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Oswaldo Baptista Fadda (January 15, 1921 - April 1, 2005) was a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, reaching the rank of nono grau, a ninth grade red belt. He's known for being one of the highest ranked non-black belts as well as teaching students from the poorer regions of Rio de Janeiro, where jiu-jitsu was regarded as an upper-class sport. Faddas lineage, one of the most prominent second for the Carlos Gracie lineage, still survives through his links with todays teams for example Nova Unio, Grappling Fight Team, in addition to Deo Jiu-Jitsu (Deoclecio Paulo) and Equipe Mestre Wilson Jiu-Jitsu (Wilson Pereira Mattos).oswaldo fadda

Fadda was created in Bento Ribeiro, a suburb in the north of Rio de Janeiro to some group of Italian immigrants. At the age of seventeen, while in the Brazilian Marines, he soon started to review jiu jitsu under Luiz Frana plus a black belt under Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda was a specialist judoka with direct lineage for the founding father of judo, Kano Jigoro, who had travelled around the world like a prizefighter as well as teaching the locals his self-defense techniques. After settling in Belm in 1917, Maeda had continued to instruct jiu jitsu to some select number of students (including Frana and Carlos Gracie).helio gracie

By 1942, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu was becoming well-known in Brazil, although the cost of tuition was too high for the majority of residents of Rio. Fadda had received his own black belt from Frana and shortly started teaching jiu jitsu totally free in unorthodox locations including public parks and beaches, often without the aid of crash mats, aiming to spread the art of jiu-jitsu for the poorer folk. Fadda also saw jiu-jitsu in order to help people with physical or mental disabilities, especially the citys numerous polio victims. Without real income from his teaching he was forced to advertise in the obituary section of the local newspaper.

Despite being regarded from the Gracie family being an outcast, Fadda were able to open his own academy about the outskirts of Rio on January 27, 1950. He and the students began devoted to the usage of foot locks, an often-ignored area of the jiu-jitsu curriculum. The subsequent year, Fadda felt certain that his school was ready for the following step and issued a challenge to the Gracies with the media: We wish to challenge the Gracies, we respect them since the formidable adversaries they may be but we don't fear them. We've 20 pupils ready for your challenge.

Hlio Gracie accepted the challenge as well as the two teams fought at Gracies academy. Faddas team emerged victorious, making good use of their understanding of foot locks, in which the opposition was lacking. Jos Guimares, among Faddas pupils, choked Gracies Leonidas unconscious. Oswaldo himself took over as first man to beat Hlio in competition. After the challenge, Fadda gave a job interview for that Revista do Esporte (sport magazine) We put an end to the Gracie taboo. Also Hlio Gracie within an interview using the newspaper said, All you will need is but one Fadda to demonstrate that Jiu-Jitsu isn't Gracies privilege.

The Gracies had previously derided the holds being a suburban technique but were quick to applaud Faddas win being a sign that jiu jitsu was for everybody, not just the well-heeled. The consequence of the process was well publicized across Brazil and several new students reached Faddas school seeking tuition. The added notoriety of the win also attracted local hard guys who wished to challenge Fadda themselves. It was such a regular occurrence that period was reserve every week especially for this purpose. A long-standing belief is the fact that Fadda and the students never lost a battle.

Oswaldo Fadda attained the rank of ninth degree red belt, peak BJJ honor for a non-Gracie. Ever humble, he lived out your all his life in his Bento Ribeiro suburban home, experiencing Alzheimer in the retirement years. He died of bacterial pneumonia on April 1, 2005 at the ages of 84.

Oswaldo Faddas brother Humberto have also been a jiu-jitsu instructor and ran the Cascadura branch of Academia Fadda.The Fadda household is represented in todays jiu-jitsu by Master Hlio Fadda, the son of Humberto Fadda who was simply named after Hlio Gracie. In 2009, a meeting occured in Paracambi in honor of Hlio Fadda.