Carlos Gracie Jr.
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Carlos Gracie Jr. | |
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Born | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Residence | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Style | Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
Teacher(s) | Carlos Gracie and Rolls Gracie, |
Rank | 8th Degree Coral Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Rolls Gracie |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Brazil | ||
Men's sambo | ||
Pan American Championships | ||
1980 San Diego | -80 kg |
Carlos "Carlinhos" Gracie Jr. is a Brazilian 8th-degree coral belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and instructor.[1] A member of the Gracie family, he is the son of Carlos Gracie, and first cousin to the Machado family brothers.
Career[]
Gracie is the founder of the Confederação Brasileira de Jiu-Jitsu (CBJJ), also known as International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), which runs multiple jiu-jitsu tournaments around the world, including the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Pan American Championship and European Championship. He is a co-founder of the Gracie Barra team.
Gracie is also the creator and director of Gracie Magazine, a monthly Brazilian jiu-jitsu publication.
Personal life[]
Carlinhos is one of twenty-one children fathered by Brazilian jiu-jitsu co-founder Carlos Gracie. He has three children: daughter Caroline, and sons Kayron and Kyan.[2][3] Kayron is a black belt under his father and is a professor at Gracie Barra Rancho Santa Margarita.[4]
Instructor lineage[]
Kanō Jigorō → Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie Sr.[5] → Carlos Gracie Jr.
See also[]
- List of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners
References[]
- ^ "Founder of GB, Master Carlos Gracie Jr., has a new belt". Gracie Barra. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ^ Gracie Family Tree Archived September 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine URL accessed on June 5, 2009
- ^ Charles Gracie Family Tree Archived April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine URL accessed on June 5, 2009
- ^ Gracie Barra RSM
- ^ Gracie Barra Founder
- Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Martial arts school founders
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Gracie family
- IBJJF Hall of Fame inductees
- People awarded a coral belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Brazilian martial arts biography stubs