Torse House is managed by Professor Thiago Rodrigues, a native of Brazil who's been living in the US over 10 years.

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“My goal is to bring the practice and benefit of jiu-jitsu to as many people as possible, and share with them the life changing experience that it can provide.”

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Professor Thiago teaches all levels of students at Torse House. He also competes at the highest level of the sport  in tournaments all over the country for the CHECKMAT team, as well as coaches students when they chose to compete. 

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More about CHECKMAT:

CHECKMAT is an international academy, competition team, and family of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) practitioners. Founded in 2008 by Master Leo Vieira, CHECKMAT has affiliate academies in thirty-four American cities and sixteen countries worldwide. The team is headquartered in Signal Hill-Long Beach, California (USA), which regularly hosts “The Mundials,” the world championships of BJJ.