Description

Jiu-jitsu federation of Rio de Janeiro, founded in 1967 as the Guanabara Federation; its 1967 manual and rules (reshaped in 1975) set jiu-jitsu apart from judo. Hélio Gracie and later Robson Gracie presided over it.

Also known as

FJJRio · Federação de Jiu-Jitsu da Guanabara

Founded

Officers (2)

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  Hélio Gracie

  President

  1967

  Probable

  Probable

  Single 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

  Single source.

  “The manual was likely to have been written by Hélcio Leal Binda and was approved by Helio, the federation’s president.”

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

  President

  Probable

  Probable

  Single 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

  Single source.

  “Robson, the president of the old Guanabara Federation (now FJJRio), was perhaps the most well positioned person to become jiu-jitsu’s political leader.”

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

Locations (1)

• location_onRio de Janeiro

  warning No sources cited

Tags

bjj

Sources