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Carlos Gracie
Born	(1902-09-14)September 14, 1902 Belém do Pará, Brazil
Died	October 7, 1994(1994-10-07) (aged 92) Petrópolis, Brazil
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo
Teacher(s)	Mitsuyo Maeda
Rank	10th degree red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Carlos Gracie (September 14, 1902 – October 7, 1994) was the first Gracie to learn Judo from Otávio Mitsuyo Maeda. Based on this judo training, Carlos and his brothers founded the martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was a member of the legendary Gracie family and was Hélio Gracie's oldest brother.

Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu[link]

He was taught judo by Mitsuyo Maeda, a Japanese emigrant to Brazil who was then a 4th dan Kodokan judoka. Carlos then passed the teachings on to his brothers Oswaldo, Gastão Jr., Jorge, and Hélio. In 1925, the brothers opened their first academy in Brazil, marking the beginning of the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Biography[link]

In 2009, Carlos' daughter Reila Gracie (mother of Roger Gracie-Gomes) published a book detailing the life and times of Carlos Gracie. The book entitled "Carlos Gracie – O Criador De Uma Dinastia" (Carlos Gracie – The Creator of a Dynasty) is currently only available in Portuguese^[1] but the English translation could be finished in 2011 [1].

Family[link]

Carlos had 21 children,^[2] 13 of whom earned the rank of black belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. These 13 are^[3][4].:

• Carlson Gracie, 9th degree red belt
• Carlos Robson Gracie, 9th degree red belt
• Reyson Gracie, 9th degree red belt
• Reylson Gracie, 8th degree red and black belt
• Rosley Gracie, 8th degree red and black belt
• Carley Gracie, 8th degree red and black belt
• Rolls Gracie, Black belt (Raised by Helio Gracie)
• Rocian Gracie, 8th degree red and black belt
• Carlion Gracie, 8th degree red and black belt
• Carlos "Carlinhos" Gracie, Jr., 7th degree red and black belt
• Karla Gracie, Black belt (First female Gracie family member to reach the rank of black belt)^[4]
• Crolin Gracie, 7th degree red and black belt
• Rillion Gracie, 6th degree black belt

Gracie Diet[link]

Carlos Gracie is the creator of the nutritional regimen known as the Gracie Diet. Following the Hippocratean maxim "Let your food be your remedy", Carlos aimed at founding a system that would primarily prevent illness on days of competition.^[5] The basic principle of the Gracie Diet is to keep blood pH level neutral by consuming only compatible nutrients at each meal.^[5][6] Gracie Diet is flexible but it definitely prohibits consumption of pork and its derivatives and adopts abstinence from alcohol and tobacco.^[5]

See also[link]

• Gracie family
• List of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners

References[link]

Renzo Gracie
Born	(1967-03-11) March 11, 1967 (age 45) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Residence	Holmdel Township, New Jersey, US
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	171 lb (78 kg; 12 st 3 lb)
Division	Welterweight (170 lb) Middleweight (185lb)
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	New York, New York, United States
Team	Renzo Gracie Combat Team
Rank	6th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu      Black belt in Judo
Years active	1992-2010
Mixed martial arts record
Total	22
Wins	13
By knockout	1
By submission	8
By decision	3
By disqualification	1
Losses	7
By knockout	2
By submission	1
By decision	4
Draws	1
No contests	1
Other information
Notable relatives	Gracie family
Notable students	Matt Serra, Nick Serra, Ricardo Almeida, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Georges St. Pierre, Rolles Gracie, Chris Weidman, Kyra Gracie, Frankie Edgar, Roy Nelson, Mario Delgado Dávila, Gunnar Nelson
Website	http://www.renzogracie.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Renzo Gracie (English pronunciation: /ˈhɛnzoʊ ˈɡræsiː/; born March 11, 1967) is a Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. and a retired mixed martial arts fighter. He is member of the Gracie family of Brazil. He is the son of Robson Gracie, grandson of Carlos Gracie, nephew of Carlos Gracie, Jr. and grandnephew of Helio Gracie.^[3]

A world famous Jiu-Jitsu coach, Gracie has helped train a number of professional fighters such as: Matt Serra, Ricardo Almeida, Georges St. Pierre, Frank Edgar, Rolles Gracie, Chris Weidman, Kyra Gracie and Roy Nelson. His brothers Ralph Gracie and the late Ryan Gracie were also famous fighters.^[4]

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Gracie has competed both in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts events such as the PRIDE Fighting Championships, the International Fight League, RINGS, Martial Arts Reality Superfighting (MARS) and the World Combat Championship.

On February 10, 2007 Gracie won a match against former UFC light heavyweight champion Frank Shamrock for upstart MMA promotion EliteXC on its debut night Saturday February 10, 2007, on Showtime. Gracie was able to take Frank down fairly easily after being overmatched on his feet and was still able to dominate on the ground for most of the match before Shamrock was disqualified by referee Herb Dean due to landing numerous illegal knee strikes to the back of Gracie's head while both fighters were on the ground. Shamrock had already been given one warning earlier in the match for illegal strikes to the back of Gracie's head. After the match, Gracie had to be helped out of the ring and back to his dressing room by his team allegedly due to receiving a concussion from the strikes.
Renzo formerly coached a team, the New York Pitbulls, for the International Fight League.

Gracie is the head instructor at the Renzo Gracie Academy in midtown Manhattan. Many well known BJJ and MMA fighters have been trained by Renzo, including BJJ black belts Rodrigo Gracie, current UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre, former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Serra, BJJ World Champion Rafael "Gordinho" Correa, Paul Creighton, former Middleweight King of Pancrase Ricardo Almeida, Sean Alvarez, Chris Weidman Alan Teo, Mike Codella, Carl Massaro, Shawn Williams,Gabe Koura, Chad Lebrun and GRACIE Magazine founder Luca Atalla.

Renzo Gracie also has affiliate academies in US, Brazil, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, South Africa and Israel. Also he opened a new academy in Honolulu where he trains the avid grappler Justin Vierra whose Portuguese heritage ties him in to the Brazilian Gracie family.

Gracie has co-written two instructional books on jiu-jitsu; “Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Theory and Technique”^[5] with his cousin Royler Gracie, and “Mastering Jujitsu”^[6] with training partner John Danaher. He has also been the personal jiu-jitsu teacher of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, since 1993.^[7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship[link]

Returning from a three year hiatus, Gracie signed a six-fight contract with the UFC in December 2009 and faced former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes on April 10, 2010, at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.^[8] Although Gracie fared reasonably well against the American, he began to take more and more leg kicks, by the end of the second round, Hughes was taking more chances and the fight began to look more and more to his favor.

The third round saw Hughes score with a series of uppercuts and hooks that hurt Gracie. Hughes finished Gracie with a series of punches.^[9] Gracie lost to Hughes by TKO at 4:40 of round 3, becoming the second Gracie to fall victim to Matt Hughes, the other was his famous cousin Royce Gracie at UFC 60 both of which were caught in submissions though Royce refused to tap so Matt let it go.^[10] After the fight UFC president Dana White said: "Renzo Gracie is one of the good guys in MMA, But he looked old tonight".

Personal life[link]

Gracie is a resident of Holmdel Township, New Jersey. He and his wife Cristina have three children, Catarina, Cora and Ruran.^[11] He has eleven brothers and sisters, including Charles Gracie, Flavia Gracie (Kyra Gracie's mother), Ralph Gracie and the late Ryan Gracie.^[12][13]

Mixed martial arts record[link]

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	13–7–1	Matt Hughes	TKO (leg kicks & punches)	UFC 112	02010-04-10April 10, 2010	3	4:40	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win	13–6–1	Frank Shamrock	DQ (knees to downed opponent)	EliteXC: Destiny	02007-02-10February 10, 2007	2	2:00	Southaven, Mississippi, United States
Win	12–6–1	Carlos Newton	Decision (split)	IFL: World Team Championships	02006-12-29December 29, 2006	3	4:00	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win	11–6–1	Pat Miletich	Submission (guillotine choke)	IFL: Gracie vs. Miletich	02006-09-23September 23, 2006	1	3:37	Moline, Illinois, United States
Loss	10–6–1	B.J. Penn	Decision (unanimous)	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii	02005-07-29July 29, 2005	3	5:00	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss	10–5–1	Carlos Newton	Decision (split)	Pride Bushido 1	02003-10-05October 5, 2003	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Loss	10–4–1	Shungo Oyama	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 21	02002-06-23June 23, 2002	3	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	10–3–1	Michiyoshi Ohara	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 17	02001-11-03November 3, 2001	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	9–3–1	Dan Henderson	KO (punch)	Pride 13	02001-03-25March 25, 2001	1	1:40	Saitama, Japan
Loss	9–2–1	Kazushi Sakuraba	Technical Submission (kimura)	Pride 10	02000-08-27August 27, 2000	2	9:43	Saitama, Japan
Loss	9–1–1	Kiyoshi Tamura	Decision (unanimous)	Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final	02000-02-26February 26, 2000	2	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	9–0–1	Maurice Smith	Submission (straight armbar)	Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block B	01999-12-22December 22, 1999	1	0:50	Osaka, Japan
Win	8–0–1	Wataru Sakata	Submission (armbar)	Rings: King of Kings 1999 Block B	01999-12-22December 22, 1999	1	1:25	Osaka, Japan
Win	7–0–1	Alexander Otsuka	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 8	01999-11-21November 21, 1999	2	10:00	Tokyo, Japan
Win	6–0–1	Sanae Kikuta	Submission (guillotine choke)	Pride 2	01998-03-15March 15, 1998	6	0:43	Yokohama, Japan
vDraw	5–0–1	Akira Shoji	Draw	Pride 1	01997-10-11October 11, 1997	3	10:00	Tokyo, Japan
NC	5–0–0	Eugenio Tadeu	No Contest (fans rioted)	Pentagon Combat	01997-09-27September 27, 1997	1	14:45	Brazil
Win	5-0	Oleg Taktarov	KO (upkick)	Martial Arts Reality Superfighting	01996-11-22November 22, 1996	1	1:02	Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Win	4–0	James Warring	Submission (choke)	WCC 1: First Strike	01995-10-17October 17, 1995	1	2:47	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Win	3–0	Phil Benedict	Submission (strikes)	WCC 1: First Strike	01995-10-17October 17, 1995	1	2:08	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Win	2–0	Ben Spijkers	Submission (choke)	WCC 1: First Strike	01995-10-17October 17, 1995	1	2:38	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Win	1–0	Luiz Augusto Alvareda	Technical Submission (rear naked choke)	Desafio: Gracie Vale Tudo	01992-01-01January 1, 1992	1	7:03	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Documentary[link]

On November 14, 2008, there was limited release on DVD of a documentary, titled "Renzo Gracie Legacy", which followed Gracie over 10 years of his life. The DVD was only released on Amazon.com and www.renzogracielegacy.com.^{[citation needed]} Its tag line is "A 10 year history of mixed martial arts through the eyes of Renzo Gracie, one of its most charismatic pioneers."

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Interview: Renzo Gracie and the Art of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
• Renzo Gracie's ProElite.com Profile
• The official website of the documentary
• Renzo Gracie on Twitter
• Renzo Gracie's EliteXC Profile
• Professional MMA record for Renzo Gracie from Sherdog
• IFL profile
• Renzo Gracie
• Daniel Gracie
• Celsinho Venicius
• Gabriel Vella
• Gracie SP Butanta
• Gracie SP Morumbi
• Gracie RJ Barra
• t-shirts Ryan e Renzo Gracie

Carlos Gracie Jr.
Born	(1956-01-17) January 17, 1956 (age 56) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Residence	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Teacher(s)	Carlos Gracie, Helio Gracie, Rolls Gracie
Rank	7th degree red and black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Website	http://www.graciebarra.com/, http://www.gbaustin.com/

Carlos "Carlinhos" Gracie, Jr. is a 7th degree Red and Black Belt^[1][2][3] (The belt designated to a "Master" or "Mestre") in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). He started the Gracie Barra Academy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is head of the Gracie Barra, one of the largest and most successful worldwide Jiu-Jitsu associations. He's a member of the legendary Gracie family.

Carlos is the creator of the International Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Confederação Brasileira de Jiu-jitsu which run the largest Jiu-Jitsu tournaments in the world: the Mundials, Pan American and European Championships.

Biography[link]

Carlos Gracie Jr. was born January 17, 1956 and grew up under the strong influence of his family of fighters. Really connected with the life philosophy and teachings of his father Carlos Gracie, Carlinhos – as friends and family called him – grew up observing and learning from some of the most influential characters his family ever created: Carlos, Helio, and Rolls.

The most important years of his childhood and early teenage years were spent at the famous Teresopolis House – a huge ranch with several rooms where most of Carlos’ and Helios’ son lived and trained together for many years. There, Carlos Gracie Jr. learned how to live in a community in which all members needed to get along, share, and learn from each other. This seems to have become an ideal for him. In many ways, Master Carlos is replicating that lifestyle on a larger scale today, through the same environment that nurtured his personal development at the old Teresopolis House.

Carlinhos was always a very technical fighter and inherited the open mind of his brother Rolls. His vision that a fighter should always rely on technique and be well-rounded was clear to note at a young age due to his dedication to mastering Take Downs from Judo and Wrestling, Self-defense techniques, and, of course, the many recent technical jiu jitsu developments introduced by his brother Rolls, among them the open guard.

Carlos Gracie Jr.’s dedication to the sport and lifestyle of Jiu-Jitsu would go side by side. He enjoyed training, teaching, and learning from his brothers and cousins, and also competed extremely well in many Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. But he was also really intrigued by the teachings of his father Carlos and was becoming more and more dedicated to developing the Gracie Diet as a way to support his family’s athletes and to cure diseases. Carlinho’s curiosity led him to pursue a college degree in Nutrition Sciences to deepen his understanding about the influence food could have on one’s body.

Master Carlos Gracie Jr. began to teach at the main Gracie school in Downtown Rio de Janeiro, like many of his cousins and brothers. He worked along side his older brother Rolls and Cousin Rorion, from whom he learned a lot. Eventually, Rorion decided to live in the United States, and Rolls established his school in Copacabana, while Carlos Gracie Jr. was called upon to assume the responsibilities of running the School with his cousin Rickson Gracie.

After two years as one of the main instructors at the main Gracie School, Carlos joined forces with his brother Rolls as his school was closer to the university he was attending for his degree in Nutrition Sciences. After working as Rolls’ assistant instructor for seven years, Carlos was hit by the news of his brother Rolls’ death.

During that situation, all of the students got together and, together with Rolls’ wife, asked him to assume the responsibility of continuing the path that his brother Rolls had began.

Carlinhos stayed in Copacabana for about four years, after which he decided to move to Barra da Tijuca, a promising newer neighborhood in the western part of the city that was growing. From that school originated the expression “Gracies of Barra,” and eventually, as we are called today, “Gracie Barra.”

Gracie Family[link]

Carlos is the younger half brother of the late Carlson Gracie, Robson Gracie, Geysa Gracie, Rose Gracie, Sonja Gracie-Gronning, Oneica Gracie, Reyson Gracie, Reylson Gracie, Rosley Gracie, Rolange Gracie, Carley Gracie, Rocian Gracie, Carlion Gracie, Clayr Gracie, and the late Rolls Gracie. And older brother to Karla Gracie, Crolin Gracie, Reila Gracie, Rillion Gracie, and Kirla Gracie.^[4][5]

Carlos is the cousin of Rorion Gracie, Relson Gracie, Rickson Gracie, Rolker Gracie, Royler Gracie, Royce Gracie, and Robin Gracie. He is also a cousin by marriage to the Machado brothers; Carlos, Rigan, Roger, Jean-Jacques, and John Machado.

He is also the uncle to a number of notable Gracie family members Carlson Gracie Jr., Charles Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Ralph Gracie, Ryan Gracie, Flavia Gracie, Cesar Gracie, Rodrigo Gracie, Roger Gracie, Crosley Gracie, Rolles Gracie, and Igor Gracie. He is also the great-uncle of Kyra Gracie Guimaraes.^[4][5]

According to Renzo Gracie, he is related to Carlos Gracie, Jr. on both sides of his family. “He’s brother to my father and he’s cousin to my mother.”^[1]

Personal[link]

Carlos has two children; daughter Caroline and son Kayron.^[4][5] Kayron is a black belt under his father and is an instructor at the Gracie Barra America in Irvine, California.^[6]

Though everyone said Gracie Barra was a bad idea, in little over one year the students grew from 20 to 200, most were either surfers or/and local hard men looking for a challenge. With time different Jiu Jitsu academies started opening all over Rio, many formed by Carlson Gracie’s black belts. Carlos saw a need for an organized competition and a credible federation, being the visionary that he is, he created CBJJ – “Confederação de Brazilian Jiu Jitsu“.

Although Many have fought through the years against this CBJJ for the lack of a democratic election, lack of prize money’s for the competitors or even the over pricing of its competitions, the matter of fact is that many federations have come and gone, and the CBJJ is still standing as the most prestigious and best organized federation in Jiu Jitsu and it’s titles are still regarded as the most prestigious by the Jiu Jitsu community. In the mean time, in between opening academies and federations, Carlos still managed to produce some of the very best BJJ fighters and coaches the world has to offer and have the most successful BJJ team in History, the one with the most international titles all around.

Black Belt Students[link]

Black/Red Belt, 8th degree

• Carlos Machado
• Rigan Machado

Black/Red Belt, 7th degree

• Mauricio Motta Gomes
• Romero "Jacaré" Cavalcanti
• Jean Jacques Machado
• Marcio "Macarrão" Stambowsky

Black Belt, 6th degree

• Crolin Gracie
• Rillion Gracie
• Charles Gracie
• Renzo Gracie
• Roger Machado
• José Henrique "Leão" Teixeira Filho
• Marcio Simas

Black Belt, 5th degree

• Nelson "Nelsinho" Monteiro Jr.
• Ailson "Jucão" Brites
• Roberto Traven
• John Machado
• Roberto "Gordo" Corrêa de Lima

Black Belt, 4th degree

• Marcio Feitosa
• Rolles Gracie
• Alexandre "Soca" Freitas
• Carlos Liberi
• Eduardo de Lima
• Diojone Farias
• Roberto Maia
• Vinícius "Draculíno" Magalhães
• Renato Magno
• Marcelo "Yogui" Santiago
• Rafael "Gordinho" Corrêa de Lima
• Daniel Gracie-Simoes

Black Belt, 3rd degree

• Flavio Almeida
• Gustavo "Gutty" Muggiati
• Peter de Been
• Marcio Cruz
• Bianca Barreto
• Ralph Gracie
• Marcio "Mamazinho" Laudier
• Aparecido Faria Bill
• Aldo "Caveirinha" De Oliveira
• Adao "PQD" De Oliveira
• Carlos "Escorrega" Lemos Jr.
• Bruno "Molenga" Fernandes
• Roger Gracie
• Lucio "Lagarto" Rodrigues
• Ian Fitton

Black Belt, 2nd degree

• Marcelo Ribeiro
• Helio "Soneca" Moreira
• Daniel "Montanha" Nycz De Lima
• Lauro Figueiroa
• Maurício "Tinguinha" Mariano
• Gerson "Gersinho" Sanginitto
• Jefferson Moura
• Luca Atalla
• Braulio "Carcara" Estima
• Augusto "Kiko" Alves da Silva
• Gustavo dos Santos Pires
• Murillo Valporto
• Ryan Gracie
• Igor Gracie
• Ted Stickel

Black Belt, 1st degree

• Eddie Redzovic
• Rafael "Foca" Ramos
• Josh "The Gringo" Russell
• Brian Davis
• David Vieira
• Dominic Albanese
• Lucio Sergio Dos Santos
• Kyra Gracie-Guimarães
• Gregor Gracie-Rangel

Black Belt

• Alexandre Machado
• Vinicius Aieta
• Pedro Brandão
• Aziz Cherigui
• Diogo Valença
• Claudio Coelho
• Bruce Corrigan
• Felipe Cranivata
• Rodolfo Amaro
• Pascoal Duarte
• Rafael Ellwanger
• Papa John Gorman
• Reryckson Gracie
• Rosaro Gracie
• Kayron Gracie
• Ricardo Herriot
• Denis Machado
• Roberto Magalhães
• Sergio Monteiro
• Kazeka Muniz
• Yuki Nakai
• José "Zé Radiola" Olímpio
• Rafael "Mosquito" Oliveira
• João Paulo
• Carlos Henrique Brendler Cabral
• Marcelo Rezende
• Roni Rustico
• Gerson Sanginitto
• Wanderlei Silva
• Nino "Elvis" Schembri
• Paul Balancio
• Tim Shears
• Travis Tooke
• Dassio Silvia
• Christian Uflacker
• Ben Poppleton
• Fabricio "Predador" Marllos
• Steve Campbell
• Victor Estima
• Rodrigo Queiroz Vilas Boas

See also[link]

• List of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners

References[link]

External links[link]

Gracie Barra

• Gracie Barra – Official Site
• Gracie Barra USA – Home of Gracie Barra in America
• Gracie Barra Black Belts

CBJJ/IBJJF

• Confederação Brasileira de Jiu-jitsu
• International Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

BJJ Heroes

• Carlinhos Gracie BJJ Heroes Profile