Fredson Paixão Academy
Henderson, Nevada
- Head instructor
- Master Fredson Paixão
One line,
handed down by hand.
From Carlos Gracie to Master Fredson Paixão, and from Henderson to the schools of the Fredson Paixão Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association.
Where this line begins
Carlos Gracie
The first name in the line Master Fredson carries.
Under Carlos Gracie
Reylson Gracie
The line passes from Carlos Gracie to Reylson Gracie, and from him to Osvaldo Alves.
Under Reylson Gracie
Osvaldo Alves
At the 1997 World Championship he entered a young Fredson a belt up, at purple. Fredson lived in his apartment in Rio for several years, and in 1998 Osvaldo Alves promoted him straight to black belt, skipping brown. The wristlock, the finish credited to his school, made Fredson the King of Wristlocks.
Under Osvaldo Alves
Fredson Paixão
A sixth-degree black belt and four-time World Champion, now teaching at his academy in Henderson, Nevada, and still competing.
Drag the belt along the line
The Fredson Paixão
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association.
Schools in Nevada, North Carolina, and Virginia that carry Master Fredson’s line, each led by its own head instructor.
Groundstone Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Sneads Ferry, North Carolina
- Head instructor
- Prof. Tulsa Simpson
- Academy director
- Bianca Simpson
Groundstone Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Virginia
Troutville, Virginia (Roanoke Valley)
A sub-affiliate of Groundstone Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Head instructor
- Prof. Phil Haly
Process Over Prize Academy
Stafford, Virginia
- Head instructors
- Prof. Martin Thomas and Rina Thomas
Watershed BJJ
Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Head instructor
- Coach Shawn Maines
Animal Instincts Muay Thai & BJJ
Henderson, Nevada
Black belts
under Master Fredson.
The roll is being completed with Master Fredson. Names are added as he confirms them.
Tulsa Simpson
Second-degree black belt under Master Fredson Paixão
Groundstone Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Sneads Ferry, North Carolina
Martin Thomas
First-degree black belt under Master Fredson Paixão
Process Over Prize Academy Stafford, Virginia
Shawn Maines
First-degree black belt under Master Fredson Paixão
Watershed BJJ Fredericksburg, Virginia
The roll continues.
Train where the line
is taught.
Master Fredson teaches in Henderson. New local-resident students can book a free first class.