| Oswaldo Baptista Fadda | |
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| Born | August 1, 1920[1] Bento Ribeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | April 1, 2005 (aged 84) Bento Ribeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bacterial pneumonia |
| Other names | Mestre Fadda |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, jujutsu |
| Team | Academia Fadda |
| Teacher(s) | Luiz França |
| Rank | 10th deg. BJJ red belt (Grandmaster[2]) |
| Years active | 1937 – early 2000s |
Oswaldo Baptista Fadda (August 1, 1920 – April 1, 2005) was a practitioner and developer of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, reaching the rank of "nono grau", a 9th degree red belt.[3] In 2014, he was posthumously awarded the 10th degree ("décimo grau").[2] He is known for being one of the highest ranked non-Gracie black belts and also for teaching students from the poorer areas of Rio de Janeiro, where Brazilian jiu-jitsu was regarded as an upper-class sport. Fadda's lineage, the most prominent second to the Carlos Gracie lineage, still survives through his links with today's teams such as Nova União, Grappling Fight Team,[4] as well as Deo Jiu-Jitsu (Deoclecio Paulo) and Equipe Mestre Wilson Jiu-Jitsu (Wilson Pereira Mattos).
- ^ "Historia Fadda".
- ^ a b Serrano, Marcial (2014). O Livro Proibido Do Jiu Jitsu Vol. 4. [S.l.]: (pag. 494), Clube de Autores. 504 pages.
- ^ www.fjjrio.com.br Archived 2014-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jiu Jitsu, BJJ Heroes