Description
Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter, son of Hélio Gracie and younger brother of
Rorion; chosen by Rorion to represent Gracie Jiu-Jitsu at the first UFC (Denver,
1993), which he won, as he did several of the early UFCs.
Teachers (1)
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Hélio Gracie
sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu
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Two sources imply it; neither states it.
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“Royce Gracie – Helio’s son and the star of the early UFCs.”
— Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization
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“Rickson Gracie (1958–) was the logical choice to represent the family style,
but after Rorion discovered Rickson teaching students outside Rorion’s Gracie
Academy, Rorion instead chose another brother, Royce (1966–), to showcase Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu in this event”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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Sources
“1993 - Royce Gracie and the UFC make their debut.”
— Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization
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Identifiers
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Royce Gracie. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5MFWQ6HB26CQ1Y65ARQ372N - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5MFWQ6HB26CQ1Y65ARQ372N, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Royce Gracie}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5MFWQ6HB26CQ1Y65ARQ372N}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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