Cindy Omatsu
| Cindy Omatsu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cynthia Ann Omatsu January 18, 1961 El Camino Junior College |
Cynthia Ann “Cindy” Omatsu (born on January 18, 1961 in
Biography
Cindy was born and raised in Torrance, California the fourth of five children. She attended Madrona Middle school and
Cindy has been training for over eleven years in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu originally starting for self-defense purposes. She enrolled at Rigan Machado’s school in Redondo Beach, California eventually earning her black belt under Machado and Vieira. Initially hesitant about training due to the lack of female students she continued training eventually becoming the first Asian-American and first woman outside of Brazil to earn a black belt in the art.
Career
Cindy is currently an instructor at Rigan Machado’s school in Redondo Beach and conducts seminars worldwide. In addition to training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Cindy has also trained in Jeet Kune Do under Richard Bustillo, boxing and kickboxing with June Castro, Krav Maga with Mitch Tavera, and wrestling with Frank Trigg and Rico Chiparelli.[1] In addition to teaching martial arts she is also an interviewer for the online magazine website GrappleTV.[2]
Cindy is also well known for her four volume DVD instructional series “Vicious Vixens: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu” which also featured fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor Felicia Oh.[3]
Lineage
DVD
- Vicious Vixens: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Panther Premium, 2005)
- Volume One: Basic
- Volume Two: Beginning
- Volume Three: Intermediate
- Volume Four: Advanced
Titles
- IBJJF Pan American Jiu Jitsu Championships (Hawaii) First Place
- IBJJF Pan American Jiu Jitsu Championships (Florida) Third Place
References
- ^ a b c Daynin.com >> Featured Fighters >> Cindy Omatsu Bio Archived 2012-02-27 at archive.today. URL accessed on October 10, 2009.
- ^ GrappleTV. URL accessed on October 10, 2009.
- ^ Century Martial Arts >> DVD >> Cindy Omatsu's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine. URL accessed on October 10, 2009.