Rigan Machado

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Rigan Machado
Born	(1966-07-02) July 2, 1966 (age 58) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Residence	Los Angeles, California, US
Style	Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Sambo
Teacher(s)	Helio Gracie, Rolls Gracie, Carlos Gracie Jr.
Rank	8th deg. BJJ coral belt
Notable relatives	Machado family Gracie Family
Notable students	Dan Inosanto, Erik Paulson, Chuck Norris, John Will, Chris Haueter, Rick Minter, Cindy Omatsu, Damone Revere, Rodney King
Website	www.theacademybeverlyhills.com/instructors/rigan-machado/
Medal record Representing  Brazil Men's Sambo Pan American Championships 1993 Chula Vista -90 kg 1993 Chula Vista Open class Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship 1996 Absolute kg 1997 +100 kg 1997 Open class ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship 2000 Kerava, Finland +99kg

Rigan Machado (born 2 July 1966) is a Brazilian-American martial arts instructor. He is an 8th degree red and White belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, earning his rank under Carlos Gracie Jr. He is a former Pan American Champion (1996, 1997 weight and absolute) and a veteran medalist of the ADCC.^[1] Machado currently teaches out of his Beverly Hills, California, academy and is instructor to several Los Angeles–based celebrity students.