Alexandre Paiva

Alexandre Paiva
Official Representative, Alliance Jiu-Jitsu

Alexandre Paiva is a black belt under Jacar�, and one of the first generation black belts from the Alliance Jiu-Jitsu team, along with F�bio Gurgel, Roberto Traven, Fernando Gurgel, Vin�cius Campelo, and Leo Costello Branco. He is concidered to be one of the most technical students of Jacar�. His Jiu-Jitsu style is one of the purest and most effective forms of the art. The beauty of his movements stands out among others in a class with players like Royler Gracie, and Leozinho Vieira. He has made appearances in the Mundial tournaments, taking 3rd place in the M�dio category of the 1997 Mundial, and is a part of the 1998 Mundial Champions, the Alliance Jiu-Jitsu team.

Alexandre Paiva vs. Renzo Gracie

Alexandre Paiva began training in Jiu-Jitsu in around 1983 with Professor Jacar�, in the Master Jiu-Jitsu Ipanema academy. Training about 8 hours a day, he began to stand out among students, and began to participate in competitions as a blue belt. Recording many victories early in his career, he was known for finishing nearly all of his opponents with submissions. Alexandre was so dedicated to his Jiu-Jitsu training, that in addition to his regular training at the Master Jiu-Jitsu academy, every Wednesday he traveled to Botafogo to the Gracie Humait� academy to train with Rickson Gracie.

In 1988, Alexandre suffered a serious injury that forced him to stop training for 2 years. He eventually had to have surgery of the cervical column to correct the problem.

In 1991, Alexandre obtained his black belt from Jacar�, and began a new phase in his career. He was teaching in Jacar�'s academy, as well as the Equipe 1 academy, and the Clube Federal academy.

Leo Branco, Alexandre, Jacar�, Traven, and F�bio

In 1992, Alexandre joined with Roberto Traven and Francisco Caneppa to open the Academia Strike Jiu-Jitsu, in Leblon. In 1994, Alexandre founded the Alliance Jiu-Jitsu Team, along with F�bio Gurgel, Fernando Gurgel, Roberto Traven, Leo Costello Branco, Vin�cius Campelo, and Jacar�.

Alexandre's resum� includes being 8 time Carioca Champion, 3 time Brazilian National Champion, and Pan-American Champion. Alexandre is also the president of the Super Liga Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu.

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