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Marcos Vinícius da Silva Tinoco in the BJJ lineage

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75 teachers in all
2696 persons781 source-linked connections

Early training: what the sources establish

1929 newspaper report

Reported instructor: Mitsuyo Maeda

A 1929 newspaper report described Mitsuyo Maeda as Carlos Gracie’s teacher. The extent and duration of Carlos’s direct instruction from Maeda remain uncertain.

Historical research and a 1921 notice

Reported instructor: Jacyntho Ferro

Historian José Cairus also identifies Jacyntho Ferro as one of Carlos’s instructors. A 1921 advance notice names Oscar Gracie as Ferro’s student; it does not establish that Oscar was Carlos.

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Marcos Vinícius da Silva Tinoco

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