Carley Gracie
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| Born | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Residence | San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Teacher(s) | Carlos Gracie, Carlson Gracie |
| Rank |
9th degree Red Belt Grandmaster in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Website | http://www.carleygracie.com/ |
Carley Gracie is a Brazilian-born martial artist, a prominent member of the Gracie family, and a jiu-jitsu grandmaster. His father Carlos Gracie gave him the nickname "The lion of the Gracie Family" because of his belief that Carley was a champion. He is known as the father of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in the United States, and continues to teach on a regular basis at the Carley Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy and through Carley Gracie Red Belt Seminars.
Carley was born at sea, off the coast of Natal, Brazil, and was raised in Rio de Janeiro and Teresopolis.
The 11th child of Carlos Gracie, he was the last member of the Gracie family to be trained by his father. He is one of the few people in the world to hold a 9th degree Red Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and is known to be one of the most technical members of the Gracie family.
Carley was a champion in both jiu-jitsu and vale tudo. He received his jiu-jitsu black belt at the unprecedented age of 22, and is currently certified a 9th degree Red-Belt by the Federation of Jiu-Jitsu of Rio de Janeiro (the first certifying organization for the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu). Carley and his brothers Carlson Gracie and Rolls Gracie favored a much more active, 'warrior style' of jiu-jitsu that encouraged physical prowess and barraging your opponent with a series of attacks.
The interest in sharing Gracie Jiu-Jitsu with the world inspired Carley to leave Brazil and establish his new home in the US and travel the world teaching the art. In 1972, Carley moved to the United States, where he fought challenge matches and trained students up and down the eastern seaboard. Carley was the first member of the Gracie family to teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the United States, and gave classes at locations in Virginia and Florida before moving to California in 1979. He opened the first Brazilian/Gracie Jiu Jitsu school in San Francisco, California, where he currently teaches.
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