Rigan Machado
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| Rigan Machado | |
|---|---|
| Born |   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Residence |   Redondo Beach, California, United States |
| Style | RCJ Machado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Teacher(s) | Carlos Gracie |
| Rank | 8th degree red and black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Notable students | Dan Inosanto, Erik Paulson, Chuck Norris, John Will, Bob Bass, Chris Haueter, Rick Minter, Cindy Omatsu, Rodney King |
| Website | http://www.riganbjj.com |
Rigan Machado (born 2 July 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an 8th degree red and black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, earning his rank under Carlos Gracie Jr. He is a former Jiu-Jitsu world champion [citation needed] and a veteran of the ADCC. Machado holds a victory over Ron Tripp, the only person credited with a victory over Rickson Gracie. Machado currently teaches out of his California Academy.
Biography
Rigan is one of five brothers of the Machado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu family. He began training at the age of 5 with his cousins, "The Gracie Family". In an interview when asked about his exact relationship with the Gracies Rigan said "My mother's sister married the founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Carlos Gracie." Like all children took it more as a game than really as something he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He started to take training and competing more seriously at the age of 14. This is the time where Rigan would start to train everyday on the mat. From the age of 14 through 21, he won the Brazilian National Championships every year and every belt division. He amassed a record of 365 wins and 2 losses in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition. He also created a record by having 19 matches in one day and finishing all of them by submission. He remains unbeaten in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in more than 13 years of competition. His training sessions were all very technical and intensive under the eye of his two instructors Rolls Gracie and Carlos Gracie Jr. He also trained with his other cousins such Rickson Gracie, Rorian Gracie, Rillion Gracie, his uncle Carlos Gracie Sr, and his brothers.
Instructor Lineage
Sr. Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie Sr. → Carlos "Carlinhos" Gracie Jr.
Personal life
Machado converted to Islam in January 2014.[1]
See also
External links
- Official website
- Rigan Machado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association
- BJJ Legends Magazine Video Interviews with Rigan
- BJJ Legends Magazine Interview (Portuguese)
- Rigan Original academy Redondo Beach
References
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