Professor Jody has been active in martial arts for over forty years. He has been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since 2000 and received his black belt from Rodrigo Mundaruca.

Jody is also a certified MMA Judge. His judging experience includes over 15 MMA events between 2013 and 2017, including numerous Unified cards and UFC main cards.

In addition to holding the rank of first degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Jody also has ranking in Karate, Taekwondo, and Karate.

With his broad span of years in the realm of martial arts, Jody brings a breadth of experience to Bairro Jiu-Jitsu. His classes are filled with valuable anecdotes and insight (in addition to some great tunes).