Alliance Jiu Jitsu

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Alliance Jiu-Jitsu

Date founded	1993
Country of origin	Brazil
Founder	Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti Fabio Gurgel Alexandre Paiva
Current head	Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti, Fabio Gurgel, Alexandre Paivas
Arts taught	Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mixed martial arts
Official website	alliancebjj.com

Alliance is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu association. Alliance was founded by Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti and his students: Fabio Gurgel, Alexandre Paiva, and Fernando Gurgel. Alliance Global headquarters is in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Alliance Martial Arts Academy, where "Jacare" is the head instructor. Fabio Gurgel is the co-leader of Alliance and the head instructor at Alliance São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil). Alexandre "Gigi" Paiva heads the third main Alliance academy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

In 2010, Alliance won all major competitions: European Championship, Pan American Championship, and the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship; an accomplishment which has never been achieved by any other team in history.