Fernando Yamasaki began judo at age three under his father and earned his judo black belt at 16 before competing as a national-level wrestler in Brazil. He received his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt from Marcelo Behring in 1989 and co-founded the São Paulo Jiu-Jitsu Federation (FPJJ) in 1991. He moved to the US and joined his brother Mario at the Yamasaki Academy in 2003, where he is head instructor at the Rockville, Maryland headquarters; he is also a longtime UFC referee.
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