Marcello C. Monteiro is well known in Brasil as a teacher and coach for creating fighting strategies, teaching the most important tricks and details that speed up the learning process and facilitate the performance of each movement used by fighters.
"Monteirão", as he is known among his friends, likes to state that, " the difference between a champion and other athletes is associated with the details of each position".
He is the an author of the first brazilian jiu-jitsu book ( Secret Positions ) , edited by Gracie Magazine, which teaches jiu-jitsu positions without gi. That magazine has been for sale, at the Gracie magazine shop since 1999.
He also took part in a film about De La Riva 's life and his created position, the De La Riva's Hook, demonstrating some positions with De La Riva himself. He also participates in the film, along with Rickson Gracie, Carlson Gracie, Royler Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Zé Mário Sperry, Murilo Bustamante and Rodrigo Nogueira (MINOTAURO), telling about De La Riva's life. That book is also currently being sold in Japan.
He is a certified and graduated technical teacher, registered at the "Federação de jiu-jitsu do estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ", and has already prepared, trained and turned regular students into state, National and world champions.
Secret Positions
The first BJJ book about positions without Gi, launched by Marcello and the Gracie Magazine in Brazil, July/1997.
