Gustavo Dantas (born 23 December 1974 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), is a fifth degree Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu from André Pederneiras.
With nearly 20 years of coaching experience and being a world class competitor, Gustavo is a public speaker as well as a certified mental and life coach with a bachelor's degree in Physical Education from UFRJ (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro).
The Gustavo Dantas Jiu-Jitsu Academy was established in Tempe, Arizona on March 6, 2012, re-enforcing the statement, "Believe in yourself, believe in your dreams.
Gustavo was the Jiu-Jitsu coach of the Mixed Martial Arts Gym, Arizona Combat Sports for eleven years, where he achieved his 2-0 MMA record.
Black belts under Gustavo include Steve Judson, Gary Matsch, Brian Mitchell, Chris Lopez, Steve Rosenberg, Bob Merriman, Michael Westbrook, Morris Williams, Mannie Romero, Trevor Rivers, Mark Moore, Micah Phillips, Jonathan Wagner, Paul Nava,Jake Gaston, Fernando Armenta, Jacob McClintock, Joe Daley, Mike Lin, Josh Rodriguez, Jody Smith, Pedro Diaz, Christian Diaz, Josh Guerra, Ryan Sims, Brandon Khalil, Paul Slaybaugh, Paul Manganaro, Michael Velasquez, Ryan Heilman and Sarah Black.