> Renato Tavares was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1968. He started training in BJJ at the age of 6 years old with Master Geni Rebello, in Teresópolis, RJ
> At ten years old he was instructor, helping his Master Geni Rebello and his son Cirilo Rebello teach new students
> After training under Geni, Tavares moved to Rio and trained with Carlson Gracie Sr. for over 10 years
> Renato began competing in tournaments at age eight. He has competed in over 100 different tournaments and almost 500 competition matches. Winning most of them. He has titles like International Champion, Pan American Champion, many States Championships, and in many tournaments he was considered the best technical athlete of the whole tournaments
> Renato has trained with some of the best fighters of BJJ and MMA history including: Murillo Bustamante, Ricardo Libório, Zé Mário Sperry, Rodrigo Medeiros, Marcus Aurelio, De La Riva, Carlson Gracie Jr, Marcelo Alonso, Bolão, among many others
> Renato also has his own team (the Renato Tavares Association) with over 15 academies throughout the country
