“"Luca" is a nickname given by Carlos Gracie Junior (Atalla's coach) during his early days at Gracie Barra. It is a combination of Luis and Carlos, Luca's first names.”
Team
Gracie Barra
Biography
Luis Carlos Atalla, commonly known as "Luca" Atalla, is a black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu under the illustrious Carlos Gracie Junior and a pioneer in jiu jitsu journalism, being the original chief editor of the sport's leading magazine - GracieMag. Before turning his focus to journalism, Luca Atalla was one of the rising stars of jiu jitsu with one world title and three pan american championships in the lower belt divisions, he is also the brother of another well known black belt, Roberto Atalla.