Cindy Omatsu
American martial artist
- Born
- 18 January 1961, Torrance
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- martial arts
- Occupation
- martial artist
Cynthia Ann “Cindy” Omatsu (born January 18, 1961 in Torrance, California) is a Japanese-American black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under senior instructor Rigan Machado and Leka Vieira. She is best known for being the first Asian-American and first woman outside of Brazil to be promoted to black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Teachers
- Rigan Machado
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q5120578 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.