• Source: Alliance Jiu Jitsu

Alliance is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu association. Alliance was founded by Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti and his students: Fabio Gurgel, Alexandre Paiva, and Fernando Gurgel. Alliance Global headquarters is in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Alliance Martial Arts Academy, where "Jacare" is the head instructor. Fabio Gurgel is the co-leader of Alliance and the head instructor at Alliance São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil). Alexandre "Gigi" Paiva heads the third main Alliance academy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In 2010, Alliance won all major competitions: European Championship, Pan American Championship, and the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship; an accomplishment which has never been achieved by any other team in history.




History


Alliance was founded in 1993, by Romero Jacaré Cavalcanti, Fabio Gurgel, Alexandre Paiva and Fernando Gurgel.




Competition results


Fourteen times World champions - 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2024
Two Times World Master Champions - 2022, 2023
National Brazilian champion in 2011
National Brazilian champion in 2009
Two times champion Rio Open in 2008 and 2009
European champion 2010, 2011 and 2013




Notable black belts



Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti - Founders - 8th Degree Red / White Coral Belt & one of six Rolls Gracie black belts & Head Coach of Alliance in Atlanta
Fabio "General" Gurgel - Founder & 4x IBJJF World Heavyweight Champion - 6th Degree Black Belt & Head Coach of Alliance in São Paulo
Alexandre "Gigi" Paiva - Founder - IBJJF World Champion - 6th Degree Black Belt & Head Coach of Alliance in Rio de Janeiro
Fernando "Terere" Augusto - 2x IBJJF World Middleweight Champion
Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles Maciel - 4x IBJJF World Featherweight Champion/2x No Gi World Champ - 3X ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Winner
Marcelo "Marcelinho" Garcia - 5x IBJJF World Middleweight Champion - 4X ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Winner
Gabrielle Garcia - MMA Fighter - 6x IBJJF World Winner - 4x World Nogi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship Winner - 3X ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Winner
Nei Seda - Multiple IBJJF Tournaments Medalist and Alexandre "Gigi" Paiva first Black Belt - 6th Degree Black Belt & Head Coach of Alliance Coral Springs - FL - Winner
Sergio "Serginho" Moraes - UFC Fighter and 2x IBJJF World Champion
Felipe "Zicró" Neto - 2x Rio de Janeiro State Champion, Florida State Champion
Luana Alzuguir 5x IBJJF World 1x ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Winner
Rodrigo Damm - Ex UFC Fighter and Ultimate Fighter Brasil participant
Tarsis Humphreys - 1x IBJJF World Medium/Heavy Champion
Andresa Correa - 3x IBJJF World Winner - 3x World Nogi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship Winner
Lucas Lepri - 9x IBJJF World Lightweight Champion/3x World Nogi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship Winner
Mário Reis - 2x IBJJF World Featherweight Champion
Michael Langhi - 3X IBJJF World Winner 1x World Nogi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship Winner
Monique Elias 1x IBJJF World Winner
Dominyka Obelenyte - 4x IBJJF World Winner
Bruno Malfacine - 8x IBJJF World Roosterweight Champion
Demian Maia - UFC Fighter, 2x UFC Title Challenger, 5X IBJJF World Winner and 1X ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Winner
Bernardo Faria - 4x IBJJF World Champion
Leo Nogueira - 3x IBJJF World Winner / Bronze ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Champion
Polyana Lago Barbosa - 3x IBJJF World Middleweight Champion
Tayane Porfírio - First Female "Grand Slam" black belt champion, 4x IBJJF World Winner
Isaque Bahiense - 1x IBJJF World Winner, 1x IBJJF Europeans Winner
Nicholas Meregali - 1x IBJJF World Winner, 1x Brazilian National Championship Winner
Dimitrius Souza - 3x Brazilian National Championship Winner, 1x European Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu) Winner
Fernando Di Piero “Soluço” - Multiple-time international medalist
Matias Simonelli Multiple IBJJF Event Medallist and first Argentinian Black Belt under Mestre Fabio Gurgel
Leo Leite
Vicente Cavalcanti- Asian Open champion, Rome Open champion, 3x Pan Pacific champion, 3x Australian champion.
Andre Cury IBJJF Medallist-1st degree BJJ Black Belt under Luciano ( Casquinha ) Nucci one of the most remarkable BJJ black belt in Brazil
Paulo Sergio Silva Dos Santos - 6th Degree BJJ Black belt, 2nd degree Judo blackbelt, 6x IBJJF World champion, 5x Brazilian National Championship Winner, 5x IBJJF Europeans winner
Allen Mohler-5th degree BJJ Black Belt
Paul Walker - awarded posthumously by Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller at Paragon Jiu-Jitsu.
Alexandre Barros ( Xandão )-5th degree BJJ Black Belt




References






External links


Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Jiu-jitsu Brasil
• Daffa Wardhana
• CM Punk
• Alliance Jiu Jitsu
• Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship
• Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system
• Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship
• Brazilian jiu-jitsu
• List of Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners
• 2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
• Fábio Gurgel
• 2023 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu European Championship
• Romero Cavalcanti