Born May 19, 1981 in Saint-Isidore, Quebec, Canada, St. Pierre had a difficult childhood, attending a school where others would steal his clothes and money. He started learning Kyokushin karate at age seven to defend himself against a school bully. He took up wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after his karate teacher died, and has also trained in boxing. Before turning pro as a mixed martial artist, St.-Pierre worked as a bouncer at a Montreal night club called Fuzzy Brossard and as a garbageman for 6 months to pay for his school fees.
St.-Pierre has trained with a number of groups in a wide variety of gyms throughout his fighting career. Prior to his fight with B.J. Penn at UFC 58, he trained at the Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in New York City. St.-Pierre received his brown belt in BJJ from Renzo Gracie on July 21, 2006. after working up to his purple belt with Fabio Holanda at Brazilian Top Team Canada, who cornered many of his earlier fights. St.-Pierre is also a former member of the Canadian Top Team. He also spent time training in Quebec City, and has returned to training in Montreal with Brazilian Top Team Canada. He has also trained with The Ultimate Fighter 4's Patrick C����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½������¯������¿������½����¯�¿�½������¯����¯�¿�½������¿����¯�¿�½������½����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½������¯������¿������½����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½����¯�¿�½������´t����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½������¯������¿������½����¯�¿�½������¯����¯�¿�½������¿����¯�¿�½������½����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½������¯������¿������½����¯�¿�½���¯���¿���½����¯�¿�½������© and former UFC middleweight contender David Loiseau, and spent some time in the Montreal Wrestling Club. St.-Pierre also trains in boxing with Howard Grant and Otis Grant at the Grant Brothers Gym in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec. Here he gets the chance to spar with world champ Joachim Alcine and others.
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