Carlos "Carlinhos" Gracie Jr. is a
Brazilian 8th-degree
coral belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...
practitioner and instructor.
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 Jiu-Jitsu Championship and
European Jiu-Jitsu 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.
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URL accessed on June 5, 2009 Kayron is a
black belt
Black Belt may refer to:
Martial arts
* Black belt (martial arts), an indication of attainment of expertise in martial arts
* ''Black Belt'' (magazine), a magazine covering martial arts news, technique, and notable individuals
Places
* Black B ...
under his father and is a professor at
Gracie Barra Rancho Santa Margarita.
Instructor lineage
Kanō Jigorō
was a Japanese educator, athlete, and the founder of Judo. Along with Ju-Jutsu, Judo was one of the first Japanese martial arts to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport. Pedagogical inno ...
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Mitsuyo Maeda
,Virgílio, pp. 22–25
a Brazilian naturalized as Otávio Maeda (),Virgílio, p. 9
was a Japanese ''judōka'' (judo practitioner) and prizefighter in no holds barred competitions, also being one of the first documented mixed martial artists of t ...
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Carlos Gracie Sr. →
Helio GracieGracie Barra Founder
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See also
* List of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners
References
Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Martial arts school founders
1956 births
Living people
Carlos Jr.
IBJJF Hall of Fame inductees
People awarded a coral belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
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