Antônio "Nino" Schembri (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈninuˈʃẽbɾi]; born June 1, 1974, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and former mixed martial artist.[2] He is a former member of the Chute Boxe Academy and currently trains with Black House.[citation needed] Schembri is highly accomplished in sport BJJ, having won the 1996 Brazilian National Championship in the absolute division world championships in his weight class back to back in 1997/1998. Schembri has a unique style of Jiu-Jitsu with focus on submission and creative attacks. At 1999 Pan-American he had phenomenal wins and became known as "El Nino", in analogy to the natural phenomenon El Niño.
Schembri is sometimes nicknamed "Elvis" because he is an Elvis Presley fan and used to mimic some of Elvis's dance moves to celebrate his victories.[3] Today, Schembri teaches at his own gym located in Lawndale, California.
Antônio Schembri was born into an Italian Brazilian family in Rio de Janeiro. In his youth, Schembri worked in his family's street market, helping his Italian-born father selling duvets. He began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at age five under Marcelo and Silvio Behring in the New Ipanema neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, before coming under the tutelage of Jorge Pereira at thirteen. As an 18 year old blue belt, Schembri moved to the Gracie Barra Academy to study under Carlos Gracie Jr. and Renzo Gracie. After training at Gracie Barra for two years, he was promoted to black belt.[4]
Schembri began competing in mixed martial arts (MMA) in 2001 after joining the Pride Fighting Championships in Japan. In his debut match, he defeated Luta Livre fighter Johil de Oliveira at Pride 14 on 27 May 2001. Around that time, Schembri left Gracie Barra and joined the Chute Boxe Academy, where he became the gym's grappling coach while learning striking from Rafael Cordeiro. At Pride 25 on 16 March 2003, Schembri scored the most significant victory of his career by defeating Kazushi Sakuraba by technical knockout. Schembri's father committed suicide in 2004, leaving Nino devastated and affecting his ability to focus and train consistently. During this time period, his record suffered and he retired with a 5-5 MMA record in 2008. Schembri returned to competing in jiu-jitsu in 2010, stating in an interview to the Fightworks Podcast that he was finally recovered mentally from his father's death.[5]
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Nino Schembri news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Antonio Nino Schembri Portuguese pronunciation ˈninu ˈʃẽbɾi born June 1 1974 in Rio de Janeiro is a Brazilian practitioner of Brazilian jiu jitsu BJJ and former mixed martial artist 2 He is a former member of the Chute Boxe Academy and currently trains with Black House citation needed Schembri is highly accomplished in sport BJJ having won the 1996 Brazilian National Championship in the absolute division world championships in his weight class back to back in 1997 1998 Schembri has a unique style of Jiu Jitsu with focus on submission and creative attacks At 1999 Pan American he had phenomenal wins and became known as El Nino in analogy to the natural phenomenon El Nino Nino SchembriBornAntonio Schembri 1974 06 01 1 June 1974 age 49 Rio de Janeiro BrazilOther namesElvisResidenceRedondo Beach California U S NationalityBrazilianHeight5 ft 9 in 1 75 m Weight176 lb 80 kg 12 6 st DivisionWelterweight MiddleweightStyleMMABrazilian jiu jitsu Submission wrestling Muay thai WrestlingTeamGracie Barra Academy Chute Boxe Academy Nino Schembri TeamRankblack belt in Brazilian jiu jitsuYears active2001 2008 MMA Mixed martial arts recordTotal10Wins5By knockout1By submission3By decision1Losses5By knockout2By decision3Notable studentsMauricio Rua BJJ 1 Websitewww wbr omoplataking wbr comMixed martial arts record from SherdogMedal record Representing BrazilSubmission GrapplingADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship2001 Abu Dhabi 88 kgBrazilian jiu jitsuPan American Championship1999 California USA 88 kgWorld IBJJF Jiu Jitsu Championship1998 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 88 kg1997 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 82 kgBrazilian National Championship1996 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Absolute1996 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 82 kgSchembri is sometimes nicknamed Elvis because he is an Elvis Presley fan and used to mimic some of Elvis s dance moves to celebrate his victories 3 Today Schembri teaches at his own gym located in Lawndale California Contents 1 Biography 2 Mixed martial arts record 3 ADCC Submission Grappling Record 4 References 5 External linksBiography editAntonio Schembri was born into an Italian Brazilian family in Rio de Janeiro In his youth Schembri worked in his family s street market helping his Italian born father selling duvets He began training in Brazilian jiu jitsu at age five under Marcelo and Silvio Behring in the New Ipanema neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro before coming under the tutelage of Jorge Pereira at thirteen As an 18 year old blue belt Schembri moved to the Gracie Barra Academy to study under Carlos Gracie Jr and Renzo Gracie After training at Gracie Barra for two years he was promoted to black belt 4 Schembri began competing in mixed martial arts MMA in 2001 after joining the Pride Fighting Championships in Japan In his debut match he defeated Luta Livre fighter Johil de Oliveira at Pride 14 on 27 May 2001 Around that time Schembri left Gracie Barra and joined the Chute Boxe Academy where he became the gym s grappling coach while learning striking from Rafael Cordeiro At Pride 25 on 16 March 2003 Schembri scored the most significant victory of his career by defeating Kazushi Sakuraba by technical knockout Schembri s father committed suicide in 2004 leaving Nino devastated and affecting his ability to focus and train consistently During this time period his record suffered and he retired with a 5 5 MMA record in 2008 Schembri returned to competing in jiu jitsu in 2010 stating in an interview to the Fightworks Podcast that he was finally recovered mentally from his father s death 5 He moved to the United States and opened a jiu jitsu academy in Lawndale California 6 Mixed martial arts record editProfessional record breakdown 10 matches 5 wins 5 lossesBy knockout 1 2By submission 3 0By decision 1 3Res Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location NotesLoss 5 5 Mauro Chimento Jr TKO punches Fury FC 7 Final Combat December 5 2008 1 0 30 Barueri BrazilWin 5 4 Daniel Grandmaison Submission armbar HCF Crow s Nest March 29 2008 1 2 37 Gatineau CanadaWin 4 4 Amir Rahnavardi Submission triangle armbar MMAC The Revolution May 12 2007 1 0 57 Washington D C United StatesLoss 3 4 Matt Lindland TKO Cage Rage 14 December 3 2005 3 3 33 London EnglandLoss 3 3 Ryo Chonan Decision unanimous Pride Bushido 7 May 22 2005 2 5 00 Tokyo JapanLoss 3 2 Kazushi Sakuraba Decision unanimous PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004 June 20 2004 3 5 00 Saitama JapanLoss 3 1 Kazuhiro Hamanaka Decision unanimous PRIDE 26 June 8 2003 3 5 00 Yokohama JapanWin 3 0 Kazushi Sakuraba TKO knees and soccer kicks PRIDE 25 March 16 2003 1 6 15 Yokohama JapanWin 2 0 Daiju Takase Decision split PRIDE The Best Vol 2 July 20 2002 2 5 00 Tokyo JapanWin 1 0 Johil de Oliveira Submission armbar Pride 14 Clash of the Titans May 27 2001 1 7 17 Yokohama JapanADCC Submission Grappling Record edit4 Matches 3 Wins 2 Submissions 1 LossResult Rec Opponent Method Event Division Date LocationWin 3 1 nbsp Egan Inoue Points ADCC 2001 88 kg 2001 nbsp Abu DhabiLose 2 1 nbsp Saulo Ribeiro PenaltieWin 2 0 nbsp Alexander Savko Submission Omoplata Win 1 0 nbsp Akihiro Gono Submission Rear naked choke References edit The Original Jiu Jitsu Magazine GRACIEMAG 23 June 2015 Rami Genauer 9 May 2007 MMA IN DC IS THE U S CAPITAL READY FOR MMA MMA Weekly Retrieved 26 January 2011 Antonio Nino Schembri BJJHEROES Nino Schembri Interview OnTheMat com September 7 2004 Nino Schembri bjjheroes com Nino Schembri bjjfanatics comExternal links editProfessional MMA record for Nino Schembri from Sherdog nbsp Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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