Rolls Gracie
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| Rolls Gracie | |
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| Born | March 28, 1951  Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | June 6, 1982 (aged 31) Mauá, São Paulo, BrazilHang Gliding Accident |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Sambo, Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Brazil |
| Teacher(s) | Carlos Gracie, Helio Gracie |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Notable students | Carlos Gracie, Jr., Rickson Gracie, Royler Gracie, Crolin Gracie, Marcio "Macarrão" Stambowsky, Mauricio Motta Gomes, Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti, Mario Claudio Tallarico,Nicin Azulay, Paulo Conde |
Rolls Gracie (March 28, 1951 – June 6, 1982) was a notable practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a member of the Gracie family.
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[edit] Biography
Rolls Gracie was born to Carlos Gracie and Claudia Zandomenico, an Italian stewardess who became Carlos Gracie's mistress.[1] As a child, Gracie was raised by his uncle Hélio, whom he trained with extensively in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Gracie trained and taught at Carlson's Copacabana Academy and with Osvaldo Alves, who trained with him for a year, improving his skills. Upon his return to Carlson's school, Gracie trained and influenced Rickson, Royler, Rillion, Crolin, and Carlos Gracie, Jr. Gracie competed in many tournaments in various martial arts styles including sambo and wrestling. The video Gracie in Action documents Gracie and several of his students defeating several karate students and their teacher.
In 1978, Gracie met Bob Anderson, a member of FILA. The two formed a close friendship and this helped transform Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu into an even wider art. Gracie and Anderson later went to the AAU National Sambo Championships and the YMCA National Championships. Both of them won their respective divisions.
Gracie's mother Claudia lived in New York City where Gracie spent a lot of time. He was the first Gracie to venture away from Jiu-Jitsu. While there, Rolls befriended an American wrestling coach (Bob Anderson). Anderson spent time teaching Rolls some wrestling techniques, and allowed Rolls to train with him while in the US. Rolls is credited with blending those wrestling techniques into his style of BJJ.
On June 6, 1982, Gracie died during a hang gliding accident in the mountains of Mauá. Gracie had only promoted six men to black belt before his death:
- Marcio "Macarrão" Stambowsky (father of Neiman Gracie)
- Mauricio Motta Gomes (father of Roger Gracie)
- Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti (founder of Alliance BJJ)
- Mario Claudio Tallarico
- Nicin Azulay
- Paulo Conde
Gracie had many other notable students that did not receive their black belts from him, but were students of his up until his death:
- Carlos Valente (Writer for Grappling Magazine, 6th Degree Black Belt, 2 World Champion Students)
- Luiz Palhares (7th Degree Red and Black Belt & Producer of National Champions Gi & No Gi)
- Alvaro Romano (Founder of Ginastica Natural)
- Fabio Santos (Red & Black under Relson Gracie)
[edit] Personal
Gracie's sons Rolles and Igor are Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts and active competitors.
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