Owner & Head Instructor
Andre Maracaba began martial arts through Judo at age three and started Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at twelve. After moving from Fortaleza, Brazil, to the United States, he continued developing his craft and sharing Jiu-Jitsu with students of every level. His approach combines technical precision, discipline, fitness, practical self-defense, and a genuine commitment to helping each student grow.
Kids Coach — Takedowns
Coach Quinton began his journey on the mats at Desert Vista High School training under 2x Olympian and legendary coach, John Matthews. Coach Matthews instilled a fundamentals first approach with an emphasis on hand fighting and elite positioning.
With Matthews in his corner, Coach Quinton went on to earn a variety of All-State and several All-American Honors including a runner-up finish at the FILA Junior World Team Trials. Quinton was one of the top Greco-Roman wrestlers in his age group and went on to compete at the D1 level for Arizona State and American Universities earning multiple scholar athlete awards and honors.
He was always passionate about coaching and growing the sport of wrestling because of the impact his coaches had in his life. Quinton started his coaching career in high school assisting at the John Matthews Olympic Style Wrestling Camps and throughout college he helped run both the Sun Devil and Sunkist Kids Wrestling camps. After completing his graduate studies he came back to Arizona and took a job as a middle school coach.
Quinton got back on the mats in 2012 when he started training under Coach Andre as a white belt. He immediately recognized the passion Coach Andre had for the art of BJJ and valued his attention to detail. Quinton thrived under his tutelage winning a variety of IBJJF tournaments and was promoted to Black Belt in October of 2022. He has been honored to be part of the coaching staff at Maracaba BJJ and is currently a first degree black belt.
Kids Coach — Takedowns / No-Gi / Gi
Adult Coach — Gi
Robert Galvan grew up in Mesa Arizona. He attended Red Mountain High School from 2002-2005. He wrestled on the varsity team all four years of his high school career, placing 3rd in the state twice, and winning a state championship his Senior Year.
Robert attended Arizona State University on a full ride academic scholarship and graduated from the W.P. Carey School of Business. He wrestled for Arizona State from 2005-2008. Robert has coached wrestling at all levels of K-12.
He began training BJJ under Professor Andre Maracaba in 2015 and was awarded his Black Belt by Andre on January 27, 2024. Robert has been involved with coaching the Maracaba kids' program since 2016. His favorite part of coaching kids is watching the growth in each student's self-confidence, self-discipline, and overall emotional maturity.
