Description
Brazilian jiu-jitsu school in Midtown Manhattan founded by Renzo Gracie in 1996. It is associated with John Danaher's Danaher Death Squad and has trained fighters and grapplers including Georges St-Pierre, Matt Serra, Gordon Ryan, and Garry Tonon.
Also known as
Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy
Locations (1)
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location_onNew York City
224 West 30th Street, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United Stateswarning No sources cited
Founder
Instructors (2)
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Renzo GracieHead instructor1996ProbableProbableOne secondary source (Wikipedia) states he founded and heads the academy since 1996.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_checkOne secondary source (Wikipedia) states he founded and heads the academy since 1996. -
John Danaher2006
Trained here (4)
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John Danahersports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu ConfirmedConfirmedWikipedia, BJJ Heroes, and Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu all confirm Danaher trained under Renzo Gracie at the Renzo Gracie Academy in Manhattan; black belt date confirmed by BJJ HeroesThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Renzo Gracie (1991 – 2002)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkWikipedia, BJJ Heroes, and Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu all confirm Danaher trained under Renzo Gracie at the Renzo Gracie Academy in Manhattan; black belt date confirmed by BJJ Heroes -
Firas Zahabisports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu ConfirmedConfirmedBJJ Heroes confirms Zahabi holds a black belt under John Danaher and was promoted at the Renzo Gracie Academy in 2011; corroborated by Zahabi's own public statements and Wikipedia's list of Danaher's notable studentsThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under John Danaher (2006 – 2011)
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4 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkBJJ Heroes confirms Zahabi holds a black belt under John Danaher and was promoted at the Renzo Gracie Academy in 2011; corroborated by Zahabi's own public statements and Wikipedia's list of Danaher's notable students“I'm a black belt under John Danaher. He is the greatest jiu-jitsu coach of all time and arguably the greatest MMA coach of all time.”
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Georges St-Pierresports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu ProbableProbableWikipedia explicitly states Renzo Gracie awarded GSP his BJJ brown belt on July 21, 2006The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Renzo Gracie (2006)sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu ProbableProbableWikipedia infobox lists John Danaher as one of GSP's BJJ trainers; Danaher was also a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 12 for GSP's teamThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under John Danaher (2008 – 2013)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkWikipedia infobox lists John Danaher as one of GSP's BJJ trainers; Danaher was also a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 12 for GSP's team -
Travis Stevenssports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu ProbableProbableWikipedia credits Travis Stevens's BJJ black belt to John Danaher and Renzo Gracie jointly, with Danaher performing the promotion itselfThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Renzo Gracie
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkWikipedia credits Travis Stevens's BJJ black belt to John Danaher and Renzo Gracie jointly, with Danaher performing the promotion itselfsports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu ConfirmedConfirmedWikipedia states Travis Stevens holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under John Danaher and Renzo Gracie, which Danaher awarded on November 19, 2013; BJJEE reproduces Danaher's own Facebook post calling Stevens "my friend and student"The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under John Danaherfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkWikipedia states Travis Stevens holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under John Danaher and Renzo Gracie, which Danaher awarded on November 19, 2013; BJJEE reproduces Danaher's own Facebook post calling Stevens "my friend and student"
Tags
bjj · academy · new-york · gracie
Sources
Identifiers
https://martial.is/entity/01KYYYTTW3RXYAKA5JVNCFB9CA
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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Renzo Gracie Academy. In Martialis: Martial
Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYYYTTW3RXYAKA5JVNCFB9CA - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01KYYYTTW3RXYAKA5JVNCFB9CA, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Renzo Gracie Academy}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KYYYTTW3RXYAKA5JVNCFB9CA}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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