro
date: 2021-02-24T21:13:48-08:00
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# Instructors

# instructors

           ![](https://gbriorancho.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ulpiano-e-carlos-gracie-1.jpeg)

### Carlos Gracie Jr.

9st Degree Red and Black Belt

   Master Carlos Gracie Jr. is a man ahead of his time. Son of Grand Carlos Gracie Sr., he has used his unique visionary skills to create two of the worlds largest and most important Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

       ![i-ZqXvMd4-X2](https://gbriorancho.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/i-ZqXvMd4-X2-q72ub2czm7s1hf0jpx5n9tp8antymtozpm5p5fpn94.jpg)

### Roberto Tussa Alencar

4st Degree Black Belt

   Notable achievements:

- 5x World NOGI Champion (2012, 2009, 2009 absolute, 2008, 2007)
- 3 notice silver
- Pan American Champion (2009, 2013)
- World Silver medalist (2007)
- Pan American Silver medalist (2008)
- ADCC Brazil Trials 2015 Champion
- Brazilian National Open Weight Silver medalist (2004 – Brown)
- 2x World Bronze medalist (2010, 2008)
- 2x Pan American Bronze medalist (2010, 2007)

       ![Professor Gustavo Alencar](https://gbriorancho.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Professor-Gustavo-Alencar--q72u7cvwnqp3i5gpmvzn0x1rseq5rg6mtvbm6ylk6g.jpg)

### Gustavo Alencar

3st Degree Black Belt

   🥇🥉PanAms  
🥈🥈PanAms NOGI  
🥇🥇Vegas Open  
🥈🥉World Master

       ![](https://gbriorancho.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/i-sHR3t8J-X2-200x300.jpg)

### Joebe Pirtle

1st degree Black Belt

   Head Instructor   
I[**BJJ**](https://gbriorancho.com/embark-on-a-journey-into-the-fascinating-world-of-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-bjj-in-gracie-barra-rio-rancho-new-mexico-self-defense-classes-for-beginner-near-me/)F Recognized  
[**BJJ**](https://gbriorancho.com/embark-on-a-journey-into-the-fascinating-world-of-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-bjj-in-gracie-barra-rio-rancho-new-mexico-self-defense-classes-for-beginner-near-me/) Black Belt 1st Degree under Roberto “Tussa” Alencar

       ![](https://gbriorancho.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/i-cNdKm4J-X2-200x300.jpg)

### Russel White

1th Degree Black Belt

   Head Instructor Gracie Barra

            

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