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Luiz França Filho (1910–1982) was a Brazilian martial artist and one of the primary founders of a non-Gracie lineage of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ). França learned from Soshihiro Satake, Geo Omori, and Mitsuyo Maeda, three Japanese who had immigrated to Brazil and from whom he learned Kodokan judo.
Penny Thomas (born 2 July 1979) is a South African submission grappler and 3rd degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt [a] practitioner and coach. After opening South Africa's first jiu-jitsu academy in her garage, Thomas won two BJJ world champion titles.
New Wave Jiu Jitsu Danaher Death Squad ( DDS ) was an American submission grappling team founded by John Danaher which was originally part of the Renzo Gracie Academy . DDS team is known for their usage of leglocks as well as its accomplishment in major grappling competitions such as the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship .
In 1986, The Pit was founded in Woodland Hills, California as a training gym teaching the art of Kajukenbo, which is now known as Hawaiian Kempo.Founder, John Hackleman started the school as a means to teach a more straight forward, no-nonsense approach to martial arts.
The gym was founded in 2001 by John Kavanagh, who was a black belt in karate. Later that year it became part of Matt Thornton's Straight Blast Gym International (SBGi), a worldwide association of over 35 gyms, after Kavanagh met Thornton at a tournament in Africa.
The Founders’ objective was to create an organization whose collective consciousness reflected the spirit and teachings of Danzan Ryu. Its mission is: 1. To provide students with guidelines and a road map for understanding and practicing the ancient arts and sciences of Kodenkan Danzan Ryu Jujitsu as taught by H. Seishiro Okazaki. 2.
Brianna Ste-Marie (born 30 August 1996) is a Canadian submission grappler, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt athlete. An IBJJF World No-Gi, Pan American (Gi and No-GI), European and American national jiu-jitsu champion in coloured belts, as well as a Combat Jiu-Jitsu and Medusa champion; Ste-Marie is a 2022 World No-GI champion, a 2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship medallist and the 2022 ...
She received her black belt in January 2023, after only 5.5 years, while standing on the podium of the 2023 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu European Championship. In her first year as black belt, Le Vern won bronze at the 2023 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship , [ 4 ] followed by bronze at the 2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship .