The Trainer
Who is Lucas Lepri?
Lucas is a 9-time Black Belt World Champion and has won every major jiu-jitsu tournament in the world, a feat accomplished by only a handful of athletes in history. Lucas was also honored with the highest award bestowed by the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation: induction into the Hall of Fame. He is now one of the only 30 athletes to hold the honor in the history of the sport.
Lucas Lepri black belt competition record began in 2007 with him winning the World Championships. In 2014, he won every major tournament he entered, including winning the World title again in what many call the most dominant performance of the 2014 World Championship tournament. Lucas followed up his previous successes with a gold medal winning performance at the 2016 World Championships described by Flograppling as “flawless” as he submitted his way to yet another gold medal. Long known as one of the most prolific grapplers on the planet.
Lucas has now turned his focus to the coaching realm, leading the Lepri Jiu Jitsu Academy to victory as the best team in the Charlotte Open Championship in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021.
Lucas is from Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil and came to the US in 2009 to be an instructor at Alliance, New York City. After 3 years of instructing in New York, Lucas spent 2 years instructing at the Alliance US headquarters in Atlanta, GA, alongside Master Romero “Jacaré” Cavalcanti. Though not all great athletes make great instructors, Lucas’ instructor training grounds have been among the best in the world and his student’s successes are a testament to his teaching and coaching abilities. He has produced many World, Pan, and European medalists and people have moved from all over to train with Lucas full-time.