Catalin Dumitru Vlad
| Catalin Dumitru Vlad VERIFIED | |
| Black belt 2nd degree VERIFIED | |
| 19 year(s) and 9 month(s) of training | |
| 37 competition matches (26-11-0) | |
26 medals (8 x  11 x  7 x  ) | |
| June 19, 1974 (age 51) | |
| Bucharest, Romania | |
| Brave Combat-MatSide Romania VERIFIED | |
| MatSide Jiu-Jitsu | |
| Website | |
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| YouTube channel | |
| @catalin.vlad.1 | |
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Lineage: Kanō Jigorō > Tomita Tsunejirō > Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlson Gracie> Sergio Bolão Souza > Roberto Atalla >Bernardo Serrini > Cătălin Dumitru Vlad
Cătălin "Ursão" Vlad BJJ
Full Name: Cătălin Dumitru Vlad
Nickname: "Ursão", derived from Portuguese, meaning "big bear." The nickname reflects a combination of distinctive physical attributes and a powerful presence both on and off the mats.
Lineage:
Kanō Jigorō > Tomita Tsunejirō > Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie SR > Carlson Gracie > Sergio Bolão Souza > Roberto Atalla > Bernardo Serrini > Cătălin Dumitru Vlad
Rank & Titles:
2nd Degree Black Belt
Key Achievements:
World Combat Wrestling Champion (1x)
European Combat Wrestling Champion (2x)
European Sport Jiu-Jitsu Champion (Masters) (2x)
NAGA Expert Champion (1x)
Team/Affiliation:
MatSide Jiu Jitsu
Cătălin "Ursão" Vlad: Coach, Leader, Visionary
Cătălin "Ursão" Vlad is recognized as one of the top Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) coaches in Eastern Europe. As the founder of MatSide Romania and Brave Combat Club, he has dedicated his life to the growth and professionalization of BJJ in Romania and beyond.
Cătălin serves as:
Vice President of the European Sport Jiu-Jitsu International Federation (SJJIF)
A certified referee in multiple disciplines: Grappling UWW (FILA), SJJIF, and International Combat Wrestling Federation
Sport Achievements:
Cătălin has earned accolades across a wide spectrum of grappling and BJJ disciplines, including:
Double Grappling Industries 2024 Silver Medallist (Master Expert Division)
NAGA Europe 2023 Champion (Black Belt Gi, Ultra-Heavy)
SJJIF Master European Champion 2023 (Gold Medal, Ultra-Heavy)
Combat Wrestling World Champion (2017)
Paris Fall Open IBJJF Black Belt Champion (2018)
NAGA Europe Finalist (2018) (Black Belt Gi & NoGi)
Multiple medals at the IBJJF European Championship, UWW Worlds, and Hungary BJJ East-European Open
Favorite Quote:
"Create. Not for the money. Not for the fame. Not for the recognition. But for the pure joy of creating something and sharing it."
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Achievements
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| Current rank verified by promoting instructor | |
| Beltchecker.com early adopter (first 500) | |
| Name verified by credit card | |
| Coach with confirmed students | |
| 10 verifications received | |
| 25 verifications received | |
| 50 verifications received | |
| Trained for 5 years | |
| Trained for 10 years | |
| Trained for 15 years | |
| Trained for 20 years | |
| Won 5 gold medals | |
| Won 10 gold medals | |
| Won 25 gold medals | |
| 10 competition matches | |
| 50 competition matches | |
| 100 competition matches | |
| 500 forum posts | |
| 1,000 forum posts |
Students
Mihai
Petre
Grigo
Silviu
Maryo
Gheorghe
Voicescu
Belt promotions
Ionascu
Mihai
Petre
Yevgen
Pîrva
Maryo
Black belt 2nd degree verification progress
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 | Thank you Professor for yours advice. I am very glad to meet you again, i am very glad we"re training together and will do seminars thogether . 4 year(s) ago |
 | Thank you for the vote! You're too kind! OSS! 2 year(s) ago |
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Promotion history
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October 22, 2023 - Pitești-Romania, MatSide Seminar
2 year(s) 3 month(s) 12 day(s)
September 3, 2021 - Sofia-MatSide Bulgaria, Bernardo Serrini Kimura Trap Seminar
2 year(s) 1 month(s) 19 day(s)
I was promoted together with my teammates Emil Kazakov and Kristian Popov. Time of promotion was delayed by the pandemic crisis with 10 months.
October 13, 2017 - Sofia-Bulgaria-Seminar for MatSide Bulgaria
3 year(s) 10 month(s) 21 day(s)
I was promoted together with my teammate Kristian Popov, well known east-european grappler.After 11 years and half of practicing bjj
April 2, 2016 - Livorno-MatSide HeadQuarter-One Week Training Camp
1 year(s) 6 month(s) 11 day(s)
Promoted by: Bernardo Serrini
November 12, 2012 - Bucharest-Romania-Seminar
3 year(s) 4 month(s) 21 day(s)
Promoted by: Roberto Atalla
December 9, 2008 - Bucharest-Romania-Seminar
3 year(s) 11 month(s) 3 day(s)
Promoted by: Eddie Kone
April 8, 2006 - Bucharest-Romania-Seminar Eddie Kone
2 year(s) 8 month(s) 1 day(s)
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Medals
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| Grappling Industries | |
| NAGA Europe 2023 |  |
| European Sport Jiu Jitsu Championship |  |
| Combat Wrestling European Championship 2019 | |
| Eastern Europe BJJ Cup | |
| Eastern Europe BJJ Cup | |
| Paris Fall Open IBJJF | |
| IBJJF Paris Fall Open Championship 2018 | |
| NAGA European Championship 2018 | |
| NAGA European Championship 2018 | |
| Sport Jiu Jitsu Open Europe Cup | |
| Sport Jiu Jitsu Open Europe Cup | |
| Sport Jiu Jitsu Open Europe Cup | |
| Sport Jiu Jitsu Open Europe Cup | |
| Combat Wrestling World Championship | |
| Combat Wrestling European Championship 2017 | |
| Combat Wrestling European Championships 2017 | |
| UWW Grappling Worlds 2016 | |
| UWW Grappling Worlds 2016 | |
| IBJJF European Championship 2010 | |
| BJJ Hungarian Open | |
| BJJ Romanian Cup | |
| BJJ Hungarian Open | |
| BJJ Romanian Cup | |
| BJJ Romanian Cup | |
| BJJ Hungarian Open |
Competition record
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| Antonios Kastrisios | Win Points |
| Antonios Kastrisios | Loss Injured |
| Leandro Nakinssore | Win Points 3-0 |
| Divino Rui Moura De Paula | Win Walkover |
| Facundo Eduardo | Win Point 7-2 |
| Robert Olgyay | Win DQ |
| Vas Krisztian | Win Points |
| Nikolov Boris | Win Submission |
| Svetoslav Dimitrov | Win Walkover |
 | Loss Walkover |
| Wanderson Messias de Oliveira Silva | Win DQ |
| Tito Beltran | Loss Points |
| Aykut Sonmez | Win Submission |
| Gabor Szots | Win Submission |
| Masato Kitade | Win Submission |
| Neal McQuade | Win Submission |
| Paul Scott | Win Points |
| Preslav Kulekov | Loss Injury |
| Dimitrios Panagiotupoulu | Win Submission |
| Aslanbek Gavduhanov | Win Submission |
| Singh Kumar | Win Submission |
| Pini Hadida | Loss Points |
| Aslanbek Gavduhanov | Win Submission |
| Logvinov Maksim | Win Submission |
| Pawel Czecala | Loss DQ |
| - | Win Points |
| - | Loss Points |
| - | Win Points |
| Bogdan Dumitrache | Loss Points |
| - | Win Points |
| - | Loss Points |
| Krystof Nowak | Win Points |
| - | Loss Points |
| - | Win Points |
| Szasz Tibor | Win Submission |
| Sebastian Tiponut | Loss Points |
| - | Win |
