Carlos Gracie Jr. | |
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Born |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
January 17, 1956
Residence | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Style | Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
Teacher(s) | Carlos Gracie, Helio Gracie, Rolls Gracie, |
Rank | 8th degree red/white belt |
Carlos "Carlinhos" Gracie Jr. is a Brazilian 8th-degree red and white belt jiu-jitsu practitioner and instructor. A member of the Gracie family, he is the son of Carlos Gracie, and first cousin to the Machado family brothers.
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 also a co-founder of the well-known Gracie Barra team.
Gracie is also the creator and director of Gracie Magazine, a monthly Brazilian jiu-jitsu publication.
Carlinhos is one of twenty-one children fathered by Brazilian jiu-jitsu co-founder Carlos Gracie. He has three children; daughter Caroline, son Kayron, and son Kyan. Kayron is a black belt under his father and is an instructor at the Gracie Barra Mission Viejo.
Jigoro Kano → Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie Sr. & Rolls Gracie → Carlos Gracie Jr.