Apex Training Center National City is headed by black belt instructor and competitorTim Pablo. Born and raised in National City, Tim is proud to be a pioneer in the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Southern California and looks forward to sharing the benefits of the art with people from all walks of life. To Tim, one of the things that makes Apex is the family environment.
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Began training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 2003 under Master Fabio Santos where he was promoted to the rank of Blue Belt, then earning his Purple Belt from Fabio Santos. In 2013 after years training under renowned Master Baret Yoshida, he was awarded his Black Belt.
Chris (aka-BC or Manny) began training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 2010 under Fabio Santos Black belt-Kregg Kohl, where he was promoted to the rank of Purple belt. In 2017, Chris began training at Apex Jiu Jitsu, where Professor Tim Pablo promoted him to Brown and then to Black belt. Additionally, Chris has spent over 20-years wrestling competitively, prior to starting jiu jitsu.
Paulo Gabriel Martins, born on March 13, 1996, in São Paulo, Brazil, grew up in a well-known children's shelter called DICA. He developed a passion jiu-jitsu at a young age and excelled in it under the guidance of coach Ricardo Ferreira. Later, he joined a local jiu-jitsu team and was mentored by Severino Soares (Mestre Dida). Paulo eventually moved to the USA to train with Caio Terra but later switched to the Gracie Humaitá . He won two IBJJF Pan American titles before receiving his black belt in 2018. In 2021, he began training at Atos Jiu-Jitsu under coach André Galvão in San Diego.
Sophia Nordeno is originally from Sweden and has been practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and submission wrestling for thirteen years. She is a black belt under Alfredo Barum and competes regularly in tournaments such as ADCC, World Combat Games, and IBJJF.
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Amanda is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant since 2002 who moved to San Diego from New York in 2015. She has been working with children with special needs since 1999, beginning her career as a teacher assistant at the preschool her sister attended as a child with spina bifida.
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Dominic Blas is an Apex blue belt, but a media black belt. Contact him for all your media needs - photo, video, graphics, social media.
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