
OUR STAFF

Paulo Castro
Professor
Ernesto Queiroz
Professor
Rafael Santos
Professor
Geraldo Nieto
Professor
Gustavo de Lorena
InstructorHe holds a brown belt under Master Paulo Castro’s leadership and his passion for Jiu-Jitsu motivates him to teach kids, adults seeking his best through the Gracie Barra philosophy and teachings to continue the legacy by bringing Jiu-Jitsu for Everyone, as such Gracie Barra Doral is an extension of his family having his kid and all family member involved in everyday's Gracie Barra Doral activities.

Michelle Salas
CoachMichelle’s interest in martial arts began when she wanted to learn a practical and efficient form of self-defense. She immediately fell in love with combative training and eventually started teaching Krav Maga classes her last two years at Academy. After years of training the self-defense system, she wanted to learn the art of ground fighting in order to become a more well-rounded fighter. When she first tried jiu-jitsu at Gracie Barra Doral, she instantly fell in love and was surprised of how effective ground fighting was, even for a petite woman like herself. She hasn’t looked back since and trains jiu-jitsu on a regular basis, as she believes there’s nothing that compares to it.
She enjoys competing in jiu-jitsu tournaments and most notably won Gold at No Gi Worlds Championship 2017, making her a World Champion in just 2 years of training BJJ. For her, the benefits of training are life-changing and have proven to build confidence, self-awareness and self-love. Michelle’s goal is to inspire women of all ages to learn how to defend themselves while getting a good workout and having fun at the same time. The relationship bonds she’s built with her fellow training partners, Professors and coaches are also life-changing and very special to her. Her long term goal in jiu-jitsu is to continue to train, compete and become a Gracie Barra black belt one day.

Sean Fischer
Coach
Andres Perez
Coach
Carolina Simao
Coach