Prof. Rogerio Taborda

Here are just some of Tatu's major  
accomplishments on the mat:

  • 4x Pan American Champion
  • 3x South Brazil Champion
  • 2x State Brazil Champion
  • RS Champion
  • multiple time BJJ medalist
  • Founder of PABJJF

1st Degree BJJ Black Belt under Paulo
Guimaraes & Jorge Pereira
Rogerio "Tatu" Taborda
About Tatu
Brief Biography:
Rogerio is the head BJJ instructor for all of the Tatu BJJ academies
throughout Pennsylvania and its surrounding states, with plans of expanding
his style of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the future to other areas in the region. He
studied in Brazil under legendary practitioners, Prof. Paulo Guimaraes and
Master Jorge Pereira, BJJ Blacks Belts under the lineage of Master Rickson
Gracie. Rogerio is nicknamed "Tatu," which translates from Portuguese to
English as "the armadillo." He was given this nickname by his peers, because
of how well he defends his back during fights.

Rogerio came to the United States in 2000 to start his own academy and to
teach the skills he learned from his professors. Rogerio is the founder of the
Pennsylvania State Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, which is governed by the
IBJJF. He has amassed numerous BJJ accolades in Gi and No-Gi grappling
and currently holds the rank of 1st Degree BJJ Black Belt.
Asst. Instructor at Tatu's school:


Paul McDonough




















  • Tatu BJJ Brown Belt
  • Multiple PABJJF Champion
  • Multiple No-Gi Pan American medalist
  • Multiple Grapplers Quest medalist
  • Multiple NJSBJJF medalist

Promoted from White Belt through Brown Belt by Rogerio Taborda