Description

The original Carlson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Hollywood, California. Founded by Carlson Gracie, this gym was the birthplace of the Carlson Gracie Team and produced numerous MMA fighters and BJJ champions. Joe Rogan started his BJJ training here in 1996 under the instruction of Vitor Belfort and the Carlson Gracie coaching staff.

Also known as

Carlson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy · Carlson Gracie Team

Locations (1)

• location_onWest Hollywood

  West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States

  warning No sources cited

Founder

Instructors (2)

• 
  Carlson Gracie

  Head instructor

  1996

  Possible

  Possible

  Indirect only; the gym bore his name, and he settled in Los Angeles in 1996.

  Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Indirect only; the gym bore his name, and he settled in Los Angeles in 1996.

  alt_routeIndirect

  “Carlson decides to move to the North American territory, and in 1996 he settles in Los Angeles together with one of his prodigal student Vitor Belfort.”

  — BJJ Heroes. Carlson Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy History and Info (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroeslink history info

  alt_routeIndirect

  “It was Carlson Gracie’s Academy, which was in Hollywood.”

  — BJJEE. (2024). Joe Rogan Was a White Belt Under Vitor Belfort at Carlson Gracie BJJ Gym in Los Angeles. BJJ Eastern Europe (BJJEE)link history info
• person
  Vitor Belfort

  Instructor

  1995 – 2000

  Probable

  Probable

  One secondary article states that Belfort confirmed teaching at the West Hollywood gym.

  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

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  One secondary article states that Belfort confirmed teaching at the West Hollywood gym.

  “We had a Carlson Gracie Gym in West Hollywood, and he was training there. I was teaching him.”

  — BJJEE. (2024). Joe Rogan Was a White Belt Under Vitor Belfort at Carlson Gracie BJJ Gym in Los Angeles. BJJ Eastern Europe (BJJEE)link history info

Trained here (2)

• person
  Vitor Belfort

  sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable

  Probable

  Belfort trained under Carlson Gracie at the Carlson Gracie Academy, well-documented in MMA history

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  under Carlson Gracie (1995 – 2000)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Belfort trained under Carlson Gracie at the Carlson Gracie Academy, well-documented in MMA history

  “Rank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlson Gracie”

  — Vitor Belfort (Wikipedia EN)link history
• 
  Joe Rogan

  sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable

  Probable

  Vitor Belfort confirmed in interview that Rogan was his white belt student at Carlson Gracie Academy; Rogan corroborated

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  under Vitor Belfort (1996 – 1997)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Vitor Belfort confirmed in interview that Rogan was his white belt student at Carlson Gracie Academy; Rogan corroborated

  “Joe Rogan was my student, he was in no way… yeah, you trained Joe Rogan, yeah. Joe was a white belt.”

  — BJJEE. (2024). Joe Rogan Was a White Belt Under Vitor Belfort at Carlson Gracie BJJ Gym in Los Angeles. BJJ Eastern Europe (BJJEE)link history info

Tags

bjj · mma · carlson-gracie-team

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