Osvaldo Alves
Born
1938-12-10, Acre
Died
2022-07-18, Rio de Janeiro
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 Graciesports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu ConfirmedConfirmedBJJ 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 familyThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkBJJ 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 -
Hikari Kurachisports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableOnTheMat 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 identificationThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkOnTheMat 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 -
Fujimatasports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableBJJ Heroes and PT Wikipedia state Osvaldo started judo at age 6 in the academy of Fujimata, a former Japanese champion.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkBJJ Heroes and PT Wikipedia state Osvaldo started judo at age 6 in the academy of Fujimata, a former Japanese champion.
Lineage
- Brazilian jiu-jitsuReyson GracieCarlos Gracie · 2 generations
- Kōdōkan JūdōHikari KurachiYuiti Hashizume · 2 generations
Ranks (1)
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receipt_longRed belt, degree 9 ConfirmedConfirmedBJJ Heroes and PT Wikipedia both state Osvaldo Alves reached 9th-degree red belt in BJJThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.BJJ Ranking System
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkBJJ Heroes and PT Wikipedia both state Osvaldo Alves reached 9th-degree red belt in BJJ
Students (2)
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Rolls Graciesports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedThe 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 judoThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkThe 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 -
Arthur Virgílio Netosports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu ProbableProbableHis own account only.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1959)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkHis own account only.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.”
Sources
Identifiers
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Osvaldo Alves. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYZFG5QVSHJ51P4SB023SZS3 - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
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title = {Osvaldo Alves}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
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