VERY RARE Alliance Jiu Jitsu Technique Demonstration Romero Jacare, Leo Vieira & Fabio Gurgel

In this video filmed back in 1997, Alliance founders Romero Jacare Cavalcanti & Fabio Gurgel demonstrate various techniques with one of their top students, Leonardo Leo Vieira. Romero “Jacare” Cavalcanti is an 8th degree Master (red and white belt) as well as one of the best instructors in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu history, having coached hundreds of grapplers and produced some of the best the world has seen in the sport of BJJ, including Fabio Gurgel, Alexandre Paiva, Leonardo Vieira, Ricardo Vieira, Rodrigo “Comprido”, to name a few. One of the founding fathers of the Alliance academy, Romero Cavalcanti moved to the United States from his native Brazil in 1995, where he grew the team to an international level. Jacare was also awarded the “On The Mat” Instructor of the Year award in 2009. Fabio Gurgel is regarded as one of the top coaches in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The head instructor and leader of Team Alliance at the Sao Paulo head quarters, Fabio Gurgel was also one of the best jiu jitsu competitors of his generation with many important titles to his name, such as World Champion, Brazilian National champion and European Open champion. In 2010 Fabio Gurgel put his name on the BJJ record book when he competed and won the European Open, one of the top events in the jiu jitsu calender, at the age of 40, just a few months after he celebrated his 20th year as a jiu jitsu black belt. Leonardo Vieira, also known as Leozinho or simply Leo Vieira, is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Romero Cavalcanti, being famous for combining one of the most crowd-pleasing games in BJJ with an amazing track record. Leo Vieira was also the co-founder of important teams such as Brasa Clube de Jiu-Jitsu and Checkmat BJJ, becoming in the process one of grappling’s most important coaches by developing athletes such as Marcus Almeida ‘Buchecha’, Lucas Leite, João Assis, and many others. Leozinho is also one of the Top BJJ Competitors of All Time by BJJ Heroes. #FabioGurgel #LeoVieira #AllianceJiuJitsu