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Fabio Clemente (Alliance)

By BJJ Heroes on September 18th, 2012

Fabio Clemente (Alliance)

Fabio Clemente is an historical figure for jiu jitsu in New York (Manhattan), having opened one of the very first BJJ academies in the region, a team that has run successfully since the mid 1990’s. Fabio Clemente earned his black belt under Rigan Machado, and was a member of the Machado Association before he joined the Alliance team in the late 1990′s; He was also responsible for bringing Marcelo Garcia to the US.

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By BJJ Heroes on January 03rd, 2012

Ian Mcpherson (Alliance)

Ian Mcpherson is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Master Romero “Jacaré” Cavalcanti and one of the top competitors from the Alliance HQ academy in Atlanta, Georgia, USA where he also learned a great deal from “Cobrinha”. Mcpherson made a name for himself by winning the World BJJ Championship and the Pan American as a brown belt back in 2010.

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By BJJ Heroes on January 02nd, 2012

Michel Langhi (Alliance)

Michel Langhi is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under the legendary Rubens Charles “Cobrinha” and one of the most gifted guard players in BJJ’ featherweight division. Being the brother of lightweight world champion Michael Langhi, Michel (often regarded as “Langhinho”) became a starlet of his own merit after successive impressive wins in the lower ranks where he won tournaments such as the World Championships, the Pan American and the Brasileiro.

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Terere (left) and Alexandre Puga (right)

By BJJ Heroes on December 04th, 2011

Alexandre Puga (Alliance)

Alexandre Puga is an important figure within the Alliance Rio de Janeiro team. A black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under the illustrious Alexandre Paiva, Puga became one of the main instructors at theAllianceacademy in 2001 having helped several top competitors raise their game.

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Fernando Di Piero

By BJJ Heroes on July 19th, 2011

Fernando Di Piero “Soluço” (Alliance)

This charismatic black belt from the Alliance Jiu Jitsu team has medalled in some of the world’s most Important competitions such as the Mundial, the European Open and the Pan American, he is also an important figure for BJJ in the country of Ecuador where he resides and where has established an Alliance affiliate academy.

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Luis Gustavo “Guga” (Alliance)

By BJJ Heroes on July 17th, 2011

Luis Gustavo “Guga” (Alliance)

Guga is a BJJ black belt from the Checkmat academy with several important medals under his belt, such as the Rio Open and the World Cup as a black belt, and a world title in the brown belt division, Luis Gustavo is one of the most successful competitors from the fightzone camp in Rio de Janeiro.

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Leonardo Nogueira

By BJJ Heroes on June 01st, 2011

Leonardo Nogueira (Alliance)

Leonardo Nogueira is one of the many aces from Alliance’s Jiu Jitsu camp. A BJJ black belt under Fabio Gurgel, Mr Leo Nogueira has an extensive competitive record with many important trophies on his cabinet, his first big mark in the black belt division came as he won a gold medal at the Brazilian Nationals in the open weight division (2011).

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By BJJ Heroes on May 15th, 2011

Rodrigo “Brucutu” Cabral

Rodrigo “Brucutu” Cabral is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Leo Vieira from Rio de Janeiro. One of the greatest “undiscovered” talents from Brazil, Rodrigo’s career has been plagued with injuries, though he recovered in 2011 on time to win the Brasileiro (Brazilian National). Cabral has also international experience, having competed in Europe and the United States where he spent time as a coach England.

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Gabriel Goulart

By BJJ Heroes on February 12th, 2011

Gabriel Goulart (Alliance)

Gabriel Goulart is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt from the Alliance team. A close friend of Lucas Lepri, Gabriel Goulart started training due to the influence of the 2007 BJJ lightweight world champion, and his talent has shined through on many occasions having been pointed out as one of the biggest up and comers by Jiu Jitsu’s media in 2010 being rewarded with his belt by his master Fabio Gurgel still in 2010.

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Castello Branco and Demian Maia

By BJJ Heroes on January 02nd, 2011

Leonardo Castello Branco (Brasa)

A historical figure at the turn of the century for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Castello-Branco fought some of the best fighters of his generation. He is also one of the main figures of the Alliance BJJ team and one of the founding members of Brasa.

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Antonio Peinado

By BJJ Heroes on December 27th, 2010

Antonio Peinado (Alliance)

A young competitor from the Alliance team, this Brazilian National champion has been one of the main forces of the Super Pesado and Pesadissimo weight divisions since he received his black belt in 2008. Today he is considered one of the best fighters out of a star studded Alliance camp in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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By BJJ Heroes on December 21st, 2010

Leonardo Leite (Alliance)

Léo Leite, is one of the most successful Judo players to have wondered into the world of BJJ. A Brazilian National Judo Team representative Leonardo Leite is also a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under “Gigi” Paiva from Alliance, having won 2 world BJJ championships and 3 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu National gold medals.

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By BJJ Heroes on October 01st, 2010

Bruno de Paula (Checkmat)

Another talented fighter from the illustrious Alliance jiu jitsu team, this BJJ black belt under Jamelao is also one of Brazil’s top wrestlers, having competed in the Brazilian National Olympic Team.

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Alexandre Paiva

By BJJ Heroes on September 21st, 2010

Alexandre Paiva “Gigi”

“Gigi” is often considered an unsung hero in Jiu Jitsu’s history. A former world champion in the sport, he has also produced some of the most important competitors of our days and formed one of the biggest teams on the planet.

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Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller (Paragon JJ)

By BJJ Heroes on September 10th, 2010

Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller (Paragon JJ)

He is one of the most successful Jiu Jitsu coaches in California, today. The founder of Paragon BJJ academy has been one of the main culprits in the United States’s BJJ boom, having been responsible for the tuition of great fighters such as Jeff Glover, Bill Cooper and Tyrone Glover. Miller has also managed to maintain a successful competitive career of his own.

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Gabi Garcie receiving her black belt on the podium of the mundials

By BJJ Heroes on August 10th, 2010

Gabrielle Garcia (Alliance)

a Jiu Jitsu prodigy in the women’s division, this “Gaúcha” World Champion and black belt under Fábio Gurgel is one of the rising stars in BJJ today.

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Luanna Alzeguir

By BJJ Heroes on June 17th, 2010

Luanna Alzuguir (Alliance)

One of the best female fighters today, Luanna Alzeguir has collected Gold medals throughout these last few years. Get to know more about this phenomenal fighter from Alliance.

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Tarsis Humphreys

By BJJ Heroes on May 24th, 2010

Tarsis Humphreys (Alliance)

The porwerful Alliance fighter has been on almost every podium he has competed in since 2006, the Sao Paulo native is famous for both his strength and his tactical expertise.

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Fernando Terere

By BJJ Heroes on April 29th, 2010

Fernando Augusto “Terere”

Fernando Terere is possibly the most charismatic and talented fighters to have ever stepped on a Jiu Jitsu mat. This is an article about his roots and his rise in BJJ as well as his fall to drug addiction.

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By BJJ Heroes on April 24th, 2010

Bernardo Faria (Alliance)

Bernardo Faria is a World Jiu Jitsu champion from the Alliance Jiu Jitsu academywho holds an extensive competitive resume with titles at the world’ top tournaments such as the European Open, Pan American and Brazilian Champion. Bernardo Faria is a black belt under Ricardo Marques who moved to the Alliance team in 2009.

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