Alan Moraes
From Rio’s Carlson Gracie academy to co-founding Ares BJJ, Alan Moraes built a career around competition, coaching, and the students he promoted.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJ Heroes, “Alan Moraes,” accessed 2026-09-08.(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Heroes reports that Carlson Gracie Jr. awarded Moraes his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt in December 2002.
Where in the source: Biography — black belt in December 2002
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The profile says Moraes began judo at age ten, encountered jiu-jitsu in 1992 while representing Flamengo in judo, and first trained in jiu-jitsu with Marcelo Alonso before Marinho took over.
Where in the source: Alan Moraes Biography — ‘began his martial arts career through judo’ and ‘first contact with Jiu-Jitsu’
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BJJ Heroes says Marinho promoted Moraes through purple belt, Ari Galo promoted him to brown belt, and both stages drew Moraes into assisting with children’s and then adult classes.
Where in the source: Alan Moraes Biography — ‘Marinho awarded all Alan’s belts until his purple’ and ‘Ari Galo’
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The profile records a 2002 Rio de Janeiro state title and World Cup bronze at brown belt, followed by a 2008 European Open master black-belt absolute title and a bronze medal in his division.
Where in the source: Main Achievements — 2002 and 2008
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BJJ Heroes describes Moraes as a former coach at the Carlson Gracie Academy in Rio and says he moved to Ares BJJ after leaving that academy in 2016.
Where in the source: Profile introduction — left in 2016
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The subject profile gives Alan Moraes’s fuller name as Alan Rodrigo de Moraes.
Where in the source: Alan Moraes Jiu Jitsu — Full Name
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BJJ Heroes dates Moraes’s birth to 16 April 1977 in Rio de Janeiro.
Where in the source: Alan Moraes Biography — born on April 16, 1977
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Ares BJJ Association, “Team Members,” accessed 2026-09-08.(opens in a new tab)
Ares BJJ’s current team page lists Alan Moraes as head coach of Ares BJJ Brazil.
Where in the source: Team Members — Alan Moraes — Head Coach at Ares BJJ Brazil
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The same current Ares team page identifies Moraes as a fourth-degree black belt.
Where in the source: Team Members — Alan Moraes — 4th Degree Black Belt
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Graciemag newsroom, “Chantre, Moizinho, Bastos, Moraes celebrate the launch of new association Ares BJJ,” 7 December 2015.(opens in a new tab)
Graciemag’s December 2015 report names Moraes, Samir Chantre, Osvaldo Queixinho and Milton Bastos as the four founders who launched Ares BJJ.
Where in the source: Launch report — four founding members
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BJJ Eastern Europe, “World Champion Samir Chantre on Sacrificing Personal Life for Jiu-Jitsu,” 3 December 2012.(opens in a new tab)
In a 2012 interview, Samir Chantre said Moraes invited him back to jiu-jitsu in 2003, coached him at the Carlson Gracie academy in Copacabana, and awarded him his black belt in 2009.
Where in the source: Questions 1–2 — ‘black belt under Alan Moraes in 2009’ and ‘in february of 2003’
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Bittencourt Jiu-Jitsu, “About Bittencourt Jiu-Jitsu,” accessed 2026-09-08.(opens in a new tab)
Breno Bittencourt’s academy profile identifies him as Moraes’s black belt, describes his period training under Moraes at Carlson Gracie in Rio, and dates his black-belt promotion to July 2016.
Where in the source: Breno Bittencourt — ‘Black belt under Alan Moraes’; Born in Rio. Built to Compete. — ‘black belt promotion in July 2016’
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Graciemag newsroom, “Árbitros se reúnem no Rio para estudar as atualizações de regras do Jiu-Jitsu,” 6 April 2015.(opens in a new tab)
A 2015 Graciemag report includes Moraes among experienced CBJJ and IBJJF referees studying rule updates in Rio; Moraes told the magazine that the session addressed disputed positions and recent rule changes before a cross-team practice.
Where in the source: Árbitros experientes — Alan Moraes; comment to GRACIEMAG.com
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, “San Jose Spring International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2025,” final result 4 May 2025.(opens in a new tab)
The official 2025 San Jose Spring Open results place Alan Rodrigo de Moraes of Ares BJJ first in the Master 4 men’s black-belt middleweight division.
Where in the source: Male / Master 4 / Black / Middle (181.60lb) — 1 Alan Rodrigo de Moraes — Ares BJJ
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