Who Is Rodrigo Teixeira?

Many people may not recognize the name, Rodrigo Teixeira. But that is no indication of his contribution to the jiu-jitsu community. Rodrigo has been involved in the jiu-jitsu scene for over 25 years. He has shared the mats with the who’s who of jiu-jitsu either in competition, with the likes of Marcelo Garcia, Bill Cooper, Cassio Werneck, Rafael Lovato, Demian Maia, Javier Vazquez, B.J. Penn (to name a few), or in training with Kron Gracie, Xande Ribeiro, Rigan Machado, Rodolfo Vieira, and yes, B.J. Penn (again).

However, outside of competing and throughout his involvement in jiu-jitsu,