Alliance Jiu Jitsu

Alliance Jiu-Jitsu
Date founded1993
Country of originBrazil
FounderRomero "Jacare" Cavalcanti
Fabio Gurgel
Alexandre Paiva
Current headRomero "Jacare" Cavalcanti, Fabio Gurgel, Alexandre Paivas
Arts taughtBrazilian jiu-jitsu
Mixed martial arts
Official websitealliancebjj.com Edit this at Wikidata

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.