Description

Brazilian jiu-jitsu master, student of Carlson Gracie from 1968 to 1988 and his assistant from 1976 to 1982. Fought Marco Ruas in the 1984 jiu-jitsu versus luta-livre vale-tudo challenge.

Teachers (1)

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  Carlson Gracie

  sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable

  Probable

  Own account only.

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

  (1968–1988)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Own account only.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “As I said before, I met Carlson in 1968, starting as his student when I was only 14. I trained under him for 20 years, from 1968 to 1988.”

  — Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization info

Lineage

• Brazilian jiu-jitsuCarlson Gracie ← Carlos Gracie · 2 generations

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu

  receipt_longBlack belt Probable

  Probable

  Own account; the author's introduction, from the same interview, names Carlson.

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

  BJJ Ranking System (1978)

  granted by Carlson Gracie

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Own account; the author's introduction, from the same interview, names Carlson.

  “Pinduka was born in 1953 and was promoted to black-belt by Carlson Gracie.”

  — Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization info

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “In 1976 he invited me to be his assistant where I learned how to teach. In 1978 I was awarded a black-belt and continued as an assistant until 1982, the year of Rolls’ death.”

  — Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization info

Sources