{"id":33220,"date":"2022-11-03T14:21:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T18:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=33220"},"modified":"2022-11-03T14:23:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T18:23:48","slug":"school-of-justice-instructor-wins-jiu-jitsu-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/school-of-justice-instructor-wins-jiu-jitsu-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"School Of Justice Instructor Wins Jiu-Jitsu Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steven Tarrago, an instructor at the North Campus School of Justice, <\/span>won<\/span><\/span><\/a> a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 2022 World Master International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

The tournament took place in Las Vegas, Sept. 1 through Sept. 3. Tarrago previously won a silver medal at the competition in 2019 and 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe more you enjoy doing something, the more you want to do it and excel,\u201d said Tarrago, who has been active in martial arts for 45 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To prepare for the competition, Tarrago lifted weights, sparred, did mobility training, breathing techniques and performed visualization strategies twice a day for several months. He lost 21 pounds during the past year to compete in his weight division.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 58-year-old has black belts in karate, kung fu, Indonesian knife fighting and close quarter combat. He is working on a fifth black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tarrago started his law enforcement career at the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department in April of 1988 where he worked until July of 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

From July of 2017 to August of 2020, he served as the project manager for Feick Security. He has served as a detective in the criminal investigations division for the Miccosukee Police Department since August of 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tarrago, who graduated from the Miami Dade College Police Academy in 1988, has been an instructor at the School of Justice since 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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