Margot Ciccarelli

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Margot Ciccarelli
鄧嘉寶
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Ciccarelli at the Pan Championship 2021
Born (1993-11-17) 17 November 1993 (age 28)
London, England
Other namesMargot Ciccarelli-Tang, Mars[1]
NationalityChinese (Hong Kong), Italian
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Division
StyleBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Team[2]
TrainerMurilo Santana
Rank
  •   black belt in BJJ
Websitemargotciccarelli.com
Medal record
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Representing  Italy
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2021 California, USA -64 kg
Pan American Championship
Silver medal – second place 2021 Florida, USA -64 kg
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome, Italy -64 kg
AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE -62 kg
Margot Ciccarelli
Traditional Chinese鄧嘉寶
Simplified Chinese邓嘉宝

Margot Ciccarelli (Chinese: 鄧嘉寶; pinyin: Dèng Jiābǎo; born 17 November 1993) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor and coach. A multiple time World and European Champion as a coloured belt representing Italy. Ciccarelli is a 2021 World Championship and 2022 European Championship black belt medalist.[3]

Early Life[]

Ciccarelli was born on 17 November 1993 in London, the daughter of an Italian father and a Chinese mother.[4][5] Raised in the UK, Ciccarelli learned Wushu from the age of 6 before progressing to Chinese kickboxing and Wing Chun Kung Fu. She took her first jiu-jitsu class just before her 19th birthday.[6]

While training jiu-jitsu, Ciccarelli also practised a variety of movement-based activities such as contemporary dance, hip hop dancing and circus skills. According to Ciccarelli, her aim is "to win with beautiful, superior movement quality and not just win for winning's sake."[3]

Career[]

Ciccarelli trained in various academies around the world during her coloured belt years. She was promoted to blue belt in Hong Kong (under Atos) and purple belt in London (under Inglorious Grapplers).[3] In May 2017, she joined New York based team and started training under Murilo Santana.[6]

As a purple belt, she won the World Championship twice, the European Championship twice, the Asian Open Championship three times and the Abu Dhabi World Professional Championship twice. After receiving her brown belt from Santana in 2019, she won the World No-Gi Championship, the European Championship, the Pan No-Gi Championship and the 2020 American National Championship in both Gi and No-Gi.[7]

Ciccarelli was promoted to black belt in May 2021 by Murilo Santana.[8] In her first six months at black belt, she won silver at the Abu Dhabi World Professional Championship, silver at the Pan American Championship and bronze at the World Championship losing to Beatriz Mesquita in the semi-final by referee's decision (0x0 pts).[9] Ciccarelli won bronze at the 2022 European Championship taking place in Rome.[10]

Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitive summary[]

Main Achievements (at black belt level):[3]

Main Achievements (at coloured belt level):[3]

  • 2x World Champion (2018,[14] 2019[15] purple belt)
  • World No-Gi Champion (2019[16] brown belt)
  • 2x Abu Dhabi World Professional Champion (2018,[17] 2019[17] purple belt)
  • 3x European Champion (2017,[18] 2018[19] purple belt, 2020[20] brown belt)
  • Pan No-Gi Champion (2021[21] brown belt)
  • American National Champion (2020[22] brown belt)
  • American National No-Gi Champion (2020[7] brown belt)
  • 3x Asian Champion (2016,[23] 2017,[24] 2018[25] purple belt)
  • Pan Pacific Champion (2016[26] purple belt)

Instructor lineage[]

Rickson Gracie → Marcelo Behring → Mario Yamasaki → Murilo Santana → Margot Ciccarelli[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Margot Ciccarelli – Grappling". FloGrappling. 17 November 1993.
  2. ^ "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation -". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Margot Ciccarelli". BJJ Heroes. 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Margot Ciccarelli, Nømadic iD & Travel". BJJASIA. 2019-03-29.
  5. ^ "Margot Ciccarelli-Tang Is The BJJ Purple Belt You Need To Know About". Jiu-Jitsu Times. 3 June 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Margot Ciccarelli". Women Who Fight. 2020-07-24.
  7. ^ a b "American National Ibjjf Jiu-jitsu No-gi Championship 2020". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  8. ^ "Unity Standout Margot Ciccarelli Promoted To Black Belt By Murilo Santana". Jiu-Jitsu Times. 2021-05-23.
  9. ^ "World Championships Results, Pena Wins Absolute, Pessanha Double Gold And Musumeci Dominates". BJJ Heroes. 13 December 2021.
  10. ^ "2022 IBJJF European Championship". IBJJF.
  11. ^ "Pan Ibjjf Jiu-jitsu Championship 2021". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  12. ^ "Results, ABU DHABI WORLD PROFESSIONAL JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP 2021". Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Pro. 2021-12-15.
  13. ^ "World Ibjjf Jiu-jitsu Championship 2021". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  14. ^ "World Ibjjf Jiu-jitsu Championship 2018". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  15. ^ "World Ibjjf Jiu-jitsu Championship 2019". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  16. ^ "World Ibjjf Jiu-jitsu No-gi Championship 2019". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  17. ^ a b "Margot Ciccarelli – Fighter profile". UAE Jiu Jitsu Federation. 13 December 2021.
  18. ^ "European Ibjjf Jiu-jitsu Championship 2017". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  19. ^ "European Ibjjf Jiu-jitsu Championship 2018". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  20. ^ "European Ibjjf Jiu-jitsu Championship 2020". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  21. ^ "Pan Ibjjf Jiu-jitsu No-gi Championship 2021". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  22. ^ "American National Ibjjf Jiu-jitsu Championship 2020". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  23. ^ "Asian Jiu-jitsu Ibjjf Championship 2016". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  24. ^ "Asian Jiu-jitsu Ibjjf Championship 2017". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  25. ^ "Asian Jiu-jitsu Ibjjf Championship 2018". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
  26. ^ "Pan Pacific Ibjjf Jiu-jitsu Championship 2016". International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
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