Erivaldo Junior
Erivaldo Junior taught Claudio Calasans across gym and home mats; a 2016 notice advertised him teaching a Melbourne seminar.
Biography
Sources for this profile
GRACIEMAG, ‘Calasans: I gave them the run-around in returning the belt,’ 26 April 2010.(opens in a new tab)
In a 2010 interview, Claudio Calasans thanks his former Liga Jiu-Jitsu team and names Erivaldo Junior as the teacher with whom he trained from white belt to black belt.
Where in the source: Calasans: ‘I gave them the run-around in returning the belt’ — closing answer to ‘To whom do you dedicate this title?’, naming Liga Jiu-Jitsu and Erivaldo Junior.
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BJJEE, ‘Controlling Your Emotions During Competition with World & ADCC Champ Claudio Calasans,’ 7 April 2020.(opens in a new tab)
In a 2020 interview, Calasans says that after beginning with Erivaldo Junior, their belt progressions stayed one level apart; he says Erivaldo initially taught at Calasans’ gym on Tuesdays and Thursdays while Calasans trained at Erivaldo’s home-mat space on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Where in the source: Controlling Your Emotions During Competition with World & ADCC Champ Claudio Calasans — the questions ‘Where did you train, who were your coaches?’ and ‘How was it like to train with Erivaldo?’
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BJJ Heroes, ‘Vitor Toledo.’(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Heroes’ historical Vitor Toledo biography says Toledo trained for most of his life with Erivaldo Junior at Liga Jiu-Jitsu, where he trained alongside Claudio Calasans and David Lemes; the page also describes Toledo as receiving his black belt from Erivaldo in late 2008.
Where in the source: Vitor Toledo Biography — first two paragraphs, after the personal details and achievements list.
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Liga JJ, home page and official black-belt register.(opens in a new tab)
Liga JJ’s own site describes the school as a place of learning and promotion, labels its register as the official list of black belts formed by Liga JJ, and lists 136 names. The published register includes Cláudio Calassans Jr. in 2005 and Vítor Toledo and David Juliano Leme in 2008.
Where in the source: Liga JJ home — ‘A academia’ (learning and promotion), ‘Faixas pretas’ and ‘Lista oficial’, especially the 136-name register at the entries for 2005 and 2008.
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Absolute MMA, ‘Erivaldo Junior Seminar,’ 2 May 2016.(opens in a new tab)
A dated 2016 Absolute MMA notice advertised Erivaldo Junior teaching a special gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu seminar at its Melbourne CBD location on 7 May 2016.
Where in the source: Erivaldo Junior Seminar — opening paragraph and event details, dated 2 May 2016.
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