caption death_date death_place birth_place teacher other_names nationality students birth_date alt rank known_for image article_title name occupation style
japanese 4th dan . judoka , mitsuyo maeda , when he was 28 november 1941 belém , brazil funazawa village , hirosaki , aomori , japan kano jigoro tsunejiro tomita otávio maeda japanese , naturalized brazilian carlos gracie luiz frança 18 november 1878 mitsuyo maeda , circa 1910 black 7th '' dan '' black belt in judo development of brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts maeda mituyo.jpg mitsuyo maeda
 mitsuyo maeda judōka and prizefighter judo , brazilian jiu-jitsu
mitsuyo maeda

a brazilian naturalized as otávio maeda -lrb- -rrb- , was a japanese `` judōka '' -lrb- judo expert -rrb- and prizefighter in no holds barred competitions .
he was also known as `` count combat '' or `` conde koma '' in spanish and portuguese , a nickname he picked up in spain in 1908 .
along with antônio soshihiro satake -lrb- another naturalized brazilian -rrb- , he pioneered judo in brazil , the united kingdom , and other countries .
maeda was fundamental to the development of brazilian jiu-jitsu , including through his teaching of carlos gracie and others of the gracie family .
he was also a promoter of japanese emigration to brazil .
maeda won more than 2,000 professional fights in his career .
his accomplishments led to him being called the `` toughest man who ever lived '' and being referred to as the father of brazilian jiu-jitsu .
