Alessandro Cohen Melo

Professor Alessandro Cohen is the coordinator of Cohen BJJ Team, founded in Manaus on 1 May 2006, and holds a 5th dan black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He began training in 1992 at Clube Paulo Coelho, staying until brown belt in 2001, then joined the team of Grand Master Osvaldo Alves, a student of Reyson Gracie and pioneer of Jiu-Jitsu in Amazonas, who awarded his black belt in April 2005. Cohen is also a judo brown belt. As a fighter he was a three-time Amazonas state champion in the 1990s, and as a coach his team won the children's division at the 2010 Brazilian Nationals, was runner-up in 2011 and took the team title at the 2017 Copa do Brasil No-Gi. The team is affiliated with the CBJJ/IBJJF, CBJJI and CBJJE, with branches across Manaus and in Orlando, Florida. Cohen also runs a social project with more than 400 participants.