One of five brothers, what nephew of BJJ co-founder became one of the first twelve foreign nationals to have earned a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?
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John Will John Will (born (1957--)16 1957 ) is a notable martial artist from Australia. Will won the "Best Exponent Award" in the first World Silat Championships held in Jakarta in 1981. Will also completed his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Rigan Machado and his brothers, John, Roger and Jean Jacques Machado in 1997; making him one of the first twelve foreign nationals to have earned a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
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Jean Jacques Machado Jean Jacques Machado is one of the five Machado brothers, including Carlos, Roger, Rigan and John, renowned for their Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) skills. Nephews of BJJ co-founder and Master Carlos Gracie, the brothers learned the martial art from an early age.
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Soshihiro Satake Soshihiro Satake was a Japanese-born Brazilian martial artist and teacher. One of the teachers of Brazilian martial artist Luiz França, together with Geo Omori and Mitsuyo Maeda, Satake was one of the primary founders of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ). He pioneered judo in Brazil, the United Kingdom, and other countries.
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Kimura Nova União Kimura Nova União is a set of Brazilian sports schools focused on Brazilian jiu-jitsu, submission wrestling and MMA with branches in Brazil, United States, Japan, Switzerland and Norway founded on 12 October 1993 in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. Since November 1997, the school, that was called only "Kimura", united itself with the Nova União and became to be named as nowadays. It was champion of that World Cup of Jiu-Jitsu of 2004. Some of the notable students are Renan Barão, Ronny Markes and Gleison Tibau.
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Jackson Sousa Jackson Sousa dos Santos is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor who has won various gold medals at international Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu championships, including the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, the World Nogi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship, the European Championship and the Pan-American Championship. He is a black belt under Ricardo Vieira, competing for the CheckMat team, and has also been hugely influenced by Leo Vieira. Sousa's training partners include several notable fighters, including Marcus Almeida, João Assis, Lucas Leite, Michelle Nicolini and Leandro Vieira.
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Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (] , born June 2, 1976), better known as Minotauro, is a semi-retired Brazilian mixed martial artist known for his technical mastery of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He won most of his fights via submissions. He competed in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is the twin brother of UFC fighter Antônio Rogério Nogueira. Nogueria rose to prominence in the Japanese promotion Pride Fighting Championships, where he was the first Pride Heavyweight Champion from November 2001 to March 2003, as well as a 2004 PRIDE FC Heavyweight Grand Prix Finalist. He is one of only three men to have held championship titles in both Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (the others being Mauricio Rua and Mark Coleman).
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Jung Tae Park Park Jung Tae (c. 1943 – 11 April 2002) was a South Korean master of taekwondo and a pioneer of that martial art in Canada. He was one of the twelve original masters of taekwondo of the Korea Taekwon-Do Association. Following a career in the South Korean military, Park emigrated to Canada in 1970. He was a key leader in the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) under Choi Hong Hi, but founded the Global Taekwon-Do Federation in 1990 after leaving the ITF. After teaching taekwondo for many years, Park died in 2002.
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique is a book first published in 2001, co-authored by Renzo Gracie, Royler Gracie, Kid Peligro and John Danaher and illustrated by Ricardo Azoury. It was written on the request of Sheik Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nayan, creator of the ADCC.
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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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Alvin Aguilar Arthur Alvin A. Aguilar is a martial artist and Mixed Martial Arts promoter better known as "Alvin Aguilar". He was born on April 28, 1974 in Bacolod, Philippines. He is the president and founder of the The Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC, 2002–present); He is also the founder and head coach of DEFTAC Ribeiro Jiu-jitsu Philippines (DEFTAC, 1996–present.) and now currently serving as the president of the Wrestling Association of the Philippines. He started training in martial arts at the age of 9, first in Karate, Arnis and Greco-Roman Wrestling. Having spent over 30 years of his life to the study of multiple martial arts forms including Sari-an, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Yaw Yan, Pekiti, etc. He has developed his own unique fighting style specializing in grappling, knife and street fighting. He is also known for being the first home-grown Filipino Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Black belt.
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Tatsuo Suzuki (martial artist) Tatsuo Suzuki (鈴木達夫 , Suzuki Tatsuo , April 27, 1928 – July 12, 2011) Yokohama, Japan was an 8th Dan Japanese karateka instrumental in spreading the martial art of Wadō-ryū karate to Europe and the United States.
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Leo Imamura Léo Akio Imamura, or Leo Imamura, (São Paulo, March 18, 1963). is a professional Brazilian Martial Artists and Ving Tsun Master. He is a first generation disciple of patriarch Moy Yat and second generation disciple of patriarch Yip Man
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Mas Oyama Masutatsu Ōyama (大山 倍達 , Ōyama Masutatsu , born Choi Yeong-eui (Hangul: 최영의 Hanja: 崔永宜); July 27, 1923 – April 26, 1994) , more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a karate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate. A Zainichi Korean, he spent most of his life living in Japan and acquired Japanese citizenship in 1964.
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Paul Soros Paul Soros (Hungarian: "Soros Pál" ; June 5, 1926 – June 15, 2013) was a Hungarian-born American mechanical engineer, inventor, businessman and philanthropist. Soros founded Soros Associates, which designs and develops bulk handling and port facilities. Soros Associates currently operates in ninety-one countries worldwide, as of 2013. Paul Soros was the older brother of George Soros, a successful businessman and financier.
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Dawood Ibrahim Dawood Ibrahim (born Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar 27 December 1955) also known as Dawood Bhai or simply Bhai (English: "Brother", "Big brother" or "Boss" ) is a crime lord and a designated terrorist originally from Dongri in Mumbai, India.
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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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Yang Jianhou Yang Jianhou (1839–1917), or Yang Chien-hou, was the younger son of the founder of Yang-style t'ai chi ch'uan, Yang Luchan, and a well known teacher of the soft style martial art of t'ai chi ch'uan (taijiquan) in late Qing dynasty China. Yang's older brother, Yang Pan-hou, was the senior of Jianhou's generation, and also an important instructor of t'ai chi ch'uan. Yang Jianhou's sons Yang Chengfu and Yang Shao-hou were also famous teachers of t'ai chi ch'uan.
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Rafael Lovato Jr. Rafael Lovato Jr. (born June 22, 1983) is an American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor and instructor. He also competes in mixed martial arts and is currently signed with Bellator MMA.
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Wellington &quot;Megaton&quot; Dias Wellington Leal "Megaton" Dias is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner, and an official black belt representative of the Royler Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Association. Wellington originally trained under Rogerio Camoes and later at the legendary Gracie Humaitá jiu-jitsu school in Rio de Janeiro. Wellington received his black belt at the age of 18. Wellington is currently a fifth degree black belt under Royler Gracie.
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Mitsusuke Harada Mitsusuke Harada, MBE (原田 満祐 , Harada Mitsusuke , born 16 November 1928) is a prominent Japanese master of Shotokai karate who introduced this martial art to Brazil and is now based in the United Kingdom. He founded the Karate-do Shotokai (KDS) organisation in 1965 and is its President. Harada holds the rank of 5th "dan", personally awarded by Gichin Funakoshi in 1956.
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Matt Thornton (martial artist) Matt Thornton (born March 25, 1969) is a martial arts athlete, trainer, and founder of Straight Blast Gym International, an association of over 35 gyms worldwide engaged in training athletes in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, boxing and mixed martial arts.
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Bujinkan The Bujinkan (武神館) is an international martial arts organization based in Japan and headed by Masaaki Hatsumi. The combat system taught by this organization comprises nine separate ryūha, or schools, which are collectively referred to as "Bujinkan Budō Taijutsu". The Bujinkan is most commonly associated with ninjutsu. However, Masaaki Hatsumi uses the term Budo (meaning martial way) as he says the ryūha are descended from historical samurai schools that teach samurai martial tactics and ninjutsu schools that teach ninja tactics.