Also known as
Osvaldo Alves de Albuquerque · Enciclopédia do Jiu-Jitsu
Description
Brazilian jiu-jitsu master known as the "Encyclopedia of Jiu-Jitsu",
a 9th-degree red belt. He was a two-time Pan American judo champion and trained
at Tenri University in Japan, bringing new techniques to jiu-jitsu. He was the
judo mentor of Rolls Gracie and helped develop the art through students such as
Carlos Gracie Jr. and Paulo Filho.
Teachers (3)
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Reyson Gracie
sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu
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BJJ Heroes lineage lists Reyson Gracie as Osvaldo Alves's BJJ teacher, and
the OnTheMat interview states Reyson invited Osvaldo to train jiu-jitsu with the
Gracie family
“Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie sr > Reyson Gracie > Osvaldo
Alves”
“He told me that I was the only guy on our street where we live who practiced
Judo. So he invited me to start training Jiu Jitsu with him and his family.”
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Hikari Kurachi
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
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OnTheMat interview states Osvaldo's first judo master was Shikaru Kurashiin
(Hikari Kurachi) of São Paulo, then Fujimata; PT Wikipedia and BJJ Heroes name
only Fujimata, so the Kurachi attribution rests on the interview's
identification
“In Judo it was Shikaru Kurashiin of São Paulo, this academy still exist on
Bairro da Liberdade (a very known Japanese colony in Brazil). After him, I keep
training with his student named Fujimata.”
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person
Fujimata
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
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BJJ Heroes and PT Wikipedia state Osvaldo started judo at age 6 in the academy
of Fujimata, a former Japanese champion.
“Judo was an accessible sport and Osvaldo started training as a 6 year old in
the academy of a former Japanese champion by the name of Fujimata.”
Ranks (1)
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receipt_longRed belt, degree 9
Confirmed
BJJ Ranking System
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BJJ Heroes and PT Wikipedia both state Osvaldo Alves reached 9th-degree red belt
in BJJ
“Osvaldo Alves is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu expert who reached the degree of red
relt (nono grau/9th degree) in the gentle art.”
“faixa vermelha 9º grau”
— Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Osvaldo Alves -
Wikipedia (PT). Wikipedia (Portuguese)link
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Students (2)
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Rolls Gracie
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
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The official Rolls Gracie biography states his first judo cross-training was
with Osvaldo Alves; BJJ Heroes and the OnTheMat interview corroborate that
Osvaldo introduced the Gracies, including Rolls, to judo
“He was the first of the Gracie's to actively seek competitions in
Freestyle, Greco Roman and Sambo wrestling as well as Judo. First cross training
was with Osvaldo Alves, training with the Judoka in Brazil”
— Rolls Gracie Family. Rolls Gracie - Biography
(RollsGracie.com)link
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“The first one to accept to cross train with Alves was Reyson and soon he was
followed by a young Rolls Gracie. Rolls adapted extremely well to the Judo game”
“After Reyson, came Rolles Gracie; who surprised everybody. He adapted well to
judo and became University and State of Rio de Janeiro Judo champion.”
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person
Arthur Virgílio Neto
sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu
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(1959)
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visibilityFirst-hand
“I began around 1959 with Haroldo Brito who taught judo but had also been a
student of Helio’s so he also taught jiu-jitsu, even though I didn’t know we
were doing jiu-jitsu, they just called it ne-waza then. I trained with Oswaldo
Alves there who was a student of Brito.”
— Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Osvaldo Alves. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYZFG5QVSHJ51P4SB023SZS3 - CC
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@incollection{martialis_01KYZFG5QVSHJ51P4SB023SZS3, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Osvaldo Alves}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KYZFG5QVSHJ51P4SB023SZS3}, urldate =
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