Carlos "Carlão" Santos

Carlos Alberto Firmino dos Santos
Born (1976-02-14) February 14, 1976 (age 50)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other names"Carlão"
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight297 lb (135 kg; 21 st 3 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Grappling
Fighting out ofRio de Janeiro, Brazil
TeamFirst BJJ Team
Rank5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Other information
Websitecarlossantos76.blogspot.com

Carlos "Carlão" Alberto Santos (born February 14, 1976)[citation needed] is a 3-time World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu heavyweight champion. Santos was the Brazilian Champion in 1995 and 1996, the World Champion in 1996, 1998 and 2000, the Pan American Champion in 2000 and 2001 and the European Champion in 2004.

He served as a head coach of Brazilian Top Team and head coach of Emirates Jiu-Jitsu. He spearheaded Abu-Dhabi's School-Jitsu Project and he created the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup (WPJJC) in Abu Dhabi.[citation needed]

Career

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Santos' Jiu-Jitsu career started in 1993 at the famous Carlson Gracie Academy in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, under the supervision of Marcelo Alonso and Marcelo Saporito.[citation needed]

He trained under Carlson Gracie until receiving his brown belt.[citation needed]

Thereafter, Santos became a head coach of Brazilian Top Team (BTT), where he managed the Gi division.[citation needed]

Santos also trained with Luiz Carlos Dias ("Manimal"), Mario Sperry, Murilo Bustamante, Bebeo Duarte and Ricardo Libório.[1] He received his black belt in August 2001.[2]

Santos stayed with BTT until he moved to Abu Dhabi.[citation needed]

Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

Santos first visited Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., in January 2002, after the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) struck a deal with Brazilian Top Team (BTT) in 2001.[citation needed] The terms of the deal directed BTT to send one of its coaches to Abu Dhabi every month for a one-month stay.[citation needed] After staying for a month on his first visit, Santos moved to Abu Dhabi permanently in August 2002.[3]

Santos was the head coach of Emirates Jiu-Jitsu.[citation needed] The stated goal of Emirates Jiu-Jitsu is to raise awareness of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and make the United Arab Emirates the premier venue for this sport in the world, as well as create a community of BJJ athletes that train and compete in the UAE.[citation needed] He is also the President of the Federation International of Jiu-Jitsu Association (FIJJA) that he established in 2009.[citation needed] FIJJA aims at generating financial return to FIJJA and its competing athletes by making jiu-jitsu a profitable business.[4][5]

Santos implemented BJJ in the local army training, as well as making Jiu Jitsu a mandatory subject in public schools.[citation needed] The Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Schools initiative, named "School-Jitsu", began in 2008. School-Jitsu and aimed to discover future talent in 14 schools for pupils in grades 6 and 7 (ages 9 to 13).[citation needed] The program has since expanded to 42 government schools, with 81 Brazilian coaches brought in as instructors.[6] The plan is for up to 500 schools to be participating in the School-Jitsu program by 2015.[citation needed] The project was set up by special request of Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Santos, who is the managing director of the School-Jitsu Project.[7]

World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup

Santos also works on promoting local and regional tournaments.[citation needed] In 2009, with full support of the local government, Santos created the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup (WPJJC) in Abu Dhabi.[citation needed] Since then, WPJCC drew hundreds of high caliber athletes every year, with qualifying athletes receiving all travel expenses to compete in Abu Dhabi.[citation needed] Santos' ultimate goal is to make Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu a professional sport.[8]

Later career

In May 2011, Santos returned to his home of Brazil after a nine-year stay in U.A.E.[9] In February 2012, Santos launched the Prime Jiu-Jitsu Center in Colorado Springs.[10][11][12][13] On July 11, 2014, Santos launched the First Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Salt Lake City, UT .[14]

Sport accomplishments

  • 2004 European Champion[citation needed]
  • 2nd Place Team Brazilian Champion 2002
  • 2nd Place Brazilian Champion 2003 - Black Belt
  • 2nd Place Brazilian Champion 2001 - Black Belt
  • 2 times Pan American Champion 2000 and 2001
  • World Champion 2000[15] (defeated Walter Pinto)
  • World Champion 1998[16] (defeated Rolles Gracie)
  • World Champion 1996[17] (defeated Fabio Martins)
  • Brazilian Champion 1996[citation needed]
  • Brazilian Champion 1995[citation needed]
  • 2nd Place in Brazilian Championship 1994

References

  1. ^ "Carlao Santos Interview | On the Mat | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | MMA | More". On the Mat. 2004-09-07. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  2. ^ "Emirates One News! Train Hard,Win Easy !: World Bjj Pro-Ipjjf". Emiratesone.blogspot.com. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  3. ^ [1] Archived January 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "FIJJA - Federation International of Jiu-Jitsu Association". Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  5. ^ "FIJJA - Federation International of Jiu-Jitsu Association". Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  6. ^ "Judo federation wants younger state pupils to take up the sport". The National. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
  7. ^ "Brazilian instructors boost School-Jitsu scheme". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  8. ^ [2] Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Carlos Santos leaves behind a jiu-jitsu legacy | The National". Thenational.ae. 2011-06-09. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  10. ^ "Prime Jiu-Jitsu Center - Club - Colorado Springs, CO". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  11. ^ "Carlão Santos inaugura academia nos EUA". Tatame.com.br. Archived from the original on 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  12. ^ "Carlao Santos and PrimeBJJ now in Colorado". Grapplersplanet.com. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  13. ^ "PodOmatic | Best Free Podcasts". Nhbnews.podomatic.com. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  14. ^ "First Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - Club - Salt Lake City, UT". Facebook. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  15. ^ "Faixa Azul Juvenil Masculino". Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  16. ^ [3] Archived August 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "Modelo de exemplo de correio eletrônico". Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
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