Description
American martial artist and coach, founder of Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu. A judo and
Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, he became head grappling coach at American
Kickboxing Academy (AKA) in San Jose in 2003, guiding several prominent MMA
fighters.
Teachers (1)
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Ralph Gracie
linkBrazilian jiu-jitsu
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BJJ Heroes, the standard BJJ lineage reference, explicitly records
Camarillo's black belt under Ralph Gracie; single secondary source
"Dave Camarillo is a Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) black belt under
Ralph Gracie"
— BJJ Heroes. Dave Camarillo (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroes
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Ranks (1)
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BJJ Ranking System
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BJJ Heroes records the black belt promotion from Ralph Gracie; single secondary
source, date not stated
"He spent the next 4 years in that division before reaching the black belt
from the hands of Ralph Gracie."
— BJJ Heroes. Dave Camarillo (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroes
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Students (5)
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Mark Zuckerberg
linkGuerrilla Jiu-Jitsu
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Two independent live sources (ESPN, BJJEE) report Camarillo as Zuckerberg's
BJJ coach, quoting Camarillo directly on the relationship
"He has been training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu for about one year under Dave
Camarillo"
— ESPN - "'One of the best students I've
ever had': Coach marvels about Mark Zuckerberg winning BJJ tournament"
(Marc Raimondi, 2023-05-11)link
"And he excels. He's one of the best students I've ever had."
— BJJEE - "Dave Camarillo: 'Mark Zuckerberg
Is One Of The Best Students I Ever Had'"
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Josh Koscheck
linkGuerrilla Jiu-Jitsu
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Multiple sources report Koscheck earned a black belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu
under Dave Camarillo while at AKA; corroborated by Wikipedia and BJJ Heroes
"Dave Camarillo became a mainstream name as a coach after many of his
students became big stars in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA), names such
as Jon Fitch, Josh Koscheck, Mike Swick, and Cain Velazquez."
— BJJ Heroes. Dave Camarillo (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroes
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Jon Fitch
linkGuerrilla Jiu-Jitsu
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Multiple sources report Fitch received his black belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu
under Dave Camarillo while at AKA; corroborated by Wikipedia and BJJ Heroes
"Dave Camarillo became a mainstream name as a coach after many of his
students became big stars in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA), names such
as Jon Fitch, Josh Koscheck, Mike Swick, and Cain Velazquez."
— BJJ Heroes. Dave Camarillo (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroes
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Cain Velasquez
linkGuerrilla Jiu-Jitsu
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Wikipedia and multiple MMA outlets report Velasquez earned a brown belt in
Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo while training at AKA; single secondary
source
"Velasquez is a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu under Dave
Camarillo"
— Cain Velasquez - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia
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Keanu Reeves
linkBrazilian jiu-jitsu
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Private (2020-2023)
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Multiple independent sources (Camarillo's own Instagram account, Jiu Jitsu
Legacy summarizing his podcast account, and Jitsmagazine) document Camarillo as
Reeves' primary trainer and grappling instructor through the John Wick 4
production
"Starting in September, 2020 I spent 14 months away from home on John Wick
4. This picture was taken at the end of a 6 month training preparation for the
movie... Keanu! It was an honor to teach you and learn from you and be killed by
you!"
— Dave Camarillo. (2023). Dave Camarillo Instagram
post on John Wick 4 (2023-03-24)linkinfo
"For those fourteen months of shooting, Dave Camarillo was the primary
trainer and grappling instructor for Keanu Reeves."
— Bobby Bradshaw. (2024). Dave Camarillo Details Time
Working on John Wick 4 (Jiu Jitsu Legacy)linkinfo
"Dave Camarillo is a veteran Judo and BJJ black belt who worked on John
Wick: Chapter 4 to co-ordinate stunts and fightscenes, and footage has gone
viral of him teaching Keanu Reeves a beautiful flying triangle choke counter to
a single-leg takedown."
— Sabrina Phillips. (2023). Watch Dave Camarillo
Teach Keanu Reeves A Flying Triangle Choke (Jitsmagazine). Jits Magazine
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Linked data
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