Fernando Amadeu is the head instructor of Gracie Barra Columbus. Born in Brasilia, Brazil, he started jiu-jitsu there in 2011 and moved to the United States in 2017 after earning an engineering degree from the University of Brasilia. He was the full-time kids instructor and later head instructor at Gracie Barra Albuquerque before opening the Columbus school in 2024.
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