Meet The Coaches

Carl is a second degree Jiu-Jitsu black belt and a former mixed martial arts champion. He regularly competes in IBJJF tournaments and has been training Jiu-Jitsu for over 20 years. 

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Tournament Results:

Gold - 2024 IBJJF Houston Open (Black Belt, Master 2)

Gold - 2024 IBJJF Austin Open (Black Belt, Master 2)

Gold - 2023 IBJJF Austin Open (Black Belt, Master 2)

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Black Belt Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Sérgio Bolão > Ricardo Marques > Diego Gamonal > Carl Cline

Igor Schneider is one of the top-class Jiu-Jitsu black belt fighters under Cicero Costha. Throughout his Jiu-Jitsu journey, he has won multiple titles in high-ranked competitions and competed against BJJ’s best athletes. He is a 6x Brazilian Nationals, 4x Pan American, 2x European Open and 1x IBJJF World Championship winner in Gi and No-Gi tournaments. ​

 

Black Belt Lineage:  Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rickson Gracie > Marcelo Behring > Waldomiro Perez > Roberto Godoi > Marco Barbosa > Cicero Costha > Igor Schneider

Brittany is a black belt and former Division I collegiate athlete scholarship recipient. She has two little girls and has been training Jiu-Jitsu for over 11 years. 

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Tournament Results: 
Gold - 2025 IBJJF World Master Championship

(Brown Belt, Master 2)

Gold - 2025 IBJJF Austin Winter Open

(Brown Belt, Master 2)

Gold - 2024 IBJJF Austin Summer Open

(Brown Belt, Master 2)​

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Black Belt Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Sérgio Bolão > Ricardo Marques > Diego Gamonal > Carl Cline > Brittany Cline

Samanta Fonseca is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt with over 10 years of experience in the sport. Throughout her career, she was the runner-up at the CBJJ BJJ Pro, a medalist at the No-Gi Pan Championship as a black belt, and achieved 3rd place at the IBJJF World Master as a brown belt.

She is also the founder of BJJ Girls Mag, an international project that promotes and gives visibility to women in Jiu-Jitsu, reinforcing her commitment to expanding and strengthening the sport’s community.

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Black Belt Lineage:  Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rickson Gracie > Marcelo Behring > Waldomiro Perez > Roberto Godoi > Marco Barbosa > Cicero Costha > Igor Schneider > Samanta Fonseca

Jarrod is an Army combat arms veteran with a diverse grappling background. He has been wrestling since 1995 and training Jiu-Jitsu since 2014. Jarrod also cross trains in several other martial arts including Muay Thai, Kickboxing, and Sambo. He currently holds the rank of two stripe brown belt under 2nd degree black belt, Professor Carl Cline. 

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Tournament Results:

Gold - 2024 Grappling Industries San Antonio Gi

(Purple Belt, Master 1)

Gold - 2024 Grappling Industries San Antonio No-Gi

(Purple Belt, Master 1)

Jose has been training Jiu-Jitsu for over 8 years. He began his jiu-jitsu journey in California under the tutelage of Jean Jacques Machado. He currently holds the rank of two stripe brown belt under 2nd degree black belt, Professor Carl Cline.

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Tournament Results:

Gold - 2021 American Nationals (Blue Belt, Master 3)

Bronze - 2021 IBJJF Master World No-Gi

(Blue Belt, Master 3)