Also known as

The Pitbull

Description

Brazilian martial artist and member of the Gracie family, founder of the Ralph Gracie Academy. A former Vale Tudo fighter and BJJ competitor, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1990s where he built a competitive team.

Teachers (1)

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  Carlos Gracie Jr.

  sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable

  Probable

  BJJ Heroes records that Ralph trained under Carlos Gracie Jr. in the early Gracie Barra days and received his black belt from him; single secondary source

  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

  BJJ Heroes records that Ralph trained under Carlos Gracie Jr. in the early Gracie Barra days and received his black belt from him; single secondary source

  “Ralph trained extensively with his uncle Carlos Gracie Junior in the early days of Gracie Barra [...] It was his uncle who awarded Ralph his black belt in the family trade.”

  — BJJ Heroes. Ralph Gracie (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroes link history info

Lineage

• Brazilian jiu-jitsuCarlos Gracie Jr. ← Rolls Gracie ← Carlson Gracie ← Carlos Gracie · 4 generations

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu

  receipt_longBlack belt Probable

  Probable

  BJJ Heroes states Carlos Gracie Jr. awarded Ralph his black belt; date not stated

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

  BJJ Ranking System

  granted by Carlos Gracie Jr.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  BJJ Heroes states Carlos Gracie Jr. awarded Ralph his black belt; date not stated

  “It was his uncle who awarded Ralph his black belt in the family trade.”

  — BJJ Heroes. Ralph Gracie (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroes link history info

Students (1)

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  Dave Camarillo

  sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable

  Probable

  BJJ Heroes, the standard BJJ lineage reference, explicitly records Camarillo's black belt under Ralph Gracie; single secondary source

  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

  BJJ Heroes, the standard BJJ lineage reference, explicitly records Camarillo's black belt under Ralph Gracie; single secondary source

  “Dave Camarillo is a Judo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) black belt under Ralph Gracie”

  — BJJ Heroes. Dave Camarillo (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroes link history info

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