Description
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grandmaster and member of the Gracie family. Son of Hélio Gracie, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest BJJ practitioners of all time. Undefeated in MMA (11-0, all by submission), he won the Vale Tudo Japan tournament in 1994 and 1995, and defeated Nobuhiko Takada at Pride 1 and Pride 4. He is president of the Jiu-Jitsu Global Federation (JJGF) and features in the documentary Choke (1999).
Teachers (1)
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Hélio Graciesports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu ConfirmedConfirmedRickson is the son of Hélio Gracie and trained under him from childhood; awarded black belt at 18The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1965)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkRickson is the son of Hélio Gracie and trained under him from childhood; awarded black belt at 18
Lineage
- Brazilian jiu-jitsuHélio GracieCarlos Gracie · 2 generations
Ranks (1)
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receipt_longRed belt, degree 9 ProbableProbablePortuguese Wikipedia and BJJ Heroes confirm 9th degree red belt; Rorion Gracie named as promoterThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.BJJ Ranking Systemgranted by Rorion Gracie
Students (5)
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Sergio Malibusports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu ProbableProbableSingle source.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSingle source.“After the death of Rolls, Malibu became a student of Rickson”
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Royler Graciesports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu ProbableProbableHis own account only.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkHis own account only.visibilityFirst-hand“Rolls, with whom I trained with a lot when I was a kid, then I began training with Rickson.”
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Romero Cavalcantisports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu ConfirmedConfirmedBJJ Heroes and BJJ Fanatics both record that after Rolls Gracie's death Cavalcanti trained at Rickson Gracie's academy in Humaita for about three years before opening his own academy in 1985The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1982–1985)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkBJJ Heroes and BJJ Fanatics both record that after Rolls Gracie's death Cavalcanti trained at Rickson Gracie's academy in Humaita for about three years before opening his own academy in 1985“então Romero viu a sua academia se desmembrar e decidiu mudar-se para academia de Rickson Gracie, por onde passou cerca 3 anos, antes de abrir a sua própria academia em 1985.”
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Marcelo Behringsports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu ProbableProbableSingle source.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSingle source.“Marcelo Behring – Son of Grandmaster Flavio Behring and also Rickson’s student, he was one of the most dominant jiu-jitsu players in the 80s and early 90s in Brazil.”
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Jean Jacques Machadosports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu ConfirmedConfirmedRickson Gracie's own memoir names him as his student and describes his training in Rio as a teenager.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkRickson Gracie's own memoir names him as his student and describes his training in Rio as a teenager.visibilityFirst-hand“I got to know Jean Jacques well when he was a teenager and began to travel to Rio to train with me.”
visibilityFirst-hand“I had not trained with the Machado brothers in a while, but they were also my students.”
Sources
Identifiers
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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Rickson Gracie. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYS8C0AF6DD44239NY1DZ286 - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01KYS8C0AF6DD44239NY1DZ286, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Rickson Gracie}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KYS8C0AF6DD44239NY1DZ286}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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