Kastriot "Georges" Mehdi (1934 – November 6, 2018)[2] was a French-born Brazilian judoka, considered one of the most prominent practitioners of judo in Brazil.
[6] He also was uncomfortable with which he perceived as lack of honesty by the family, as they had been publicizing him as a French judo champion despite he was just a beginner.
Additionally, Mehdi would have moved to Japan, by suggestion of Mestre Sinhozinho's former student Rudolf Hermanny, in order to escape the death threat of several policemen he had a brawl with.
[10] This was in 1942 after the loss of George Gracie to Euclydes Hatem, fearing that it might have a bad effect on their growing reputation.
[6] In 1968, according to Wriedt, Mehdi trained with fellow Gracie student Pedro Hemetério, nicknamed "Okra Man" for his victory over the Judoka Akio Yoshihara.
Georges would have capitalized in his superior conditioning at the time to hold him down and not letting him out, claiming to win by judo rules.
Several Gracie students tried to assault his academy, but they were stopped by Rudolf Hermanny and two armed bodyguards that trained under Mehdi.