About Vitor Shaolin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Since 2013, Vitor Shaolin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy has been building the self-confidence, critical thinking skills, and physical fitness of kids, teens, women and men of all ages through practical martial arts instruction. We ensure our students receive top-notch training on proper BJJ techniques at every skill level by having only professional, five-degree black belt world champion instructors teach classes at VSBJJA. Our instructors’ expert training and practical experience make them uniquely qualified to share with our students the benefits of BJJ, help them progress in their martial arts practice, and promote in them our philosophy of lifelong learning and self-improvement.
Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro is a six-time world champion, five-degree black belt, and owner of Vitor Shaolin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, where he teaches classes at his Scotch Plains studio each day. Widely regarded as one of the most gifted grapplers of all time, Vitor earned his black belt as a teenager. With a professional MMA record of 20 wins and 5 losses, Shaolin is considered one of the best lightweights in Mixed Martial Arts. He is a four-time BJJ World Champion (1996, 1999, 2000 and 2001). He also won the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation's Worlds Masters Championship in 2012 and the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo Superfight match in 2014. Vitor competed in the ADCC World Championship, the most prestigious no-gi grappling competition in the world in 2000 and 2003, and won the Polaris Pro fight in 2015 and 2017. Vitor has held the Shooto welterweight title as well as winning the Cage Rage World Lightweight Championship. FIGHT magazine named Shaolin one of the fighters they favor for the Brazilian team if MMA becomes an Olympic sport.
In keeping with his philosophy of lifelong self-improvement, Vitor continues to advance his martial arts knowledge and technique. He became an MMA referee in 2013 and was certified in BJJ self-defense by the Valente Brothers in 2015. His goal for VSBJJ Academy is to share his extensive knowledge with students of all ages, providing them with a solid Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu foundation on which to build. Our students consistently recommend Vitor Shaolin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy to their friends who want to keep their mind and body fit while learning practical martial arts techniques.