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    Hélio Gracie (October 1, 1913 – January 29, 2009) was a Brazilian martial artist who together with his brothers Oswaldo, Gastao Jr, George and Carlos Gracie...
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    include: Carlos Gracie Sr. (d. 1994) Hélio Gracie (d. 2009) Carlos Gracie Jr. Carlson Gracie (d. 2006) Rickson Gracie Robson Gracie also known as Carlos...
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  • brothers Carlos and Hélio Gracie, practitioners of "jiu-jitsu" (as judo was called in Brazil at the time). Yano had competed against Hélio in a jiu-jitsu match...
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    Gastão Jr., and Hélio Gracie, after Carlos was taught Kodokan judo by a travelling Japanese judoka, Mitsuyo Maeda, in 1917. Later on the Gracie family developed...
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    homage to his father, Hélio Gracie, who primarily wore a dark blue belt despite having the highest possible rank, red belt. Hélio Gracie died in 2009, and...
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    co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the oldest son of Hélio Gracie and one of the few people in the world to hold a 9th degree red belt...
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    third oldest son of Hélio Gracie, brother to Rorion and Relson Gracie, and half-brother to Rolker, Royce, Robin and Royler Gracie. In the 1980s and 1990s...
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    with Hélio Gracie in their match at the Maracana stadium. However, he lost to Gracie by gi choke in the rematch at the Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo. Hélio proposed...
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  • Carlos and Hélio Gracie, and utilized by members of the Gracie family. Similar to the IBJJF Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system, the Gracie system has...
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    primary developers of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Along with his younger brother Hélio Gracie and fellow students Luis França and Oswaldo Fadda, he helped develop...
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    family, he was the eldest son of Carlos Gracie, and nephew to Hélio Gracie, founders of Gracie jiu-jitsu. Carlson Gracie is considered one of the most important...
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  • → Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos GracieHelio Gracie → Rorion Gracie → Rener Gracie Under Hélio Gracie The term 'Brazilian Jiu Jitsu' had yet...
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  • smaller Gracie versus a larger and/or more athletic looking opponent, and became increasingly popular. Carlos and later his brother Hélio Gracie and both...
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  • deg. BJJ red belt Rickson Gracie and a grandson of BJJ co-founder Hélio Gracie. Training jiu-jitsu from a very young age Gracie became a two-time IBJJF...
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    accept an invitation from Gracie jiu jitsu co-founder Hélio Gracie to fight him in Brazil. In 1951, Kimura defeated Gracie in a submission judo match...
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  • people to receive a red belt from Hélio Gracie Pedro Valente Sr. – A plastic surgeon and close friend of Hélio Gracie since 1953. In younger years took...
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    Jitsu Volume 3 Reila Gracie, Criador de uma Dinastia - Carlos Gracie Sr., 2008 Extracted from O Globo Headlines of the event Hélio Fadda é homenageado...
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    Jiu Jitsu under Hélio Gracie. He was also trained in Luta Livre and boxing. He is famous for fighting his former master Hélio Gracie in 1955. Valdemar...
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    member of the Gracie family, he is the grandson of Gracie jiu-jitsu co-founder Carlos Gracie, grandnephew of Helio Gracie, nephew of Carlos Gracie Jr. and the...
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    Royce Gracie, son of the renowned Hélio Gracie. However, having just celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie fight...
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    vs. Hélio Gracie, which was wrestled between judoka Masahiko Kimura and Brazilian jiu jitsu founder Hélio Gracie in Brazil. Kimura defeated Gracie using...
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    Master, 9th-degree red belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. A student under Hélio Gracie he began his career in 1947 and is one of the longest practitioner and...
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  • Antonio Inoki dropping into the stadium by parachute. He then joined Hélio Gracie and the two "founding fathers of MMA" lit a ceremonial olympic torch...
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    the title of Grandmaster. Robson Gracie learned martial arts from his father, Carlos Gracie, and his uncle Helio Gracie. In the 1950s, Robson competed in...
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  • → Carlos Gracie Sr. → Carlos Gracie Jr. List of Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners under Helio Gracie "Carlos Gracie Junior, Carlinhos Gracie". BJJ Heroes...
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  • Gracie Hélio Gracie (1913–2009), co-founder of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Kyra Gracie (born 1985), Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and champion Neiman Gracie...
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  • Hélio is a Portuguese given name: Hélio (footballer) (born 1986), Brazil-born Hong Kong footballer Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves. Helio Alves (born 1966)...
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    As son to the late Grandmaster, Helio Gracie and brother of Rickson and Royce Gracie, Royler is a member of the Gracie family. He holds an 8th degree red/black...
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    Jigoro Kano → Tomita Tsunejirō → Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie Sr. → Hélio Gracie → Rolls Gracie → Romero Cavalcanti → Fábio Gurgel → Gabi Garcia Garcia...
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  • legendary Orlando Americo da Silva or "Dudú", who also taught George Gracie and Hélio Gracie and defeated Geo Omori in a match. After years of training, Euclydes...
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