John Ouano started training in 1994 with his Brother-In-Law who was then training with Royce Gracie. Soon after took formal lesson with Jean-Jacques Machado.

In 1995 when Carlson Gracie Sr. moved to Los Angeles, John became Carlson’s first student at his West LA School. John has also taught at the Carlson Gracie Academy with Rodrigo Medeiros, Vitor Belfort, and several of the world’s best Black Belts.

When Carlson’s academy closed, John started teaching with Rodrigo Medeiros at his academy, where John received his Black Belt.

In December 2002 John opened New Breed Academy with Johnny Ramirez, a long time student and friend.

John, along with Rodrigo Medeiros (Pacific Beach, CA), and Julio Fernandez (Burlington, Vermont) are founders of the BJJ Revolution Team (Carlson Gracie Team), with affiliate schools across the United States and overseas.