Valdemar Santana
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Waldemar Santana sometimes known as Adema Santa, was a Brazil
ian martial artist, who trained in Capoeira
under Mestre Bimba
and also in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Helio Gracie and boxing
.
in 1955, in a 3 hour 40 minute long match. Valdemar had fought for the original Gracie Academy for many years, but had a falling out with Hélio. Gracie and Santana decided to settle their differences in a Vale Tudo
(no holds barred) match. After nearly four hours of combat, Gracie succumbed to exhaustion.
After his fight with Hélio, Santana was challenged by Carlson Gracie
, Hélio's nephew. Carlson and Santana had, according to Carlson Gracie, six fights, with Carlson winning four, and the other two being declared a draw.
He also fought Masahiko Kimura
. Kimura won the first match and the re-match was a draw.
. He was 27 years old, 6 feet tall, and weighed 205 lb. Santana had twice fought Hélio Gracie
and won, both fights lasting more than three hours. Kimura threw Santana with seoinage, hanegoshi, and osotogari
. He then applied his famous reverse ude-garami (entangled armlock), winning the match.
Santana requested a rematch under vale tudo
rules—the first fight was apparently grappling only—and this time, the result was a draw after 40 minutes in a bout in which both competitors reportedly drew blood. Kimura fought this match despite having an injured knee, and was pressured by the promoter and police to fight against his doctors orders.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian martial artist, who trained in Capoeira
Capoeira
Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, sports, and music. It was created in Brazil mainly by descendants of African slaves with Brazilian native influences, probably beginning in the 16th century...
under Mestre Bimba
Mestre Bimba
Manuel dos Reis Machado, commonly called Mestre Bimba , was a mestre of the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira.-Early life:Machado is said to have had two birth certificates, dated 1899 and 1900, respectively...
and also in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Helio Gracie and boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
.
Biography
He is famous for fighting his former master Hélio GracieHélio Gracie
Hélio Gracie was a Brazilian martial artist who, together with his brother Carlos Gracie, founded the martial art of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, known internationally as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
in 1955, in a 3 hour 40 minute long match. Valdemar had fought for the original Gracie Academy for many years, but had a falling out with Hélio. Gracie and Santana decided to settle their differences in a Vale Tudo
Vale tudo
Vale tudo are full-contact unarmed combat events, with a limited number of rules, that became popular in Brazil during the 20th century. Vale tudo has been considered a combat sport by some observers...
(no holds barred) match. After nearly four hours of combat, Gracie succumbed to exhaustion.
After his fight with Hélio, Santana was challenged by Carlson Gracie
Carlson Gracie
Carlson Gracie, Sr. was a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was the eldest son of Carlos Gracie, founder of the system with his uncle Hélio Gracie, and learned the art from his uncle and his father. He was a member of the legendary Gracie family.- Biography :Carlson Gracie would later split...
, Hélio's nephew. Carlson and Santana had, according to Carlson Gracie, six fights, with Carlson winning four, and the other two being declared a draw.
He also fought Masahiko Kimura
Masahiko Kimura
was a Japanese judoka who is widely considered one of the greatest judoka of all time. Kimura was born on September 10, 1917 in Kumamoto, Japan...
. Kimura won the first match and the re-match was a draw.
Kimura vs. Valdemar Santana
Kimura went to Brazil again in 1959 to conduct his last Professional Judo/Wrestling tour. He was challenged by Valdemar Santana to a "real" (not choreographed) submission match. Santana was a champion in Gracie Jiujitsu and CapoeiraCapoeira
Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, sports, and music. It was created in Brazil mainly by descendants of African slaves with Brazilian native influences, probably beginning in the 16th century...
. He was 27 years old, 6 feet tall, and weighed 205 lb. Santana had twice fought Hélio Gracie
Hélio Gracie
Hélio Gracie was a Brazilian martial artist who, together with his brother Carlos Gracie, founded the martial art of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, known internationally as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
and won, both fights lasting more than three hours. Kimura threw Santana with seoinage, hanegoshi, and osotogari
Osoto Gari
is one of the original 40 throws of Judoas developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo , of Kodokan Judo. It is also included in the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo...
. He then applied his famous reverse ude-garami (entangled armlock), winning the match.
Santana requested a rematch under vale tudo
Vale tudo
Vale tudo are full-contact unarmed combat events, with a limited number of rules, that became popular in Brazil during the 20th century. Vale tudo has been considered a combat sport by some observers...
rules—the first fight was apparently grappling only—and this time, the result was a draw after 40 minutes in a bout in which both competitors reportedly drew blood. Kimura fought this match despite having an injured knee, and was pressured by the promoter and police to fight against his doctors orders.