Andy Pi
| Andy Pi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 畢思安 1973 (age 52–53) Taiwan |
| Style | Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Team | Beijing Jiujitsu Academy |
| Trainer | Royce Gracie |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Other information | |
| Occupation | Founder of Art of War Fighting Championship Founder of Beijing Jiujitsu Academy |
| University | University of California, Riverside |
Andy Pi (Chinese: 畢思安; born 1973) is a Chinese Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner and businessman. He is best known as a founder of Art of War Fighting Championship (AOW), the first professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion in China. In addition he opened the first BJJ academy in Beijing in 1998. In 2003, he defeated Xu Xiaodong via submission in one of the earliest televised MMA bouts in China which helped popularize BJJ in the country.
He is considered the Godfather of MMA (alongside Zhao Xuejun) and BJJ in China due to his contribution in building the MMA and BJJ scenes there.