Leo Dalla

Leonardo Dalla, known as Leo Dalla, born in 1974, is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt competitor and instructor. He grew up in Rio de Janeiro, began training in 1987 at the age of 13 and, in June 1993, became the very first student to receive a black belt from Master Jorge Pereira. He was a medalist at several major Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions, including the World Championship, the Pan American Championships in both gi and no-gi, and the Brazilian National Championship. His instructor lineage runs from Mitsuyo Maeda through Carlos and Helio Gracie and Rickson Gracie to Jorge Pereira.