Teachers (1)

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  Maeda Mitsuyo

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Multiple sources confirm Jacinto Ferro was Mitsuyo Maeda's student and helped teach Carlos Gracie

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  (1915)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Multiple sources confirm Jacinto Ferro was Mitsuyo Maeda's student and helped teach Carlos Gracie

  “Tenho [Maeda] os seguintes alunos aos quais deposito inteira confiança [...] Jacintho Ferro, Dr. Matheus Pereira, Guilherm de La Rocque, Raphael Gomes e Waldermar Gomes”

  — SILVA, Elton; CORRÊA, Eduardo. Muito antes do MMA: O legado dos precursores do Vale Tudo no Brasil e no mundo. 2020.info

  “as aulas eram dadas em uma academia que Maeda abriu em 1916,nos salões do Cine Teatro Moderno, localizado ao lado da Igreja de Nazaré, hoje uma praça, as aulas eram amplamente divulgadas nos ornais para quem quisesse aprender pagando.O primeiro aluno de Maeda foi o estivador Jacinto Ferro, ex-lutador de greco-romana, Jacinto foi instrutor de Maeda e ajudou a dar aulas para o Carlos Gracie.”

  — Mitsuyo Maeda e o Judô Kodokan (Judo Tradicional Goshinjutsukan)link

Lineage

• Kōdōkan JūdōMaeda Mitsuyo ← Yokoyama Sakujiro ← Kanō Jigorō · 3 generations

Students (2)

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  Donato Pires dos Reis

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Independent sources state it.

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  (1920)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Independent sources state it.

  “1921 - “Oscar” Gracie and Donato Pires dos Reis have a match. Both are referred to in the press as being students of Jacyntho Ferro.”

  — Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization info

  “Jacyntho (on the right), the man who learned from Mitsuyo Maeda and taught Carlos Gracie and Donato Pires dos Reis in the Amazon.”

  — Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization info

  “'Oscar' muito provavelmente se trata do nome de Carlos grafado equivocadamente [...] Na notícia, 'Oscar Gracie' e Donato são apresentados como alunos do famoso esportista paraense Jacyntho Ferro, este sim, discípulo directo de Maeda”

  — SILVA, Elton; CORRÊA, Eduardo. Muito antes do MMA: O legado dos precursores do Vale Tudo no Brasil e no mundo. 2020.info
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  Carlos Gracie

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Independent sources state it.

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  (1916)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Independent sources state it.

  “According to the evidence available, his real teacher was a famed sportsman of the Brazilian Amazon called Jacyntho Ferro.”

  — Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization info

  “'Oscar' muito provavelmente se trata do nome de Carlos grafado equivocadamente [...] Na notícia, 'Oscar Gracie' e Donato são apresentados como alunos do famoso esportista paraense Jacyntho Ferro, este sim, discípulo directo de Maeda”

  — SILVA, Elton; CORRÊA, Eduardo. Muito antes do MMA: O legado dos precursores do Vale Tudo no Brasil e no mundo. 2020.info

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