“Haisam was named 'Giraffe' by his training partners due to his lanky body frame (1,93m / 6'3″).”
Team
Assembly Jiu-Jitsu
Biography
Rida Haisam is a native of Ghana and a grappling pro athlete who earned his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Yuki Ishikawa, founder of Japan's Carpe Diem Academy. Haisam made himself noticed as a brown belt, after a fantastic performance at the 'Quintet: Grappling Team Survival Match II' event, where he submitted 4 well-known black belts, he would later cement his status as one of the top African BJJ competitors.