Cynthia Ann “Cindy” Omatsu (born January 18, 1961 in Torrance, California) is a Japanese-American black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under senior instructor Rigan Machado and Leka Vieira.

[1] Cindy has been training for over eleven years in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu originally starting for self-defense purposes.

Cindy is currently an instructor at Rigan Machado’s school in Redondo Beach and conducts seminars worldwide.

In addition to training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Cindy has also trained in Jeet Kune Do under Richard Bustillo, boxing and kickboxing with June Castro, Krav Maga with Mitch Tavera, and wrestling with Frank Trigg and Rico Chiparelli.

[1] In addition to teaching martial arts she is also an interviewer for the online magazine website GrappleTV.