Felipe SIMPLICIO

2nd Degree BJJ Black Belt, Head Coach, Redzone Jiu-Jitsu

He was born in January 10th 1992 in Ponte Nova-MG. Starting train jiu jitsu at 16 years old in Guarapari-ES Brazil. Training with Thiago Oliveira (Striker Jiu Jitsu), also get all of his belts from him. Since blue belt he had dream to live with jiu jitsu in United States.

Felipe came to CT for the first time in 2015 as a brown belt, stayed for 6 months training and competing, that time had to work in construction to make money because couldn't find a school to teach. Back to Brazil after 6 months and stay just for 3 months until back to Connecticut. In three months in Brazil he has received his black belt from Thiago Oliveira (Striker JJ). When Felipe came back in 2016 he started to teach at some schools and that was the beggining of his dream. Now he has his own jiu jitsu Space in Newtown, CT in partnership with his good friend Kurt Kling. He also train now under JT Torres in White Plains, NY and his school RedZone Jiu Jitsu is part of the Essential Jiu Jitsu affiliation.

Felipe likes to surf, go hiking outdoors and enjoys music.

Breakthrough your BJJ game with Felipe

Step 1: Click below to get your BJJ Journey Score to see where your game needs work and think about what you want to focus on.

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Step 2: Book your first private session with Felipe to review your BJJ Journey Score results and plan out the next steps on your journey.

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Private Coaching with Felipe

Professor Felipe’s teaching philosophy includes teaching students the mechanics of the movements so they don’t focus much on steps but on the mechanics itself and will help them understand that they can do the same movement from a lot of different positions. He loves to work on specific positions, on attacking points and defence points. And of course hard work, with hard work you can achieve anything.

Choose your progress speed

Private Session

Work with Professor Felipe on a detail specific to your game with the attention you don’t get in your everyday classes.

1 Session

$150

Deep Dive

Let Felipe take you through your favourite positions and give you a plan to plug any gaps in your foundational BJJ game plan.

5 Sessions

$675

Belt Builder

Get serious in your BJJ Journey with rapid growth towards your next belt. Your training partners won’t recognise you

10 Sessions

$1200

Book Felipe for a Seminar

Felipe has a wealth of experience teaching both adults and children and provides an inspirational seminar environment to inject some new knowledge into your gym or event.

If you would like to have Felipe run a seminar, please reach out to discuss your requirements with him.

Seminar Enquiry

Felipe is passionate about sharing his knowledge and has created an instructional video series focused on his favourite guard to help you master the De La Riva guard.

Master A Wide Range Of De La Riva Positions, Variations, and Transitions With World Class Athlete and Coach Felipe Simplicio!

Mastering De La Riva Positions and Transitions

Have you ever found yourself spending lots of time and energy sweeping your opponents, just to find yourself tangled up in their guard? You can’t even seem to not get swept back, let alone passing their complex guard. Speed and athleticism are good portion of the passing game, but most importantly having THE right approach to it matters more than anything.

Drill’in Till I Die

How secure do you feel playing guard when your opponents are trying to overpower you? A guard system that can be trusted to provide effective protection will be essential in these fast-paced situations. Mastering the timing and tactics of this system can take time, but Felipe’s latest release, “De La Pedia – De La Riva Encyclopedia” will equip you with the skills necessary for success.

De La Pedia – De La Riva Encyclopedia