The Life And Career Of Vitor Shaolin Ribeiro

By Carl Clark


There are many sport women and men who have made a history and still making history today. One of them and very famous is vitor shaolin ribeiro who is known for martial art which originated from Japan to Brazil. He was born in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in February 24, 1979.

At the age of 14 years, he decided to join the known Jiu Jistu sport but this was prompted by a fight with some kid from his school. After this embarrassing situation, he was transferred to another school called Nova Uniao. This is how he was able to know the path he was going to take for his future career.

Although he was in a young age of 17 years, he was energetic and this offered him a chance to acquire school trophy in the championship category of Jiu Jistu. When it came to the other category preserved to the older people, he took second position and this was a very big deal to him and his peers. At 18 years he also achieved a lot because he was able to break a past record in Black Belt division. From here, he proceeded to the famous Brazil nationals.

This success did not end up here because also too three trophies which are considered huge in this sport world. From the year 1999 to 2001, he was the only winner in world championship thus making him more famous and successful. He decided to join the well-known MMA since he wanted to achieve more goals.

During his MMA career, he work and trained with professionals like the famous Darryl Gholar who was known to be a successful American wrestler. With this engagement, it proved to him and other people that he was the perfect person in this sport. He also offers his support to other fighters by training them on different techniques and this shows that he is ready to nurture upcoming sport men.

He has achieved a lot and it is good to recognize some of them. During the year 1998, he was able to take the silver medal which was in the world event. Also, he was able to get 2x Brazilian National trophies and this is a much contested category. Taking number 3 in ADCC is not something simple and it is good to appreciate the effort applied by this great athlete. It takes time and self discipline in order to achieve your expectations.

He has his own techniques which have contributed to his famous career. In the sport Brazil, he loves using the half guard moves which is now known as his trademark. During the MMA career, he has been known to take advantage of the opponent by using the arm triangle to perfect his moves.

When it comes to his weight category, he has been in many divisions. He has fought in middleweight, light weight and also the feather weight. However, he has his favorite division which is the feather weight. His team association is with the famous Nova Uniao for it has been with him since his early stage of fighting thus giving him more exposure in this career. He has been associated with the Nova Uniao team which has been there for many years during his fighting career.




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