MATT MET RENATO DURING THE FILMING OF DAVID MAMET’S FILM ‘REDBELT’ IN 2006 AND WAS QUICKLY HOOKED ON THE ART AND CRAFT OF BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU. HE’S BEEN A MEMBER OF STREET SPORTS SINCE THEN, AND HAS TRAINED AS HE’S TRAVELED GLOBALLY, BRINGING TECHNIQUES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD BACK TO OUR SANTA MONICA HEADQUARTERS. HE’S CURRENTLY A 1ST DEGREE BLACK BELT AND HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.