At the time, Ronaldo Jacaré was the reigning brown belt absolute champion of the IBJJF World Championship.
On his debut at black belt he took on the stalwart Delson “Pé de Chumbo” Heleno in a supermatch in São Paulo. Just that was enough to make the 2003 chapter of Desafio Black Belt de Jiu-Jitsu noteworthy. But the way Jaca sent his opponent soaring through the air secured the event’s place in history.
Refresh your memory of the match that ended 6-0 and the classic seoi in the following video:
