Thalison Soares is from Manaus – AM, Brazil and a multiple world champion on the mats. Professor Thalison is World Champion in ALL ranks in GI and NO GI (Blue, Purple, Brown and Black belts) overcoming all the financial ods in his early childhood and turning himself into some of the most awarded BJJ competitors nowadays. Thalison left home (Manaus) to go to Sao Paulo at age of 15 by himself and had to find ways to eat, train and register for competitions by his own. Thalison gained notoriety within the grappling circuit after his very first year competing internationally, as a juvenile blue belt, when he displayed an unusual amount of talent.
Professor Thalison started his BJJ journey at 9 years old and soon discovered that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was his passion and the thing that he would do for the rest of his life. Back in Manaus, two black belts by the name of Laercio Junior and Robson Correia had started a social project / grappling academy in Thalison’s neighborhood. The black belts eventually bumped into the Soares and invited him to join their free classes, then rehashing the young Manauara’s love for grappling.
MOVING TO SAO PAULO
When he was 14 years old the opportunity to go to Sao Paulo appeared and he grab it with all his strength. By that time, he received some help from Melqui Galvão that paid for his flight to Sao Paulo. Then, already in Sao Paulo he started training with Professor Cícero Costha that also helped him with training and food supply in the famous ‘Fighters House’ of the PSLPB team. At this stage, Thalison was training with more experience and high levels athletes, what made him ready to start competing International events.
After 3 refused USA visas, it was only in 2016 that Soares made his international debut as a juvenile blue belt, immediately taking the world by storm by winning the IBJJF World Championship (gi + nogi) and European Open. 2016 was also the year when Soares first connected with the Unity Jiu-Jitsu Academy in New York, a gym he would establish a great relationship with in years to come.
Winning his first International Title while watching his friends living the Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle in California and New York seeded in him a desire to fly even higher and try his ‘luck’ in US. Finally in 2017, when he was already a purple belt, multiple opportunities to travel the world competing, training and teaching Seminars came along and so he turned into a Jiu-Jitsu world traveled based in America. By this time, Professor Thalison was been led by Professor Murilo at Unity in New York.
LIVING THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM
In August 2019 Thalison moved to Australia’s New South Wales, there opening a new gym – The Academy Byron Bay.
Thalison is adept of Berimbolo moves, winning practically all his fights starting from that position. Just as João and Paulo Miao, they became the reference of this technique, always with an insurmountable guard, having one of the best guards today and in modern Jiu Jitsu.
Professor Thalison Soares and Professor Junior Chrispim are heading down to Gracie Sydney mats to conduct a GI and No Gi Seminar. The seminar will go for 3 hours and will cover: Mobility Drills – Techniques Combinations // Guard Passes – Q&A – Rolls! And you will get the chance to roll with Professor Thalison. A lifetime memory that you will carry with you forever!
Limited spots available.
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🥋 Gracie Humaita members – $ 100.00
🥋 Non Gracie Humaita members – $ 120.00
THALISON BIOGRAPHY
Full Name: Thalison Vitorino Soares
Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rickson Gracie > Marcelo Behring > Waldomiro Perez > Roberto Godoi > Marco Barbosa > Cicero Costha > Thalison Soares
Main Achievements:
- 1st Place IBJJF World Championship GI (2022)
- 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2022)
- 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NoGi (2019)
- 1st Place IBJJF European Open (2022)
- 1st Place IBJJF Pan Pac Championship (2019)
- 2nd Place UAEJJF Grand Slam, Moscow (2019)
- 2nd Place IBJJF European Open (2020)
Main Achievements (Colored Belts):
- 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2017 / 2018 purple, 2019 brown)
- 1st Place IBJJF World Championship NoGi (2017 purple, 2018 brown)
- 1st Place IBJJF World Championship Juvenile NoGi (2016**)
- 1st Place IBJJF World Championship Juvenile (2016 blue)
- 1st Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2017 / 2018 purple, 2019 brown)
- 1st Place IBJJF European Open (2017 blue, 2018 purple, 2019 brown)
- 1st Place IBJJF European Open NoGi (2017 purple)
- 1st Place IBJJF European Open Juvenile (2016 blue)
- 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2017 / 2018 purple, 2019 brown)
- 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals NoGi (2018 brown)
- 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Juvenile (2015 / 2016 blue)
- 1st Place UAEJJF Abu Dhabi World Pro (2017 / 2018 purple / 2019 brown)
- 2nd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Juvenile (2016 blue)
Favorite Position/Technique: Berimbolo / Pressure Passing
Weight Division: Peso Galo (57,50 kg / 127.0 lbs)
Team/Association: The Academy Byron Bay
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