Luta livre esportiva

Luta Livre Esportiva () was created in the mid-20th century in Rio de Janeiro by Euclydes "Tatu" Hatem who fought and defeated George Gracie in the 40s. The system focused on ground fighting and submissions due to their importance in Vale Tudo matches.
In the 1970's Luta Livre was strongly influenced by father and son duo Fausto and Carlos Brunocilla. The Brunocilla were Tatu's pupils and were in turn responsible for graduating many Luta Livre Masters.
Another influential figure in the development of Luta Livre was Roberto Leitao, a University professor of Engineering who had devoted many years to Wrestling and Judo. Since he was of smaller physical stature than most athletes from the rowing club, Leitao had to prevail by technique, much like Royce Gracie did in UFC 1 with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Luta Livre evolved and was brought to Germany in 1995 by Daniel D'Dane where he taught Luta Livre to a handful of people in Cologne and became a mentor to Andreas W. Schmidt.
Styles
Luta Livre is Portuguese meaning "free fight" (cf. "freestyle wrestling"). Luta Livre is a complete martial art system which was designed in Rio de Janeiro. It is first and foremost a submission grappling style where competitors use joint locks and chokes to submit their opponent.
Luta Livre Esportiva is the competition version. It is easiest to describe as "no gi submission grappling". In Luta Livre Esportiva competitions, only grappling techniques are allowed to subdue the opponent. For this kind of competition, it is important to calmly strategize and execute your moves.
Luta Livre T36 includes 36 Luta Livre skills for ending a real combat situation by chokes or locks on the opponents joints. It is a special program with a structured game plan for grappling, MMA and any kind of real combat situations like self-defense.

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