Alliance Jiu Jitsu

Not to be confused with Alliance MMA or Alliance MMA Gym.
Alliance Jiu-Jitsu
Date founded1993
Country of originBrazil
FounderRomero "Jacare" Cavalcanti
Fabio Gurgel
Alexandre Paiva
Current headRomero "Jacare" Cavalcanti, Fabio Gurgel, Alexandre Paivas
Arts taughtBrazilian jiu-jitsu
Mixed martial arts
Official websitealliancebjj.com Edit this at Wikidata

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

References

  1. ^ "Fernando di Piero Soluco | BJJ Heroes".
  2. ^ "Paul Walker Gets Promoted to BJJ Black Belt at Memorial". 11 December 2013.