Faisal Al-Ketbi
Faisal Fahad Al-Ketbi (Arabic: فيصل فهد الكتبي, born 15 October 1987) is a Emirati wrestler and grappler who represents his native country United Arab Emirates at sport jujitsu (JJIF) and previously in olympic freestyle wrestling.
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| Native name | فيصل فهد الكتبي | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Faisal Fahad Al-Ketbi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 October 1987 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Brazilian jiu-jitsu (Ne-waza), Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | -94 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | UAE Jiu Jitsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alex Paz (BJJ) Maiky Reiter (BJJ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He began combat sports at age of 10 in hometown Abu Dhabi and soon he specialized on olympic freestyle wrestling.[1] He participated at 2010 Asian Games but he has never reached top level in freestyle wrestling. Around 2010 he switch the sport for sport jujitsu, discipline Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ, Ne-waza) which is very popular in his homecountry United Arab Emirates. He was trained by Alex Paz and Maiky Reiter and in 2014 he obtained black belt in BJJ.[2] He is five times world champion in Ne-waza/BJJ under sports governing body JJIF.
He also participates at pro level tournaments which many times use title World Championships but are regulated by private sport bodies – UAEJJF and IBJJF. As black belt since 2014 he is waiting for big pro tournament title.
Results
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| Year | Place | Medal | Discipline | Category |
| 2017 | Wrocław ( Poland) |  Gold | Ne-waza | −94 kg |
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| 2015 | Bangkok ( Thailand) | Gold | Ne-waza | −94 kg |
| 2016 | Wrocław ( Poland) | Gold | Ne-waza | −94 kg |
| 2017 | Bogota ( Colombia) | Gold | Ne-waza | −94 kg |
| 2019 | Abu Dhabi ( United Arab Emirates) | Gold | Ne-waza | −94 kg |
References
- "درع الوطن :: مجلة عسكرية واستراتيجية :: فيصل الكتبي..المصنف الأول في العالم في فئة الحزام البني برياضة الجوجيتسو". www.nationshield.ae. (note: use a webtranslator)
- "Faisal Al Kitbe". bjjheroes.com.