It all started back in the 80’s during a surfing day when Luis collided with another surfer in one of the beaches of Brazil. That surfer was Rickson Gracie. From that day Luis was invited to start training in the Gracie Headquarters and was able to learn directly from Grandmaster Helio Gracie and Rickson, (the very first Jiu Jitsu family).
Luis would eventually move to America with Rickson and Ralph Gracie to help Royce and Rorion with the Gracie academies in the U.S.. He stayed alongside Rickson for 12 years, helping him settle several academies. In 2000 Luis moved to Maui to opened one of the first Gracie Jiu-Jitsu academies of Hawaii.