Английская Википедия:Alessandra Vieira
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Alessandra "Leka" Vieira (born March 14, 1976) is a submission grappler and a 6th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and coach.Шаблон:Efn Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of women's Brazilian jiu-jitsu, she became in 1999 the first-ever female black belt World champion.[1][2]
A highly accomplished competitor, Vieira is a three-time World champion, four-time Pan American championШаблон:Efn as well as an ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship finalist, in 2022 she was inducted in the United States Martial Art Hall of Fame.[2] As a 6th degree black belt, she is one of the highest ranked female jiu-jitsu practitioners in the United States.[1]
Career
Alessandra Vieira de Souza was born on March 14, 1976, in São Pedro dos Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazil.[1] At the age of 16, after an ACL injury forced her to take time away from handball, she started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) under Aloisio Silva, a Carlos Gracie's black belt, founder of Dojo jiu-jitsu and one of the first BJJ masters to teach women.[3] She was promoted to blue belt after six months of training and two years later was a finalist at the 1994 Brazilian National Championship winning silver. She was promoted to black belt by Silva in 1998 then won the 1999 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship a year later, becoming the first female black belt world champion.[1]Шаблон:Efn She won silver at the 2000 World Championship in the featherweight division,[4]Шаблон:Efn then the following year, she won gold at the Pan American Championship. In 2001 she was invited to help start a women's only class at Rigan Machado's academy which resulted in her move to California and representing Machado JJ in competition.[5]
In 2002, Vieira won the World Championship and the Pan American in the same year.[6] After promoting Cindy Omatsu in 2002, she became the first woman to promote another woman to BJJ black belt.Шаблон:Efn[7] She won the Pan championship again in 2003 in the featherweight division.Шаблон:Efn In 2005, she faced Kyra Gracie in the ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship final losing on points after a 16-minute match for the woman's under Шаблон:Convert title;.[8] that same year, representing Gracie Humaitá, Vieira won the World Championship for the third time after defeating Kyra Gracie in the lightweight final.Шаблон:Efn[9] In 2004, Vieira opened her own school out of Torrance, California.[10] In 2015, she opened CheckMat Valencia an affiliate of Checkmat.[11] In 2014, she became a member of Black Belt Magazine hall of fame after being chosen as Competitor of the Year.[12]
In 2018, Vieira launched the Wonder Woman BJJ Project, a program to help promote and expand the role of women in jiu-jitsu.[7] In 2019 Vieira returned to competition to win the Pan Masters championship in the featherweight division.[13] In March 2022, she received her 6th degree from Léo Vieira,[2][14] and was inducted in the United States Martial Art Hall of Fame.[2]
Championships and recognitions
Championships
Main Achievements:[1]
- IBJJF World Champion (1999 / 2002 / 2005)
- IBJJF Pan American Champion (2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2019Шаблон:Efn)
- 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2000)
- 2nd Place ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship (2005)
- 2nd Place Brazilian National Championship (1994[15])
Recognitions
- Black Belt Magazine hall of fame (2014 Competitor of the Year[12])
- United States Martial Art Hall of Fame (Silver Life Award 2022[2])
Instructor lineage
Vieira's jiu-jitsu instructor lineage can be traced from Carlos Gracie Sr, one of the founders of the art, to Grand Master Aloísio Silva (7th degree):[1][16]
Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie Sr. > Robson Gracie > Aloísio Silva > Leka Vieira[1]
Notes
References
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