For those who remember Margarida, he was a point of reference for a generation of competitors. He brought a very aggressive, hard-nosed, submission focused style that commanded respect on the mats.

In Old School: Legends of Jiu-Jitsu we look back at the most influential names of yesteryear, those who tore it up on the competition scene and had the biggest influence on the sport as we know it.

Illustration by Oliver Munday. Sources: Miljan Živković / Getty; Vm / Getty On November 12, 1993, in a sports arena in Denver, a lean Brazilian man in an outfit resembling a pair of pajamas stepped ...