Murilo Rupp
Murilo Rupp co-founded Ataque Duplo in 1996 and handed his own black belt to Douglas Santos, who returned to New Zealand and built a school.
Biography
Sources for this profile
Ataque Duplo Jiu-Jitsu, Nosso Legado, current official team history.(opens in a new tab)
Ataque Duplo's official history says Murilo Rupp and Sergio Sa founded the team in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, in 1996.
Where in the source: Legado — Onde Tudo Comecou
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EsporteSC, Primordios do Jiu-Jitsu em Santa Catarina, 21 January 2016.(opens in a new tab)
EsporteSC identifies Antonio Claudio Collares Moreira, known as Tonicao, as the instructor of Murilo Rupp and Sergio Sa, and says the pair founded Ataque Duplo in 1996 after Tonicao had established jiu-jitsu teaching in Florianopolis.
Where in the source: History paragraphs — Tonicao's teaching and 1996 team founding
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 1998, official results.(opens in a new tab)
The official 1998 IBJJF World Championship results list Murilo Rupp of Bolao first in the adult male brown-belt open class.
Where in the source: Adult / Brown / Male / Open Class results
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 1998, official results.(opens in a new tab)
The official 1998 Brazilian Championship results list Rupp of Carlson Gracie second in the adult male black-belt medium-heavy division.
Where in the source: Adult / Black / Male / Medium Heavy results
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, Master International Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2000, official results.(opens in a new tab)
The official 2000 Master International results list Rupp of Brazilian Top Team first in the Master 1 black-belt open class and third at heavyweight.
Where in the source: Master 1 / Black / Male / Heavy and Open Class results
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International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, Master International Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2001, official results.(opens in a new tab)
The official 2001 Master International results list Rupp of Brazilian Top Team first in the Master 1 black-belt heavyweight division and second in the open class.
Where in the source: Master 1 / Black / Male / Heavy and Open Class results
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Gerard Seth, M2 Magazine, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: The Gentle Art, April 2018 issue.(opens in a new tab)
In an interview, Douglas Santos says he returned to train under his instructor Murilo Rupp in Florianopolis and that Rupp promoted him to black belt.
Where in the source: Douglas Santos interview — return to Florianopolis and black-belt promotion
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In the M2 interview, Douglas Santos says that after his first year teaching in New Zealand as a brown belt, he returned to Florianopolis to train with Rupp; immediately after a training session, Rupp gave Santos his own black belt without a ceremony, and Santos then returned to New Zealand and built a school.
Where in the source: Douglas Santos interview — answer about coming to New Zealand
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BJJ Metrics, Murilo Rupp, current competition profile.(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Metrics records Rupp's competition path from a 1996 Brazilian brown-belt title and 1998 World brown-belt open title through black-belt Master results in 2000 and 2001.
Where in the source: Competition Results table
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