Breno Bittencourt is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Alan Moraes, and a representative of the Carlson Gracie lineage in the sport. A member of the Ares Jiu Jitsu/Alan Moraes BJJ (AMBJJ) association, one of the most fruitful branches of the Carlson Gracie Academy, Breno Bittencourt made a name for himself during his brown belt campaign, by conquering two Brazilian National titles, as well as a South American championship.Breno Bittencourt was born on July 7, 1989 in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil.Having in his father a big no-holds-barred fan with combat experience, it didn’t take long for young Breno to have his first steps in martial arts, steps that took place at the age of 4 in judo class.As a 13 year old Breno Bittencourt added jiu jitsu to his off-school activities, learning directly from a good friend of his father named Marco Aurélio. Over time, Bittencourt’s training was passed on to a few different instructors, namely Gabriel Wilcox (who promoted Breno to yellow belt) and Marco Túlio in Floripa (blue belt) before settling at Carlson Gracie team in Rio de Janeiro, with Alan Moraes.While progressing through the belt system, Breno decided to take a 4 year hiatus to focus on his university degree in Information Technology. Once Bittencourt finished his degree, and found a job in the IT industry he went straight back into jiu jitsu’s competitive scene.Even though he was equipped with his incredible talent, Breno struggled to break through in jiu jitsu. He soon acknowledged that the sport was no place for the part time grappler, and decided to meet the standard. He quit his full time job to work as a freelancer, so he could dedicate himself to being an athlete.His hard work started bearing fruits in 2015, as Breno conquered numerous important titles. His hard work paid off with coach Alan Moraes promoting him to black belt on July 2016.