OUR TEAM

FOUNDER

Raphael ROMANO

A practitioner of Bodyweight training since he was 8 years old, besides surf and martial arts.

Raphael Romano has a degree in physical education from Estacio de Sa University in Rio de Janeiro and has participated in several Fitness events, degree programs and Conventions. A Brazilian JIu-Jitsu Black Belt 4rd Degree.

 
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CO-FOUNDER

RENATA ROMANO

Renata is that type of strong community host woman, born in the center of brazilian sports history, side by side with her brother and founder Raphael Romano. 

She graduated in Design from PUC-Rio and lived her life in San Diego, Paris, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (Brazil). Multicultural mindset and always bringing great new ideas to the business and it's ecosystem, Renata is responsible for setting all data in order, leads the finance and accounts.

MASTER TRAINER

Martin Passeri

He´s been a professional surfer for over 20 years. Now, focusing on being a surf coach and a U Natural Master trainer spreading his knowledge around the world.

Martin started this project along with Raphael in 2018 and worked together since then. After years of developing himself as a health coach, surf coach and U Natural Instructor, he became the First Master Trainer and now evolving along with the method giving Spanish and Portuguese courses.

 

PROJECT AND INSTRUCTORS MANAGER

Zoe PASSERI PEZZATI

Zoe is a 22-yea-old that started her relationship with the method as a student in 2020. Loved the method and became a certified instructor by the end of 2021. Nowadays she has more than 20 online students and is the one in charge of the communication with instructors.

She is our newest addition to the team, and she is the one that helps all the instructors with almost any need they could have, paper work, doubts, logos, payments and even online classes for instructors level 1 who want to start training before they start teaching to they´re own group.

Ambassadors

  • Martin Passeri

    ARGENTINA

    he started practicing the method to improve his performance as a professional surfing athlete and naturally became a reference as a coach in his country, Argentina.

    @martinpasseri

  • Bronson Chan

    singapore

    Bronson Chan is a fitness and bodyweight movement coach from sunny island Singapore. He is a firm believer in finding effective training methods to enhance his knowledge and fitness services. He found out about U.Natural via the movement and Jiu jitsu community in Singapore and went to San Diego in 2019 and trained directly under founder of U.Natural, Raphael Romano.

    He is very passionate about spreading U.Natural to all fitness level | ages in Singapore and Asia.

    @bc_flowstate

  • Rafael Santi

    BRAZIL

    Rafael Santi has a degree in Physical Education, a BJJ Black Belt from the Gracie Humaitá Registro | SP.

    He has been following Professor Raphael Romano since 2017, and has integrated the method learned with Professor into his classes.

    Working in areas of self-knowledge and human development, he divides his routine between Jiu-Jitsu and Yoga classes.

    @desantirafa

  • Arthur Buzzo

    BRAZIL

    Graduated in Physical Education.

    BJJ Black Belt 1st degree.

    Specialist in classes for children and adults.

    @arthurbuzzobjj

  • Pedro Soares

    BRAZIL

    Pedro Soares is Graduated as Physical Educator, and passionate about human movement and health, besides to being specialized in Functional Training and Body Weight movements. Having experience as a teacher of group and private classes, following Professor Raphael Romano since 2017 in courses, seminars and events always about natural movements.

    @pedroffsoares

  • Saulo Melo

    China

    BJJ Black Belt & Judo Black Belt

    Spreading the method in China in many areas from gyms to schools.

    @ivepantai

  • Iacopo Petrini

    ITALY

    Based on the Italian coast. Iacopo has been training with Prof. Raphael since 2018.

    Specialist in training camps for surfers and skaters.

    @iacopo_petrini