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Marcos "Yemaso" Torregrosa
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight167 lb (76 kg; 11.9 st)
StyleBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Rank  3rd Degree Black Belt in BJJ
Notable club(s)Yemaso Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Notable school(s)Yemaso Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Marcos Alejandro Torregrosa is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.

Biography

He had his first experience with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA in Bayamon, Puerto Rico where UFC 8 took place. Torregrosa began training in July 1999. Once he began, he knew this was his calling and gave it his all, training two practices a day. Torregrosa was awarded a black belt in January 2007.

In 2008 Torregrosa became the head instructor at Capital City Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. While teaching at Capital City Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Torregrosa developed Yemaso Jiu-Jitsu, a style of Jiu-Jitsu designed to bring success at competitions. Torregrosa founded Team Yemaso in 2009, which consisted of a small team of his best students. Team Yemaso found much success in local, regional and world tournaments.

In May 2011 Torregrosa became a member of Team Lloyd Irvin, and in August 2011 decided to open his own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school in the Sacramento area.[1] As of 2013 Torregrosa no longer affiliates himself with any team other than Yemaso Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and in February, Torregrosa and Team Yemaso made history and became the first team in the greater Sacramento, CA area to win an International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Team Title.

As of September 2013 Torregrosa receives his Second Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from the IBJJF and closes out the 2013 year as the number one ranked black belt in both his division (Leve/Light Weight) and Absolute (all weight divisions) with the kimono. He also holds the number one ranking without the kimono (no gi) in his division (Leve/Light Weight) and is ranked 9th overall Absolute no gi completing his most productive year to date as a black belt.

In February 2014 Torregrosa leads his team to a second place team title for the second consecutive year at an IBJJF event.

In February 2015 Team Yemaso competed and brought back to Sacramento, CA their third team title (3rd place) at an IBJJF event under the guidance of Torregrosa.

In October 2016 Torregrosa received his Third Degree Black Belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from the IBJJF.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Marcos Torregrosa landing a flying triangle choke in competition

Championships

References

  1. ^ Website yemasobjj.com
  2. ^ "Instructor". Yamaso Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. www.yemasobjj.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  3. ^ "2012 San Francisco results". Official IBJJF results. www.ibjjf.org. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "2004panamericano". www.ibjjf.org. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31.

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