After graduating college with a degree in
International Business, Leopoldo started his own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in São Paulo, Brazil called Gracie Morumbi. He has been the owner and primary instructor at the academy since it was established in 1999. Since then he has opened two more academies in the United States. One is in
Ventura, California, and the other is in
Thousand Oaks, California. ==Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu accomplishments==