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  • George Gracie

    Brazil
    b. 1911, Belém, ParáBorn 1911, Belém, Pará
    d. 1985-08-08Died 1985-08-08
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    Teachers (1)

    • Carlos Gracie
      sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
      Probable
      Several sources mention Carlos Gracie Sr. teaching his brothers, and George specifically
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
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      Several sources mention Carlos Gracie Sr. teaching his brothers, and George specifically
      “O que sabemos de fato é que, Maeda ensinou Judô a Carlos Gracie em virtude da afinidade com seu pai, Gastão Gracie. Carlos por sua vez ensinou a seus demais irmãos, em especial a Hélio Gracie. Neste ponto surgem duas teorias. A primeira alega que Maeda ensinou somente o judô de Jigoro Kano a Carlos, e esse o repassou a Hélio, que era o mais franzino dos Gracie, adaptando-o com grande enfoque no Ne-waza - técnicas de solo do judô, ponto central do Gracie jiu-jitsu ou brasilian jiu-jitsu. Para compensar seu biotipo, a partir dos ensinamentos de Carlos, Hélio aprimorou a parte de solo pelo uso do dispositivo de alavanca, dando-lhe a força extra que o mesmo não dispunha. A segunda teoria, apoiada pelos Gracies, fala que Maeda era, também, exímio praticante de Ju-jutsu tradicional e foi essa a arte que ensinou aos brasileiros. Porém, em uma recente entrevista, Hélio Gracie afirma que 'Carlos lutava judô', veja a entrevista http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG309oqVLb4”
      — Tópico Bubishi (Judo Tradicional Goshinjutsukan) link

    Lineage

    • Kōdōkan JūdōCarlos Gracie ← Jacinto Ferro ← Maeda Mitsuyo ← Yokoyama Sakujiro ← Kanō Jigorō · 5 generations

    Ranks (1)

    • sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu
      receipt_longRed belt, degree 10 Probable
      Probable
      Well-documented IBJJF 10th dan rank, though date uncertain
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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      granted by International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
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      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
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      Well-documented IBJJF 10th dan rank, though date uncertain
      “The 10th (Tenth) Degree (Red Belt) was given only to the pioneers of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Carlos, Oswaldo, George, Gastão e Helio”
      — (2026-06-11). IBJJF Graduation Systemlink history info

    Sources

    George Gracie Facts and Bio (BJJ Heroes)link
    SILVA, Elton; CORRÊA, Eduardo. Muito antes do MMA: O legado dos precursores do Vale Tudo no Brasil e no mundo. 2020.info
    George Gracie (Simon BJJ)link

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    Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). George Gracie. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KJJAWN28MWKKSN4J02MVY1SB - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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