Description
Brazilian jiu-jitsu grand master, the second oldest son of Helio Gracie, who
pioneered the sport in Hawaii, where he established the first Gracie Jiu Jitsu
academy in 1988. A 9th degree red belt, he is the teacher of the Migliarese
brothers of Balance Studios in Philadelphia.
Teachers (1)
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Hélio Gracie
sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu
Probable
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BJJ Heroes records Relson's lineage as Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie >
Helio Gracie > Relson Gracie and states that Helio handed Relson his black
belt after seven years as a brown belt; Wikidata also lists Helio Gracie as his
student of (P1066)
“Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Relson Gracie”
“Helio Gracie had Relson wait 7 long years in the brown belt division before he
handed him his black belt.”
Ranks (2)
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receipt_longBlack belt
Probable
BJJ Ranking System
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BJJ Heroes states Helio Gracie handed Relson his black belt after seven years in
the brown belt division, but does not give a promotion date
“Helio Gracie had Relson wait 7 long years in the brown belt division before he
handed him his black belt.”
receipt_longRed belt, degree 9
Probable
BJJ Ranking System
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BJJ Heroes describes Relson as a jiu jitsu red belt (9th degree); the promotion
date is not given in the source
“he is also a jiu jitsu red belt (9th degree)”
Students (2)
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person
Ricardo Migliarese
sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu
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Wikipedia explicitly records that Ricardo received his black belt from Relson
Gracie in December 2005; the Balance Studios website names Relson Gracie as
their instructor
“Ricardo received his black belt from Relson Gracie in December 2005 and is one
of only 28 people to receive this honor from Relson”
— Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Ricardo Migliarese.
Wikipedia (English)link
history
info
“The Migliarese Brothers are the founders of Balance Studios and have over 30
years of experience in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu”
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Phil Migliarese
sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu
Confirmed
(1988)
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Wikipedia records that Relson Gracie became Phil Migliarese's mentor and
promoted him to black belt in March 2003; the Balance Studios website names
Relson Gracie as their instructor
“Relson focused his attention on Migliarese's training and became his
mentor.”
— Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Phil Migliarese.
Wikipedia (English)link
history
info
“The Migliarese Brothers are the founders of Balance Studios and have over 30
years of experience in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu”
Identifiers
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Relson Gracie. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KZRA7SNMC4RN196JC99CJ93N - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01KZRA7SNMC4RN196JC99CJ93N, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Relson Gracie}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KZRA7SNMC4RN196JC99CJ93N}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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