Caio Pinheiro

Caio Pinheiro is an athlete.

A short introduction to yourself?

My name is practical jiu jitsu since I was 8 years old, that’s why the nickname “dimenor” is jiu jitsu and my lifestyle.

How did you develop your fondness for your sport and at what age did you start?

Me and my mother likes sports so I was looking to fit in some and in the first jiu jitsu class with 8 years

What is your style and what rank do you currently hold in (your sport)?

I finished the year 2021 in first in my category super heavy purple belt and second in the world ranking super sports r heavy

Are you a member of any sports team? if not have you ever been?

Yes, I’m the Team member of New Union

Describe your major highlights and achievements in sports in the past.

The main one was my category in the Brazilian cbjj championship, but I won many opens along the way

Are there any short-term goals you’d like to accomplish in the next few months to a couple of years?

For a few months to stabilize myself as a high-performance brown belt in competitions, with international competitions etc. In the long term I want to prove that there is a way to live off jiu-jitsu

Do you take sports as a profession or is it just a hobby?

100% profession, no I still live from jiu jitsu but it’s my biggest priority in life.

What challenges have you faced in getting to where you are now? You can also share any injury story.

In the challenge of discomfort for a future good, always seeking to embrace good opportunities to develop my jiu jitsu and open my mind.

What motivates you most about your profession as an athlete?

My biggest motivation is me, and giving the privilege of running behind and live what I like and love, it motivates me to fight

Do you have anything you want everyone to learn?

The effort is worth it!

What tournament or match you have won are you most proud of and why

It was the first event of the 2021 post pandemic; post I was able to go back to doing what I like after a long period of restriction.

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