Luiz França

Luiz França Filho (1910–1982) was a Brazilian martial artist and one of the primary founders of a non-Gracie lineage of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ). França learned from Soshihiro Satake, Geo Omori, and Mitsuyo Maeda, three Japanese who had immigrated to Brazil and from whom he learned Kodokan judo. This assertion is disputed by some.

Biography Luiz França Filho was born on 2 June 1910 in Manaus, Brazil. França would remain in Manaus for a year, before moving to the city of Belém. França then moved to São Paulo to continue his training under another Japanese judoka called Geo Omori