Luiz França

Brazilian martial artist

루이스 프란사

Born

20th century, Manaus

Died

1982

Citizenship

Brazil

Sport

judo

Occupation

judoka

Luiz França Filho (1910–1982) was a Brazilian martial artist and one of the primary founders of a non-Gracie lineage of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ). França learned from Soshihiro Satake, Geo Omori, and Mitsuyo Maeda, three Japanese who had immigrated to Brazil and from whom he learned Kodokan judo. This assertion is disputed by some.

Teachers

• Mitsuyo Maeda

Students

• Oswaldo Fadda

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q15060126 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.