Danny Scanno

Daniel was born in Rockland County, NY and started training Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 16 at Renzo Gracie Rockland.  He moved to New York City to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology, receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Illustration and a minor in Art History. Daniel started training at the Renzo Gracie Academy in […]

Eric Sherman

Eric was born in Long Island, NY. He has been training BJJ for 16 years and has been teaching for 5. He started his BJJ career training under Matt Serra and is now a 3rd degree Black Belt under Master Renzo Gracie. His favorite move is the triangle. Fun fact about Eric: he has been […]

Rafael “Sapo” Natal

Professor Rafael “Sapo” Natal is from Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. He started his BJJ career in 2003 and now holds the rank of Black Belt, 3rd degree. He has been teaching at the Renzo Gracie Academy HQ since 2008. Sapo holds many BJJ World Championship titles both in the US and abroad. Sapo is also […]