Carlos_Gracie,_Jr.

Carlos Gracie Jr.

Carlos Gracie Jr.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner from Brazil (born 1956)

Carlos "Carlinhos" Gracie Jr. is a Brazilian 8th-degree coral belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner and coach.[lower-alpha 1] A member of the Gracie family, he is the son of Carlos Gracie, one of the founders of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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Career

Gracie is the founder of the Confederação Brasileira de Jiu-Jitsu (CBJJ), also known as International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), a for-profit company which organizations BJJ and submission grappling tournaments, 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.[2]

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.[3][4] Kayron is a black belt under his father and is a professor at Gracie Barra Rancho Santa Margarita.[5] Gracie is also the founder and director of Gracie Magazine, a monthly Brazilian jiu-jitsu publication.

Instructor lineage

Kanō Jigorō → Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie Sr. → Carlos Gracie Jr.

See also

Notes

  1. under Helio Gracie

References

  1. [1]
    "Carlos Gracie Junior, Carlinhos Gracie". BJJ Heroes - Carlos Gracie Junior. 2010-03-19.
  2. [2]
    "A Brief History of IBJJF and What It Helped To Establish For Jiu-Jitsu – ROLLING TIMES MAGAZINE". ROLLING TIMES MAGAZINE. 2022-07-06.
  3. [3]
    Gracie Family Tree Archived September 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine URL accessed on June 5, 2009
  4. [4]
    Charles Gracie Family Tree Archived April 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine URL accessed on June 5, 2009
  5. [5]
    Gracie Barra RSM
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