Relson Gracie

Brazil
Born 1953-03-28, Rio de Janeiro
24.6

Also known as

Campeão

Description

Brazilian jiu-jitsu grand master, the second oldest son of Helio Gracie, who pioneered the sport in Hawaii, where he established the first Gracie Jiu Jitsu academy in 1988. A 9th degree red belt, he is the teacher of the Migliarese brothers of Balance Studios in Philadelphia.

Teachers (1)

  • Hélio Gracie
    sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable
    Probable
    BJJ Heroes records Relson's lineage as Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Relson Gracie and states that Helio handed Relson his black belt after seven years as a brown belt; Wikidata also lists Helio Gracie as his student of (P1066)
    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
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    BJJ Heroes records Relson's lineage as Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Relson Gracie and states that Helio handed Relson his black belt after seven years as a brown belt; Wikidata also lists Helio Gracie as his student of (P1066)
    “Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Relson Gracie”
    — BJJ Heroes. Relson Gracie (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroes link history info
    “Helio Gracie had Relson wait 7 long years in the brown belt division before he handed him his black belt.”
    — BJJ Heroes. Relson Gracie (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroes link history info

Lineage

Ranks (2)

  • sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu
    receipt_longBlack belt Probable
    Probable
    BJJ Heroes states Helio Gracie handed Relson his black belt after seven years in the brown belt division, but does not give a promotion date
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    BJJ Ranking System
    granted by Hélio Gracie
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    BJJ Heroes states Helio Gracie handed Relson his black belt after seven years in the brown belt division, but does not give a promotion date
    “Helio Gracie had Relson wait 7 long years in the brown belt division before he handed him his black belt.”
    — BJJ Heroes. Relson Gracie (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroes link history info
    receipt_longRed belt, degree 9 Probable
    Probable
    BJJ Heroes describes Relson as a jiu jitsu red belt (9th degree); the promotion date is not given in the source
    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 describes Relson as a jiu jitsu red belt (9th degree); the promotion date is not given in the source
    “he is also a jiu jitsu red belt (9th degree)”
    — BJJ Heroes. Relson Gracie (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroes link history info

Students (2)

  • Ricardo Migliarese
    sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Wikipedia explicitly records that Ricardo received his black belt from Relson Gracie in December 2005; the Balance Studios website names Relson Gracie as their instructor
    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
    Wikipedia explicitly records that Ricardo received his black belt from Relson Gracie in December 2005; the Balance Studios website names Relson Gracie as their instructor
    “Ricardo received his black belt from Relson Gracie in December 2005 and is one of only 28 people to receive this honor from Relson”
    — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Ricardo Migliarese. Wikipedia (English)link history info
    “The Migliarese Brothers are the founders of Balance Studios and have over 30 years of experience in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu”
    — (2026). Balance Studioslink history info
  • Phil Migliarese
    sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Wikipedia records that Relson Gracie became Phil Migliarese's mentor and promoted him to black belt in March 2003; the Balance Studios website names Relson Gracie as their instructor
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    (1988)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Wikipedia records that Relson Gracie became Phil Migliarese's mentor and promoted him to black belt in March 2003; the Balance Studios website names Relson Gracie as their instructor
    “Relson focused his attention on Migliarese's training and became his mentor.”
    — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Phil Migliarese. Wikipedia (English)link history info
    “The Migliarese Brothers are the founders of Balance Studios and have over 30 years of experience in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu”
    — (2026). Balance Studioslink history info

Sources

BJJ Heroes. Relson Gracie (BJJ Heroes). BJJ Heroeslink history info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01KZRA7SNMC4RN196JC99CJ93N
Wikidata

Cite and reuse

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Relson Gracie. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KZRA7SNMC4RN196JC99CJ93N - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01KZRA7SNMC4RN196JC99CJ93N, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Relson Gracie}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01KZRA7SNMC4RN196JC99CJ93N}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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