Some of his most famous names include people like Vanderlei Silva, Alan Belcher, Michel Safi and many more. Soneca has trained several world champions in BJJ, GRAPPLING and NHB. Helio Soneca is one of the major contributors to the successful development of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu across the world. At the age of 22, he received from Master Carlos Gracie JR., the Black Belt he had been dreaming of a prestige that few people had at that time.ĭue to a few physical problems, he decided to dedicate himself to teaching. Soneca, as he is known in the Martial Arts World, chose Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as his career totally dedicating himself to it. At the age of 13, Helio moved to Rio de Janeiro and started to practice with the Gracie Club, now known as Barra Gracie, taught by the Machado Brothers, Ze Henrique Leao Teixeira and Renzo Gracie. Having fallen in love with this Martial Art at the age of 9, he was already a Brazilian Champion. Helio Moreira started practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 8 with Black Belt master Cirilo Azevedo and Elias Martins.
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