Adilson de Souza
Adilson de Souza introduced Marcos to BJJ and gradually brought its techniques into his Judo classes.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJ Heroes, “Marcos de Souza”, undated.(opens in a new tab)
A biographical account of Marcos de Souza says that Adilson de Souza introduced him to Brazilian jiu-jitsu and gradually brought jiu-jitsu techniques into his Judo classes as interest grew.
Where in the source: Marcos Yoshio de Souza Biography — “Marcos was initiated in BJJ ... by his father, Master Adilson de Souza”; “Master Adilson started slowly introducing BJJ techniques”.
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The same source presents the lineage sequence Octávio de Almeida, Adilson de Souza, and Marcos de Souza in that order.
Where in the source: Marcos de Souza Jiu Jitsu — “Octávio de Almeida > Adilson de Souza > Marcos de Souza”.
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BJJ Heroes, “Roberto Satoshi”, undated.(opens in a new tab)
A Roberto Satoshi profile identifies Roberto, Marcos Yoshio de Souza, and Mauricio Dai de Souza as children of the late Master Adilson de Souza.
Where in the source: Roberto Satoshi — opening paragraph describing the siblings as “all children of the late Master Adilson de Souza”.
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GracieMag, “A grande obra dos Souza para homenagear o pai e mestre”, 3 September 2011.(opens in a new tab)
In a 2011 report, Marcos Souza described working with his older brother Mauricio Souza to build a Bonsai branch in tribute to their father, Adilson Souza.
Where in the source: A grande obra dos Souza para homenagear o pai e mestre — Marcos’s account: “eu e meu irmão mais velho” and “meu irmão Maurício Souza”.
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GracieMag, “In farewell, the black belt”, 28 October 2011.(opens in a new tab)
A GracieMag report published in 2011 identifies Master Adilson de Souza as 1958–2011 and reports that Marcos and Roberto Satoshi had lost their father.
Where in the source: In farewell, the black belt — opening report: “Master Adilson de Souza (1958-2011)”.
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