JOE MOREIRA BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU – DVDS COLLECTIONS

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Full Name: José Carlos Moreira

Nickname: “Joe” became Moreira’s first name when he moved to the US. This was because of a tip given by Moreira’s English manager, who believed that José Carlos resembled a Mexican name and was commercially frowned upon. “Joe” Moreira was also nicknamed “Macaco” (monkey or macaque) as a child due to his facial features.

Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda> Carlos Gracie> Helio Gracie> Francisco Mansur> Joe Moreira

Key Achievements: UFC Veteran (8 & 14)

Moreira began his training in martial arts under the influence of his older brother at the age of 6, through the judo fighting style. He started Jiu Jitsu 3 years later, training in the famous Gracie academy that at the time was shared by the brothers Carlson and Rolls Gracie, although his training was mainly done by Reyson Gracie and the legendary Fernando Guimarães “Pinduka”. Although surrounded by greatness, Moreira did not settle down in the academy and moved to the academy of Reylson, who was the nephew and student of grandmaster Hélio Gracie.

He remained at Reylson’s academy for well over a decade, competing in the meager competitions available at the time, although he received his black belt from Francisco Mansure (1984). He would also receive a Judo black belt in 1986 and a scholarship to Japan, where he trained extensively in Judo, competing in the Judo World Cup and placing second.

He returned to Brazil after a few years in Japan and started teaching Jiu Jitsu at a sports center in Barra da Tijuca. As the place had a very good infrastructure, Moreira was approached by Ricielli Santos to hold a Jiu Jitsu event there. Santos was famous in the Jiu Jitsu realm for organizing some of the biggest jiu jitsu tournaments of the 1980s (Copa Cantao and Copa Lightning Bolt). The duo formed a partnership and organized the first Atlântico Sul Cup (called Atlântico Sul because it was the name of the sports center). The organization’s roster would change in the following years, but always with Moreira at the forefront, and it soon became a Jiu-Jitsu benchmark in the 1990s, much like a national tournament where the most prestigious Jiu-Jitsu fighters tested their skills.