Alexandre C. Freitas

Alexandre "Soca" Freitas is the master behind Soca BJJ and holds a seventh-degree red-and-black coral belt. He began training at fifteen after following his older brother, then a blue belt, to Gracie Barra. He learned under Jean Jacques Machado and later Carlos Gracie Jr., who is his direct instructor, and started competing locally, nationally and then internationally. The site lists him training since 1987, teaching since 1993 and having promoted 134 black belts. His competitive record spans nearly four decades and includes ten IBJJF World Master titles, six Pan-American titles, the 1998 ADCC World Submission Grappling championship, two Abu Dhabi World Legend titles and a 2016 nomination among the top ten BJJ fighters of all time. He founded Soca BJJ to teach the art to students of all ages and backgrounds.

Associations

Soca Jiu-Jitsu