What is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy and mixed martial arts team located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that was the academy that trained the student of Ailson "Jucão" Brites?
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Robson Moura Robson Moura Fonseca is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor, instructor and a mixed martial artist. He started training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at the age of 10 in Teresópolis, Brazil. His first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu teacher was Ailson "Jucão" Brites, though Moura attained the rank of black belt at the age of 18 from Nova União co-founder Andre Pederneiras. Today Moura holds a 5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Professor Brites. He has a mixed martial arts record of 2-1-1.
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Nova União (mixed martial arts) Nova União (] ) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) academy and mixed martial arts team located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Their BJJ black belts have participated in BJJ, submission grappling and MMA competitions all over the world. BJ Penn's victory at the Mundials marked the first time a non-Brazilian native won gold in the black belt category. Since 2008 Nova União has become a familiar name in the Mixed Martial Arts scene as a result of stabling the former #1 ranked featherweight fighter in the world, Jose Aldo, as well as Renan Barão, the former UFC Bantamweight champion, and another top ten ranked featherweight in Marlon Sandro. Nova União is one of the top professional MMA training camps.
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Felipe Pena Felipe Pena, is an American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.He is a ADCC world champion.
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World Jiu-Jitsu Championship The World Jiu-Jitsu Championship (commonly known as Mundials) is the most prestigious Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) tournament in the world. They are hosted annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. The first Mundial tournament to be held outside of Brazil was in 2007 at California State University, Long Beach in Long Beach, California, United States. This trend continued with the 2008 "Mundials", once again in Long Beach, California. The first World Championship was held in 1996 at the Tijuca Tênis Clube gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and has since grown tremendously, with over 1650 competitors (including 250 foreign athletes) fighting before a crowd of over 12,000 in the 2005 championship.
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Jadson de Brito Lima Jadson de Brito Lima (born 22 August 1991), simply known as Jadson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Portuguesa as a midfielder.
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Leandro Lo Leandro Lo Pereira do Nascimento (born in São Paulo, Brazil), is a current and multiple-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion. He has a won numerous times at other prestigious events, including the World Cup, Pan American championships and Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championships. He held an unbeaten winning streak at the Copa Podio from 2011 to 2013.
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Jorge Britto Jorge Britto is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, practitioner and instructor. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education, and is currently the head Jiu-Jitsu instructor at Toronto BJJ.
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Marcel Ferreira Marcel Wenceslau Ferreira (born January 17, 1981, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the men's flyweight category. He pocketed both a Pan American and South American titles in his own division, picked up a bronze medal at the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships in Beijing, China, and represented his nation Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Ferreira is also the elder brother of taekwondo jin Márcio Wenceslau, who later competed in the same category at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (book) Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is an instructional book written by Helio Gracie, published, in first edition, in 2006, by .
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Michel Borges Michel Borges (born 16 June 1991) is a Brazilian boxer who won a silver medal in the 81 kg weight category at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the same category, but was eliminated in the third bout.
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Rickson Gracie Rickson Gracie (] ; born November 21, 1958) is a Brazilian 9th degree red belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and a retired mixed martial artist. He is a member of the Gracie family: the son of Hélio Gracie, brother to Rorion and Relson Gracie, and half-brother to Rolker, Royce, Robin and Royler Gracie. In November 2014 he became an inductee of the Legends of MMA Hall of Fame, alongside Big John McCarthy, Pat Miletich, and Fedor Emelianenko.
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Carioca Arena 1 Carioca Arena 1 (Portuguese: "Arena Carioca 1") is an indoor stadium in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hosted basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. As with a number of other venues in the Barra Olympic Park, Carioca Arena 1 was transformed after the games to become part of the Olympic Training Centre.
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Bibiano Fernandes Bibiano Fernandes da Silva Neto (born March 30, 1980) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who has competed for K-1, DREAM, ONE Championship and King of the Cage. He was the first DREAM Featherweight Champion and DREAM Bantamweight Champion, and currently the ONE Bantamweight Champion. He is currently ranked as the #5 Bantamweight in the world by MMA Weekly and Fight Matrix as well as the #1 bantamweight outside of the UFC He is the main sparring partner of UFC Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson.
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Alexandre Ferreira (fighter) Alexandre "Cacareco" Ferreira (born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a professional mixed martial artist.
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Jorge Santiago Jorge Santiago Rodrigues (] ; born October 9, 1980) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. He was the first Sengoku Middleweight Champion and is the former Strikeforce Middleweight Grand Prix Champion. He has also competed for the UFC, King of the Cage, Titan FC, It's Showtime, and BodogFIGHT.
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Djair Kaye de Brito Djair Kaye de Brito (born 21 September 1971 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian international footballer nicknamed Djair.
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Rafael Cavalcante Rafael Cavalcante (born April 5, 1980) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who fights in the light heavyweight division. He is currently a free agent. He trains with Anderson Silva and Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira as part of the Black House camp. He formerly competed in Strikeforce, where he was at one time Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. His nickname "Feijão" (] ) means "bean" in Portuguese. Rafael was known as the first man to have defeated former UFC number-one middleweight contender, Yoel Romero.
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Royler Gracie Royler Gracie (born December 6, 1965) is a retired Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. He ran the Gracie Humaitá school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for many years under his father Helio's direction, but currently lives in San Diego.
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Victor Estima Victor Estima is a third degree Carlos Gracie, Jr. Black Belt who, along with his brother Braulio Estima, was coached under Ze Radiola in his native Brazil. He has competed and won at the highest level in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at European, Pan-American and World Championships.
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Valdemar Santana Waldemar Santana (] ), born 1929 - 1984 . sometimes known as Adema Santa, was a Brazilian martial artist, who trained in Capoeira under Mestre Bimba and also in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Helio Gracie. He was additionally trained in Luta Livre and Boxing.
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Bruno Pucci Bruno Pucci (born July 23, 1990) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who holds a black belt and is best known for winning gold in the featherweight division at the 2009 No Gi Grappling World Championship and 2010 No Gi Grappling World Championship. In total Pucci has secured podium finishes five times at the World Championship both with Gi and No Gi. He is also a mixed martial artist who is currently signed with ONE Fighting Championship.
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Creonte The term creonte originated within Brazilian jiu-jitsu organizations in Brazil to refer to a former student who is perceived to be disloyal, particularly one who had a long-standing and well-invested relationship with their academy. The expression is used pejoratively, and has drawn comparisons to the English word "traitor".