Lineage Tree
The BJJ Lineage Tree
Explore who taught whom — from Mitsuyo Maeda's first students to today's masters around the world. Search for a person to see their lineage, or navigate the tree by clicking nodes.
Mitsuyo Maeda
"Otávio Maeda"
Brazilian · 1878–1941
Oswaldo Fadda
"Mestre Fadda"
Brazilian · 1921–2005
Sérgio Amarel
Brazilian
Orlando Araujo
Ronald Bauer
Victor da Costa
Brazilian
Beto Ferrao
Brazilian
Andre Assuncao
Brazilian
Neury Gomes
Brazilian
Alexandre Santos
""Baiano" which is a term attributed to people native of the state of Bahia in Brazil but also to people with a laid back nature."
Brazilian
Wilson Mattos
""Shihan" means Master in Japanese, the name started being said by his students after Wilson Mattos received his red belt."
Brazilian
Andrew Correa
John Marsh
Deoclecio Paulo
""Deo" which is short for Deoclecio."
Brazilian
Sebastiao Ricardo
Brazilian
Monir Salomao
Brazilian
Marcos Barreto
"Juruna is the name of an Indian tribe that inhabits the Mato Grosso area of Brazil. It is not clear why Marcos is called Juruna. It might be because he had fringed hair at the time the name was given to him (that style of hair and is usually associated with the nickname)."
Mexican · 1960
Julio Pereira
Brazilian
Marcus Bello
""Boquinha" which translates roughly to Small Mouth. This childhood nickname was given because of Bello's older brother, who used to be called "Bocão" (Big Mouth). As Marcus was smaller and looked like his older brother the kids started calling him "Boquinha"."
Brazilian
Álvaro Bobadilla
""Cabeção" which translates to "Big Head" (not to be mistaken with the term big headedness, the character attribute)."
Brazilian
Theodoro Canal
Brazilian
Ricardo Evangelista
"'Jegue' (working donkey), name circled around his friends and training partners as a joke due to Ricardo's strength and endurance while making a hint at donkey's lack of whit."
Brazilian
Gabriel Fontes
""Biel" is short for Gabriel, the name always ran amongst family members and it transposed to the BJJ mats."
Brazilian
Italo Lins
Brazilian
Vinicius Marinho
""Esquisito" which means weird. The name was given due to Marinho's penchant to put himself in strange positions while sparring."
Brazilian
Vanessa Nascimento
Brazilian
Luís Nunes
"Coringa which for Brazilians stands for means Joker, Batman's enemy in the DC Comics series. Fabio is called Coringa/Joker because of his characteristic smile and jaw line."
Brazilian
Huanderson Pavao
Brazilian
Denilson Pimenta
Brazilian · 1980
Rodolfo Srour
Brazilian
Luiz França
"Luiz França Filho"
Brazilian · 1910–1982