Hélio Gracie (October 1, 1913 – January 29, 2009) was a Brazilian

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who together with his brothers Oswaldo, Gastao Jr, George and Carlos Gracie founded and developed the

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martial art system of Gracie jiu-jitsu, also known as Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ).Ericson, E. Jr. (2009)
Never Give Up: Helio Gracie
''Baltimore City Paper'' (December 30, 2009). Retrieved on April 6, 2010. Considered as the Godfather of BJJ, according to his son Rorion, Gracie is one of the first sports heroes in Brazilian history; he was named Man of the Year in 1997 by the American martial arts publication '' Black Belt'' magazine. A patriarch of the

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, multiple members of his family have gone on to have successful careers in combat sport competition including mixed martial arts (

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Early life

Gracie was born on October 1, 1913, in

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, Brazil. Contrary to popular belief, he was a talented

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, and trained and competed in

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and

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since his childhood.Roberto Pedreira, ''Choque: The Untold Story of Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil 1856–1949'', 2014 He had his first contact in martial arts at 16, when he started training

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(at that time commonly referred to as " Kano jiu-jitsu" or simply "jiu-jitsu"), with his brothers Carlos and George. He also learned

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under the renowned Orlando Americo "Dudú" da Silva, who taught his brothers for a time. When he was 16 years old, he had the opportunity to teach a judo class, which helped him develop his family style, "Gracie jiu-jitsu". When the director of the Bank of Brazil, Mario Brandt, arrived for a private class at the original Gracie Academy in

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as scheduled Carlos Gracie, the instructor, was running late. Hélio offered to teach the class in Carlos's stead. When Carlos arrived with apologies, Brandt assured him it was no problem, and even requested that he be allowed to continue learning with Hélio. Gracie realized, however, that even though he knew the techniques theoretically, the moves were much harder for him to execute. Consequently, he began adapting

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's brand of judo, already heavily based around '' newaza'' ground fighting techniques. From these experiments, Gracie jiu-jitsu was created. Like its parent style of judo, these techniques allowed smaller and weaker practitioners the capability to defend themselves and even defeat much larger opponents. "Carlos and Helio Gracie ... brought a fresh eye to jujitsu just as their fellow countryman brought a special new approach to football." Aside from training with his brothers, Gracie learned further judo under

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and Argentinian judo pioneer Chugo Sato. He might have also got training under a practitioner named Hiraichi Tada. However, the extent of his official training in this art remains unknown. According to

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, Gracie held the rank of 6th dan in judo in 1951,Kimura, M. (1985)
My Judo (Part 2)
Retrieved on April 6, 2010. while according to Robert Hill,

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records show Gracie at the rank of 3rd dan at the time, though Hill also noted that it was not unusual for Kodokan records to show a lower rank than that actually held by non- Japanese judo practitioners.Hill, R. (2008)
World of Martial Arts!
Retrieved on April 6, 2010. ()

Fighting career

First challenges

Gracie began his professional fighting career at 18 years old against boxer Antonio Portugal. The fight took place in the undercard of a "jiu-jitsu vs. boxing" event on January 16, 1932, which saw judoka Geo Omori defeating boxer Tavares Crespo. Gracie won his fight by submission in a short time, probably an

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in 40 seconds. Portugal is sometimes incorrectly billed as a boxing champion. His second match would be the same year in a jiu-jitsu exhibition against Takashi Namiki in September. As Namiki had a 7 kg (15 lb) weight advantage and was a native of Japan just like the art of jiu-jitsu, he was expected to defeat Gracie. Namiki dominated the match, but Gracie wasn't defeated, leading it to a draw after several rounds.

Matches against wrestlers

Also in 1932, Gracie faced

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Fred Ebert on November 6. It was his biggest challenge up to the point, as Ebert outweighed him by 29 kg (64 lb) and was a decorated

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, and their match would have no time limit. Gracie was positive, claiming he would submit Ebert in a short time. However, the bout lasted almost two hours, and was eventually stopped by the police at the promoters's discretion as none of the fighters was progressing or advancing position. Again, this fight is sometimes registered as a

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match, but it was hosted under grappling only rules. In an interview, Gracie claimed that he had to undergo an urgent surgery the next day and that the stop was demanded by the doctor due to Gracie having a high fever caused by a swelling. In 1934, Gracie faced another jiu-jitsu practitioner named Miyaki. The latter (whose first name is unknown) was billed as a

black belt, although he had fought only one professional fight, a loss against professional wrestler Robert Ruhmann. He is usually identified as the famous judoka and catch wrestler Taro Miyake, a theory possibly initiated by Mark Hewitt in his book ''Catch Wrestling: A Wild and Wooly Look at the Early Days of Pro Wrestling in America'' (2005). However, Miyake was 54 years old and weighted 90 kg (200 lb) at the time, while Miyaki's official stats were about 20 years old and 64 kg (141 lb), and photographic material seems to support them being different people. In any case, Gracie passed the first 20 minutes of the match in

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position before he climbed up to mount. He then applied a gi choke which Miyaki didn't surrender to, making the Japanese fall unconscious for the victory. On July 28, Gracie faced renowned professional wrestler

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who, very much like Ebert, had a 40 kg (88 lb) weight advantage (albeit was 22 years older) and was billed as a world champion. Although the match was promoted as a "catch-as-catch-can vs. jiu-jitsu" challenge, it was fought under jiu-jitsu rules, including

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s and a 20-minute time limit. It was an uneventful affair; Gracie pulled guard at the opening and they spent the rest of the match in said position, ending in a draw. Still, it was seen as a moral victory for Gracie not to have been finished by the larger Wladek. The wrestler himself praised Gracie's courage and resistance. Gracie's next opponent was his own former teacher, Orlando Americo "Dudú" da Silva, who had defeated Hélio's brother George in a catch wrestling match earlier in the year 1935. Their match was stipulated as a vale tudo bout with a 20-minute time limit on February 2. During the match, the two fighters exchanged punches before Dudú, heavier by 20 kg, took Gracie down. Gracie defended from the guard, but Dudú landed heavy punishment in form of

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, breaking Gracie's nose with a

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and making him bleed profusely. However, the wrestler ended up spending all his energy in the assault, and it allowed Gracie to counterattack gradually with short punches from the bottom. When they returned to standing by the referee, Gracie landed two side kicks of the kind called '' pisão'' in

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, and the tired Dudú submitted verbally shortly after.

Matches against judokas

After the fight against Dudú, Gracie was challenged by 5th dan judoka Yasuichi Ono to another vale tudo fight. This was met with heat by the Gracie side, as Ono had defeated George Gracie by choke in a jiu-jitsu match. Calling Ono a "cretin" in a newspaper interview, Gracie claimed to accept the challenge and the two were stipulated to fight in April 1935, but the bout was scrapped when Gracie pulled out. Eventually, Gracie accepted to fight Ono, but only under jiu-jitsu rules, without points or judges and in December. He also came to the match wearing a judogi with very short sleeves to make gripping difficult. The affair saw Ono, though lighter than Gracie by 4 kg (9 lb), executing an exact number of 32 judo throws on Gracie through the entire match, as well as almost finishing him with a juji-gatame in the first round. However, Gracie never gave up and escaped all his holds, including one in which he dived out of the ring to avoid a choke (a legal action at the time), and even had his own modest submission attempts in the form of an armlock and a gi choke near of the ending. After 20 minutes, the bout ended in a draw. On June 13, 1936, Gracie fought judoka Takeo Yano, a training partner of Ono who also had dominated George Gracie the previous year in a time draw. Again, Gracie demanded a match without judges and wore a modified judogi, and his brother Carlos predicted that Yano wouldn't last a single round. Indeed, Gracie showed improvement, threatening Yano with a gi choke in the second round, but Yano threw and took down Gracie repeatedly through the three rounds of the match, which ended in a draw. Ono challenged Gracie for a future rematch after the bout, which Gracie accepted. The same month, Gracie was involved in a challenge consistent in fighting three opponents the same night, being those Geroncio Barbosa, Manuel Fernandes and Simon Munich, but Gracie pulled out before the event and was replaced by his brother George. On September 12, Gracie faced a 2 kg heavier fighter named Massagoishi. He was billed as both a sumo wrestler and judo black belt, although Takeo Yano was quoted as skeptical of the second claim. Gracie submitted Massagoishi with an

after 13 minutes of fighting. However, the match was criticized by the press, calling it "a comedy and a farce" due to Gracie and his opponent not living up to expectations. The Brazilian Federation of Pugilism actually suspended Massagoishi for his inactivity during the bout. Gracie met Yasuichi Ono for the second time on October 3, 1936, again in a match under jiu-jitsu rules and with no points of judges. Press and critics were unanimous in Hélio's improvement from their first match, although Ono again threw Gracie a number of 27 times and controlled most of the match. Around the time, Gracie had another rematch, it being against Orlando Americo da Silva and under grappling only rules. Gracie lost the match when he was disqualified for using a forbidden hold. Gracie had also a match against Erwin Klausner in 1937. Klausner was mainly a boxer (although he was also known as a wrestler), but the match was contested under the usual jiu-jitsu rules. Gracie won by armlock at the second round. In 1937, Gracie retired from competition for the first time. He did not fight again until 1950. The year of his return, Gracie challenged famous boxing champion

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to a vale tudo match in one of his visits to Brazil, but Louis declined and proposed a boxing match, which Gracie rejected.

Gracie vs. Kimura

In 1951, Gracie issued a challenge against a touring judoka and professional wrestler,

. To fight him, Gracie faced before a lesser member of Kimura's troupe, Yukio Kato. Gracie and Kato went to a draw on September 6, 1951, with Kato immediately asking for a rematch. It took place on September 29, and it saw Gracie winning by choking out his opponent. Although the win was controversial, the match against Kimura was realized, and it happened on October 22. Kimura defeated Gracie by '' gyaku-ude-garami'' at the second round in a convincing fashion. Gyaku-ude-garami then went on to be known as the

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Masahiko Kimura (1917–1993): The man who defeated Helio Gracie
Retrieved on April 7, 2010.

Academia Gracie vs Academia Fadda

Oswaldo Fadda represents a non-Gracie line of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He was trained by Luiz França who was a student of

around the same time as Carlos and Hélio Gracie. Fadda was known for training the poor in Rio de Janeiro, and for the use of leg locks, which the Gracies considered low class. He trained a number of students and challenged Gracie's academy in 1953. Fadda's academy won the majority of the matches.

Gracie vs. Santana

In 1955, Gracie was challenged by Valdemar Santana, a former student of his academy who now trained and fought under the management of Carlos Renato and Haroldo Brito. Reasons why Santana left the Gracie team are diffuse; one of them is that he was expelled for taking a professional wrestling bout, something that their fighters had forbidden, while another tells how Santana accidentally flooded Gracie's gym while doing cleaning chores. Gracie accepted the challenge of a

match, even though Santana was 16 years younger and 60 lb heavier. They fought in May, both wearing a jiu-jitsu gi. The bout lasted almost four hours, possibly three hours and 40 minutes. Gracie defended from his guard for most of the fight, hitting elbows to the head and heel kicks to the back, while his opponent threw punches through the guard. After a long time of fighting, Gracie got eventually tired, and Santana took over with headbutts and more strikes. At the end, Santana lifted Gracie up and slammed him on the mat, and then landed a

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to the head of a kneeling Gracie. Gracie was knocked out and his cornermen threw the towel. Although luta livre veteran Euclydes Hatem challenged Gracie after the fight, Gracie's bout with Santana was his final match before his retirement.

Assault and Rufino Dos Santos

A dispute between Gracie's brother Carlos and Manoel Rufino dos Santos worsened after Dos Santos won a public bout against Carlos in August 1932. Subsequently, the conflict then moved to the newspapers, where Rufino criticized Carlos's skill and dismissed his jiu-jitsu credentials, leading Carlos, George and Hélio Gracie to assault him in front of his teaching place at the Tijuca Tênis Clube on October 18. They hit him repeatedly with a steel box and immobilized him for Carlos to apply an armlock, dislocating Rufino's shoulder so badly that it needed surgery. The brothers were arrested and were convicted to two and a half in prison for assault, as well as for trying to run away during the arrest, but their connections to President of Brazil

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granted them a pardon.

Later life

Gracie's son, Rorion Gracie, was among the first Gracie family members to bring Gracie Jiu-Jitsu to the US.

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, Rorion's younger brother, went on to become the first UFC champion in the organization's history; Helio coached Royce from outside the cage at

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and UFC 2.

Death

Gracie died on the morning of January 29, 2009, in his sleep in Itaipava, in the city of

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. The cause of death, reported by the family, was natural causes. He was 95 years old, and was teaching/training on the mat until 10 days before his death, when he became ill.

Personal life

Gracie had been married to Margarida for 50 years. Because Margarida was unable to bear children, during their marriage, Gracie became the father of three sons ( Rickson, Rorion, and Relson) with a

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Isabel 'Belinha' Soares and four sons ( Royler, Rolker, Royce, Robin), two daughters (Rerika and Ricci) with Vera. After Margarida's death, he married Vera who was 32 years his junior. Gracie was grandfather to many BJJ black belts, including Ryron, Rener, Ralek, Kron, and Rhalan. In his late years, Gracie was quoted as saying: "I never loved any woman because love is a weakness, and I don't have weaknesses." Gracie was a member of the Brazilian movement Brazilian Integralism, which first appeared in Brazil in 1932. Today, many members of the Gracie family are also close to the former Brazilian President

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, who received an honorary black belt from Robson Gracie in 2018, although some family members were associated with the left under the Brazilian Dictatorship period.

Documentary

On July 6, 2023, it was announced that

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is producing a documentary series on the Gracie family directed by Chris Fuller and produced by Greg O'Connor and

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Awards and accolades

* ''

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'' 1997 Man of the Year

Fight record

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, , , , , , 30:00 , , 1–0–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , June 23, 1934 , , Win, , align=left, Miyake , , , , Submission ( Choke) , , 26:00 , , 2–0–3Pedreira, Roberto Choque 1, Chap. 15 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , February 2, 1935 , , Win , , align=left, Orlando Americo "Dudu" da Silva , , , , TKO ( Side kick to the spleen) , , , , 3–0–3 , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , December 5, 1935 , , Draw , , align=left, Yassuiti Ono , , , , , , 1:40:00, , 3–0–4 , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , 1936 , , Draw , , align=left, Takeo Yano , , , , , , , , 3–0–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1936 , , Win , , align=left, Massagoichi , , , , Submission (

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) , , , , 4–0–5 , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , 1936 , , Draw , , align=left, Yassuiti Ono , , , , , , , , 4–0–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1937 , , Win , , align=left, Erwin Klausner , , , , Submission (Armbar) , , , , 5–0–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1937 , , Win , , align=left, Espingarda , , , , Submission , , , , 6-0–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1950 , , Win , , align=left, Landulfo Caribe , , , , Submission (Choke) , , , , 7-0–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1950 , , Win , , align=left, Azevedo Maia , , , , Submission (Choke) , , , , 8–0–6 , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , 1951 , , Draw , , align=left, Yukio Kato , , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , , , , , , 8–0–7 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1951 , , Win , , align=left, Yukio Kato , , São Paulo, Brazil , , Submission (Choke) , , , , 9–0–7 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 1951 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , , , Technical Submission (

) , , , , 9–1-7 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 1955 , , Loss , , align=left, Valdemar Santana , , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , , TKO (soccer kick) , , 3:42:00, , 9–2–7 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 1967 , , Win , , align=left, Valdomiro dos Santos Ferreira , , , , Submission (Choke) , , , , 10–2–7 , - , colspan=7 , ''Legend'':

References

External links

Academia Gracie de Jiu Jitsu

Gastão and Hélio Gracie talk about Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
– interviewed in 1997 for ''Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Videos'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gracie, Helio 1913 births 2009 deaths Sportspeople from Belém Martial artists from Pará Brazilian male judoka Brazilian male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Mixed martial artists utilizing catch wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Martial arts school founders Brazilian people of Scottish descent Helio People awarded a red belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen