Tommy Costa

Tommy Costa is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt and Judo Brown Belt. The son of a former Golden Gloves Boxing champion, Tommy has been involved with martial arts his whole life. As a young boy he learned boxing from his father, and was a student of K1 & Glory Kickboxer Mark “FightShark” Miller during his teenage years. Tommy began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2005, eventually earning his Black Belt from Rodrigo “Baga” Ramos. Tommy also credits BJJ and Judo Black Belt Damon Umholtz and the legendary Muay Thai coach Ken Perry for much of his knowledge and training. Tom has taught Jiu-Jitsu and MMA internationally for the University of Bologna in Italy and is also an alumni adviser to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club.  An active competitor, Tommy competes in the Light Featherweight Adult Black Belt division. Tommy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Film and Media Arts from Temple University.