Alexey Pickerell

BORN IN THE BRAZILIAN CITY OF BELÉM, THE VERY BIRTHPLACE OF BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU, ALEXEY PICKERELL’S JOURNEY IN MARTIAL ARTS IGNITED UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF MASTER RICARDO DE LA RIVA IN 1989. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION AND DISCIPLINE, HE BECAME THE FIRST STUDENT OF MASTER DE LA RIVA’S TO PROGRESS FROM WHITE TO BLACK BELT, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN HIS DISTINGUISHED CAREER.

IN 1996, ALEXEY EARNED A BRONZE MEDAL IN HIS DIVISION AT THE FIRST WORLD JIU JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP, ESTABLISHING HIMSELF AS A FORMIDABLE COMPETITIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE SPORT. IN 1998, HE RETURNED TO BELÉM FROM RIO DE JANEIRO, WHERE HE IS WIDELY CREDITED WITH REINTRODUCING AND ADVANCING MODERN BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU TO THE REGION.

BACKED BY OVER 37 YEARS OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, ALEXEY OFFERS A RARE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNICAL MASTERY TO THE ART OF BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU. SINCE SETTLING IN MAINE IN 2007, HE HAS ATTAINED THE ESTEEMED RANK OF CORAL BELT— A TESTAMENT TO HIS LIFELONG DEDICATION, INFLUENCE, AND EXCELLENCE WITHIN THE DISCIPLINE.