Rener Gracie
| Rener Gracie | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 1983 |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) |
| Style | Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Torrance, California, U.S. |
| Team | Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy |
| Rank | 3rd degree black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu |
| Spouse | Eve Torres (m. 2014) |
| Children | Raeven Gracie (born September 28, 2015) |
| Website | www |
Rener Gracie (born November 10, 1983) is an American Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, a head instructor at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy, and co-creator of Gracie University. As a member of the Gracie family, he is the grandson of Grandmaster Hélio Gracie, and the second eldest son of Rorion Gracie, the father of Gracie jiu-jitsu in the United States. Rener is also known as the husband of actress, model and former pro-wrestler,the record three time WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres.
Rener has spent over twenty-five years at the Gracie Academy studying under Rorion and Helio Gracie. Rener and his brother, Ryron Gracie created Gracie University, an online martial arts learning center, and developed distance learning packages for the Academy's proprietary courses.
Rener was born on November 10, 1983, to Rorion and Suzanne Gracie. He has one older brother, Ryron Gracie, and two younger brothers, Ralek Gracie and Reylan, as well as one younger sister, Segina. He also has two half-sisters, Rose and Riane Gracie, from his father’s first marriage, and three half-brothers, Roran, Renon, and Ricon, from his father's third marriage.
Rener received his black belt in 2002 from Grand Master Helio Gracie. He competed in the 2003 Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship and submitted three-time BJJ World Champion, Fabio Leopoldo with a triangle choke. Later that year, Rener participated in the first Southern California Pro-Am Invitational, a 16-man single elimination tournament with no time limits. Rener was the only one of 16 competitors to wear a gi. He won first place submitting all four of his opponents. His opponents were Joe Stevenson (UFC Fighter), Cassio Werneck (BJJ World Champion), Jason "Mayhem" Miller (UFC Fighter), and Tyrone Glover. In 2004, Rener retired from point-based sport jiu-jitsu competition to focus on the street self-defense aspect of jiu-jitsu.
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