Ivan Gomes Research Paper

Ivan Gomes was born on the 25th of December, 1939 in Fazenda das Lajes, a ranch close to the town of Campina Grande, state of Paraíba – Brazil. Ivan Gomes’ father was a cowboy at the ranch, and it was expected of Ivan that he followed his dad’s footsteps; however, in 1954 Gomes met a martial arts coach nicknamed “Tatá” who introduced him and his two young brothers, Jose and Jaildo, to fighting. Coach “Tatá” taught boxing in Rio de Janeiro, prior to his arrival in the Northeast of Brazil. As he coached Ivan, “Tatá” saw great potential in the young Ivan Gomes, and added weight training, boxing and a few notions of Jiu-Jitsu to the young kids training regime.
In 1957 Osmar Mouzinho (“Builson Osmar”, former student of Takeo Yano, Esai Maeda and George Gracie) becomes the first formal Jiu-Jitsu instructor of the Gomes Brothers.
Ivan started evolving fast and he intended to test his skills in fighting, this will to fight in vale-tudo (No Holds Barred) led him to coach Jose Maria Freire “Zé Maria” in 1958 (former student of Nilo Veloso – who was himself a student of legendary George …show more content…
Even though Ivan Gomes kept his academy in Campina Grande he decided to live the life of a “vaqueiro” (cowboy), staying in his farm for the most part. His new Academy in Campina Grande was opened in 1974 on Venancio Street Neiva. He formed a legion of black belts that taught the system called Ivan Gomes Jiu-Jitsu Style until the present day. In Recife, Brazil, there is the International headquarters of the Federação Pernambucana de Jiu-Jitsu Tradicional Estilo Ivan Gomes (International Traditional Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Pernambuco – Ivan Gomes Style), an Organization presided over by his brother Great Grand Master José Gomes 10th Degree Red belt and technically directed by Ivan Gomes nephew (Grand Master 9th Degree, son of Jose