Luiz Palhares
Luiz Palhares trained with Rolls and Rickson Gracie before teaching in Los Angeles and leading Jacksonville Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJEE, “7th Degree Coral Belt Master Luiz Palhares On Training With Rickson, Teaching US Navy Seals & BJJ In Albania,” 6 November 2012.(opens in a new tab)
In a 2012 BJJEE interview, Luiz Palhares said he began training with Rolls Gracie in 1977, continued under Rickson Gracie after Rolls's death, received his black belt in 1984, moved to the United States in 1999 to teach at Rickson Gracie's Los Angeles academy, opened Jacksonville Gracie Jiu Jitsu in 2007, and later developed Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu-based combatives instruction for military and law-enforcement settings.
Where in the source: Interview — questions 1–3, paragraphs beginning “I started training in Rio De Janeiro in 1977” and “After teaching there for almost 8 years”
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Jacksonville Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, “Master Luiz Palhares,” current academy biography.(opens in a new tab)
Jacksonville Gracie Jiu-Jitsu presents Luiz Palhares as its current leader and says he founded the Jacksonville academy in 2007 after teaching at Rickson Gracie's Los Angeles academy.
Where in the source: Master Luiz Palhares — “Bringing Gracie Jiu-Jitsu to the United States,” paragraphs 1–2
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