Santos Diniz Jiu-Jitsu

10/03/2013

2 Jiu-Jitsu Legends !
GM Pedro Hemetério Araújo de Castro was one of the best fighters student of the Gracie family in the 40's. He began practicing in 1942 (under Carlos Gracie Sr). He opened one of the first Jiu-Jitsu schools in São Paulo in the early 50's. He's also known to have defeated (by choke) GM Georges Gracie in a 26 minutes Vale Tudo fight in December 1952.

02/01/2013

29/10/2012

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Por Fábio Quio Takao, pesquisador e colaborador do blog: Desde 1959 está em atividade a primeira academia de Jiu Jitsu do interior de São Paulo, a academia de Romeu Bertho. Nascido em 1937 praticante de Arte Suave desde os 18 anos, Mestre Romeu Bertho é um típico representante da velha guarda do Ji...

20/09/2012

Grande Mestre George Gracie

19/09/2012

Master José Gregorio Santos Diniz learned from Grand Master Jurandir Moura in 60' era and earned his instructor status late 60'. José Gregorio established his first Jiu Jitsu academy in Recife Pernambuco state (Brazil) in 1969 and moved to Florianopolis in 1971 until 1986. Gabriel Eduardo, his son, restablished the academy in Pasadena (California) in 1997.

Santos Diniz Jiu-Jitsu Lineage

Grande Mestre Mitusyo Maeda => Grande Mestre Carlos Sr Gracie => Grande Mestre George Gracie => Grande Mestre Jurandir Moura => Mestre José Gregorio Santos Diniz => Professor Gabriel Eduardo Santos Diniz =>

19/09/2012

19/09/2012

Mestre Jurandir Moura

19/09/2012

Jose Jurandir Moura earned his instructor status from George Gracie, at the time the belt system was different from what it is today and the only belts separating an instructor from a student was the navy blue belt. Jurandir Moura also spent time with Pedro Hemeterio (one of the Carlos Gracie’s top students) and Takeo Yano in Fortaleza, Brazil.

In 1955 Jurandir Moura established his first Jiu Jitsu academy in Pernambuco, North East of Brazil. From that academy he created several important fighters, one of the first being Euclides Pereira, who was also Moura’s neighbour and who Moura invited to come and train when he opened his academy. In 1959 Moura sent one of his students, José Maria to Campina Grande (state of Paraíba), there Jose Maria met and taught Ivan Gomes (another man who would become a big star in Brazil’s fighting circuit).
Jurandir Moura also fought in No Holds Barred from 1960 until 1964 at the “Clube Português” venue (Portuguese Club). He maintained his academy for many years, establishing himself as one of the beacons of the sport in the remote region of Pernambuco.

He passed away on the 28th of January when he was 86 years old. He was buried at the Parque das Flores cemetery.

19/09/2012

Mestre Jurandir Moura
Morreu no dia 28 de janeiro, aos 86 anos, o precursor da modalidade em Pernambuco, Mestre Jurandir Moura. Graduado a preta por Grande Mestre George Gracie, Jurandir era 8º grau de Jiu-Jitsu, faixa-coral.
Mestre Jurandir chegou ao Recife em meados da década de 50, quando o Jiu-Jitsu ainda dava seus primeiros passos. Abriu sua academia em 1955 e participou de competições de vale-tudo no Clube Português, entre os anos de 60 e 64.
Faixa-preta de George Gracie, foi o maior fabricante de campeões de vale-tudo à época, na antiga Academia Pernambucana de Jiu-Jitsu.