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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. This assertion is disputed by some.
Kade Ruotolo (born January 22, 2003) is an American submission grappler, mixed martial artist and black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete. A competitor with his twin brother Tye since the age of 3, Ruotolo is a IBJJF World champion, Pan Am and European Open champion at every coloured belt level.
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 .
Having conquered nearly every major title in the sport; being a World and Pan American champion (Gi and No-Gi), European Open and Asian IBJJF champion as well as a two-time ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship medalist, Barbosa is regarded as one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu athletes of his generation.
By 1942, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu was becoming well known in Brazil, although the price of tuition was too high for most residents of Rio. Fadda had received his own black belt from França and soon started teaching jiu jitsu free of charge in unorthodox locations such as public parks and beaches, often without the aid of crash mats, aiming to spread ...
Lucas Alves Lepri (born September 19, 1984) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt practitioner.. A 9-time black belt World Champion Lepri in all belts, Lepri has won every major jiu-jitsu tournament at black belt including the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Gi and No-Gi), Pan American Championship (Gi and No-Gi), European Championship and the Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
Toniebox is an imagination-building, screen-free digital audio toy that plays stories, sings songs and more. It is designed to foster imagination and independent active play for children of all ages.
Maurício Motta Gomes (born 25 July, 1955), also known as Maurição, [1] is a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu holding the rank of 8th degree white and red belt. [2] [3] The founder of the first Gracie Barra franchise in the United Kingdom, Gomes has been training and teaching BJJ for over 50 years, one of only six people promoted to black belt by legendary Rolls Gracie.