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

Kenji has wrestled since Junior High School and was a two-time high school State placer in Utah. He started studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu later in life and is an avid student of the sport.  Kenji is a Brown Belt under 5th degree Black Belt, Rodrigo Pinheiro

Tournament Results:

Gold - 2021 IBJJF No-Gi World Championship 

(Blue Belt, Master 1)

Gold - 2022 IBJJF No-Gi Pans Championship

(Blue Belt, Master 1)

Gold - 2023 IBJJF No-Gi Pans Championship

(Purple Belt, Master 1) 

Gold - 2024 IBJJF No-Gi Pans Championship

(Purple Belt, Master 1) 

William initially came to SAJJ as a parent in 2023, but then became a student himself in 2024. He is currently a Blue Belt under 2nd degree black belt, Professor Carl Cline.