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 Affiliation
We are affiliated proudly with Master Romero Jacare´ Calvacanti and
his Team Alliance. It is an honor to have a legendary coach such as Jacare to offer us guidance and compete using the Alliance
name. Jacare´is the head instructor in Atlanta, Georgia (www.alliancebjj.com) and the leader and founder of the Alliance team and association.
Instructors
Romero Jacare Calvacanti
Born in 1952, Jacare´ began his BJJ training at 11 years old. At the age of 16, he
joined the famous Gracie School in Copacabana where he grew up. Jacare´ and the Gracies lived in the same neighborhood,
so, he got to met all of them. He was in the same BJJ class as Carlos Gracie Jr., Crolin Gracie, Fabio Santos, Mauricio Gomes,
the Machados, Rickson Gracie, and many others.
After competing extensively from 1972 to 1985 and working as an
assistant instructor at the Gracie School, Jacare´ opened his first school in Ipenema, Brazil. He soon became one of
the most respected instructors in Brazil going on to found and coach the the famous powerhouse Alliance Team. Among many important
titles the Alliance Team has won is two World Championships (1998/1999). The Alliance is home to world class fighters like
Fabio Gurgel (four time World Champion), Roberto Traven, Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros (two time Absolute World Champion),
Leo (ADCC Champion) and Rico Vieira, Fernando Gurgel, Gigi, Roger Brooking, Felipe Neto, Terere, Anderson, Jameláo,
Ratinho, and many others.
After attending school in New York in the 70's, Jacare´ came to love this country
like his own, so, he moved backed to the US with his family in 1995 and opened his first American school in Miami, FL. He
later moved to Atlanta in late 1996 and quickly established a very successful school. He developed a very solid team with
competitors like Bull Shaw, Elijah Gardner, Byron Stone, Ron Miller, Jason Miller, Ryan Ellison, Damien Stely, Jeff Joslin,
Pat Harvey, Mike Hanson, Kenny McLendon, Chad LeBrun, and many others. Jacare`s school is now the main school in the Southeast
US for BJJ, self-defense, and mixed martial arts (MMA).
Respected and recognized for his
outstanding technique and expertise in training competitive fighters for over twenty years, Jacare´, in association
with Matt Larson, was chosen by the Army Rangers in Fort Benning, GA. and several Law Enforcement Agencies as their main instructor.
He makes his system very easy to learn and his classes are fun and exciting where everyone is treated like family. Jacare´
says BJJ has made him a better person by teaching him patience, respect, and confidence. Jacare´
dedicates his teaching and all his success to his master and friend, Rolls Gracie. |  |
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