Nelson Solari
Nelson Solari is a Carlson Gracie-lineage black belt who taught Wilson Junior and helped guide Carlson Gracie London's early years.
Biography
Sources for this profile
BJJ Eastern Europe, Wilson Junior interview, 11 May 2014.(opens in a new tab)
Wilson says he joined Nelson Solari when Solari was a purple belt.
Where in the source: Question 2, account of choosing a gym — “back then He was a purple belt”.
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Wilson Junior says Nelson Solari taught jiu-jitsu around the world and identifies him as his own black-belt instructor.
Where in the source: Question 1, Wilson’s introduction — “teaching Bjj around the world”.
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In an interview published on 11 May 2014, Wilson Junior identified Nelson Solari as his instructor and described himself as a second-degree black belt under Solari.
Where in the source: Question 1, Wilson’s introduction — “2nd degree Black Belt”; page header dated May 11, 2014.
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The Fighting Arts Academy, Grappling Heritage.(opens in a new tab)
The Fighting Arts Academy publishes a lineage sequence Carlson Gracie to Bebeo Duarte to Nelson Solari to Wilson Junior.
Where in the source: ZR Team Lineage Tree — consecutive Carlson Gracie, Luis Roberto Duarte, Nelson Solari and Wilson Jr entries.
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The Fighting Arts Academy places black belt Nelson Solari after Luis Roberto Bebeo Duarte in its Carlson Gracie lineage and before Wilson Junior.
Where in the source: ZR Team Lineage Tree — successive Luis Roberto Duarte, Nelson Solari and Wilson Jr entries; Wilson entry identifies Solari as a black belt.
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The academy history says Wilson's instructor Nelson Solari came to the United Kingdom to teach alongside Wilson and help run the team.
Where in the source: ZR Team Lineage Tree — Wilson Jr entry, closing sentence about Solari’s arrival and instruction in the UK.
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IBJJF, World Jiu-Jitsu Championship 1996 official results.(opens in a new tab)
The official 1996 IBJJF World Championship table lists Nelson Solaris of Osvaldo Alves in second place in Adult Blue Male Middleweight.
Where in the source: ATHLETES RESULTS BY CATEGORY — ADULT / BLUE / MALE / MIDDLE; second-place row, “Nelson Solaris”, Osvaldo Alves.
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Simon Hayes, The History of Carlson Gracie UK: The Toughest BJJ Team in Europe, BJJ Eastern Europe, 12 October 2024.(opens in a new tab)
A history of Carlson Gracie UK says Solari arrived a year after the early group and helped teach classes, while the same account dates the team's move to its Boiler Room gym to late 2003.
Where in the source: Building the Team: Seminars and Instructors — Solari’s arrival; The Move to the Boiler Room — “late 2003”.
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BJJ Heroes, Richard Dickie Martin profile.(opens in a new tab)
BJJ Heroes says the Carlson Gracie London gym opened in 2002 under Wilson Junior and Luca Menagacci with supervision from Nelson Solari.
Where in the source: Dickie Martin Biography — paragraph beginning “In 2002 Martin”, describing the new London gym.
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Lineage
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Open lineage