Biography
Luiz França Filho (1910–1982) was a Brazilian martial artist and one of the primary founders of a non- Gracie lineage of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ). França learned from Soshihiro Satake , Geo Omori , and Mitsuyo Maeda , three Japanese who had immigrated to Brazil and from whom he learned Kodokan judo . This assertion is disputed by some.