Reyson Gracie

Brazil
Born 1942-02-28, Rio de Janeiro
7.0

Description

Brazilian jiu-jitsu master, third son of BJJ co-founder Carlos Gracie. A 9th-degree red belt, he is regarded as the founder of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the state of Amazonas, where he taught in Manaus in the late 1970s, and also helped develop the art in Bahia. He was the BJJ teacher of Osvaldo Alves.

Teachers (1)

  • Carlos Gracie
    sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable
    Probable
    BJJ Heroes lineage lists Carlos Gracie Sr. as Reyson's teacher, and Wikidata lists Carlos Gracie Sr. as his father and student relation
    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 lineage lists Carlos Gracie Sr. as Reyson's teacher, and Wikidata lists Carlos Gracie Sr. as his father and student relation
    “Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie sr > Reyson Gracie”
    — BJJ Heroes. Reyson Gracie - BJJ Heroes. BJJ Heroes link history info

Ranks (1)

  • sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu
    receipt_longRed belt, degree 9 Probable
    Probable
    BJJ Heroes states Reyson Gracie became a 9th-degree red belt
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    BJJ Ranking System
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    BJJ Heroes states Reyson Gracie became a 9th-degree red belt
    “Reyson Gracie is the third son of Gracie jiu jitsu founder, Carlos Gracie who became a 9th degree (nono grau) red belt in the family's martial art.”
    — BJJ Heroes. Reyson Gracie - BJJ Heroes. BJJ Heroes link history info

Students (2)

  • Osvaldo Alves
    sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Confirmed
    Confirmed
    BJJ Heroes lineage lists Reyson Gracie as Osvaldo Alves's BJJ teacher, and the OnTheMat interview states Reyson invited Osvaldo to train jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    BJJ Heroes lineage lists Reyson Gracie as Osvaldo Alves's BJJ teacher, and the OnTheMat interview states Reyson invited Osvaldo to train jiu-jitsu with the Gracie family
    “Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie sr > Reyson Gracie > Osvaldo Alves”
    — BJJ Heroes. Osvaldo Alves - BJJ Heroes. BJJ Heroes link history info
    “He told me that I was the only guy on our street where we live who practiced Judo. So he invited me to start training Jiu Jitsu with him and his family.”
    — On The Mat. (2004). Interview with Oswaldo Alves link history info
  • Arthur Virgílio Neto
    sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable
    Probable
    His own account only.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    (1962)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    His own account only.
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “By 1962, I was training with Reyson Gracie.”
    — Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization info

Sources

BJJ Heroes. Reyson Gracie - BJJ Heroes. BJJ Heroeslink history info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01KYZFG5QVZEAAZGT4947RHWEX
Wikidata

Cite and reuse

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Reyson Gracie. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYZFG5QVZEAAZGT4947RHWEX - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01KYZFG5QVZEAAZGT4947RHWEX, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Reyson Gracie}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01KYZFG5QVZEAAZGT4947RHWEX}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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