1. Laurence Cousin Fouillat was born on 7 August 1981 and is a French submission grappler and third degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor and instructor.
13 Facts About Laurence Cousin
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In 2007 Laurence Cousin became the first woman from outside Brazil to become IBJJF World jiu-jitsu champion.
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Laurence Cousin was born on 7 August 1981, in Saint Germain en Laye, France.
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Laurence Cousin received her blue belt in 2001 then started to travel to Brazil to train and compete, receiving her purple belt from red belt Flavio Behring at the Behring academy in 2002.
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In 2007 Laurence Cousin switched club and started training with Francois Laurent, David Pierre Louis and Alain Nagera of the Sankuno Academy Paris, all the while working as a Police officer.
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Laurence Cousin became the first French and European BJJ black belt world champion, finishing third in the Open Class category.
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In 2008 and 2009 Laurence Cousin competed at the FILA Grappling World Championship taking place in Fort Lauderdale, winning gold both year in the Gi and No-Gi categories.
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In 2010 following a back injury Laurence Cousin decided to step away from training and competing.
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In 2013 Laurence Cousin returned to competition, winning gold at the IBJJF London International Open in the lightweight division and silver in Open Class, under team Tropa de Elite.
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In 2016 Laurence Cousin participated in Polaris Pro 3 in England, won silver at the 2016 European championship then won silver at the 2016 World Master IBJJF Championship in her weight class and won bronze in the Open Class.
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In 2017 Laurence Cousin entered the European Master Championship winning bronze in two categories, the following year she won gold in both her division and in Open Class.
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In 2019 Laurence Cousin won the IBJJF World Master 2 in her weight division and silver in the Open Class as well as becoming for the second time double European Master Champion.
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Laurence Cousin won gold in January at the 2023 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu European Championship competing in Master 2 featherweight division.