Guilherme "Gui" Valente · Lineage tree

Teachers (1)

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  Pedro Valente Sr.

  sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable

  Probable

  Multiple mentions of all Valente brothers being first taught by their father

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Multiple mentions of all Valente brothers being first taught by their father

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Pedro, Gui and Joaquim began learning jūjutsu from their father before they could walk.”

  — Valente Brothers: Our Storylink history info

Lineage

• Brazilian jiu-jitsuPedro Valente Sr. ← Hélio Gracie ← Carlos Gracie · 3 generations

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu

  receipt_longBlack belt Probable

  Probable

  The Valente family's own site directly states the black belts and professor diplomas were awarded by Hélio Gracie personally - their own first-hand account of their own family's history.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  BJJ Ranking System

  granted by Hélio Gracie

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  The Valente family's own site directly states the black belts and professor diplomas were awarded by Hélio Gracie personally - their own first-hand account of their own family's history.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “The Valente family is the only family other than the Gracie family to have four black belts and professor diplomas awarded directly by Grandmaster Hélio Gracie.”

  — Valente Brothers: Our Storylink history info

Students (1)

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  Ivanka Trump

  sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable

  Probable

  Guilherme Valente shown training Ivanka in social media posts; one of her instructors at Valente Brothers

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  (2022)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Guilherme Valente shown training Ivanka in social media posts; one of her instructors at Valente Brothers

  “Ivanka Trump mostra treino com Guilherme Valente”

  — Filha de Trump posta foto treinando jiu-jitsu com cunhado de Gisele Bündchen (Folha)link

Sources