Carlos Gracie Jr.
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| Carlos Gracie Jr. | |
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| Born | January 17, 1956 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Residence | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Style | Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Teacher(s) | Carlos Gracie, Helio Gracie, Rolls Gracie, |
| Rank | 8th Degree Coral Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
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Representing  Brazil
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| Pan American Championships | ||
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1980 San Diego | -80 kg |
Carlos "Carlinhos" Gracie Jr. is a Brazilian 8th-degree coral belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and instructor.[1] 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 American Championship and European 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
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.[2][3] Kayron is a black belt under his father and is an instructor at the Gracie Barra Mission Viejo.[4]
Instructor lineage
Kano Jigoro → Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie Sr.[5] → Carlos Gracie Jr.
See also
References
- ^ "Founder of GB, Master Carlos Gracie Jr., has a new belt". Gracie Barra. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ^ Gracie Family Tree Archived September 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine URL accessed on June 5, 2009
- ^ Charles Gracie Family Tree Archived April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine URL accessed on June 5, 2009
- ^ Gracie Barra Mission Viejo
- ^ Gracie Barra Founder
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