Founder & head instructor

Professor Leandro Vieira

A lifetime of Jiu-Jitsu, translated into clear instruction, personal attention, and meaningful growth.

Professor Leandro Vieira teaching a seated Prisma youth class

5th-degreeBJJ black belt

Co-founderCheckmat

Head BJJ coachAmerican Kickboxing Academy

FounderPrisma Jiu-Jitsu

A lifelong practitioner

High-level experience. Human-scale teaching.

Leandro began training in childhood and has spent his life studying how Jiu-Jitsu works—and how people learn it.

His career spans competition, the international growth of Checkmat, and coaching at American Kickboxing Academy. He has worked with world-class combat-sports athletes, including Cain Velasquez, Daniel Cormier, and Khabib Nurmagomedov.

At Prisma, that experience is not used to create distance. It becomes patience, precise details, thoughtful progressions, and the ability to meet each student where they are.

How Leandro teaches

01

Make knowledge accessible

Complex technique is broken into clear decisions students can understand and repeat.

02

See the individual

Age, experience, goals, temperament, and readiness all shape the right next step.

03

Protect the culture

High standards and genuine care allow serious training to remain welcoming.

04

Connect training to life

Confidence, responsibility, composure, and resilience matter beyond the mat.

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