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Renzo Gracie is from the third generation of Brazilian jiu-jitsu's Gracie family. [3] In 1993, his uncle Rorion Gracie joined forces with Art Davie and Bob Meyrowitz to create a martial arts promotion to endorse his family's fighting style - the Ultimate Fighting Championship. [3] The sport is now considered one of the fastest growing in the ...
Carlinhos is one of twenty-one children fathered by Brazilian jiu-jitsu co-founder Carlos Gracie. He has three children: daughter Caroline, and sons Kayron and Kyan. [3] [4] Kayron is a black belt under his father and is a professor at Gracie Barra Rancho Santa Margarita. [5]
The Gracie family (Portuguese:) is a family of martial artists originally from Belém, state of Pará, Brazil, whose ancestors came from Paisley, Scotland.They are known for promoting the self-defense martial arts system of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, commonly known as Brazilian jiu-jitsu, [1] originating from Kano jiu-jitsu (Judo) brought to Brazil by judoka prizefighter Mitsuyo Maeda.
Robert Lewis Drysdale [1] (born October 5, 1981) is a Brazilian-American Brazilian jiu-jitsu 4th degree black belt under Léo Vieira, a retired undefeated mixed martial artist and an instructor at his own BJJ academy.
HuffPost sat down with Washington and the rest of the ensemble cast to talk about the intricacies of their roles, the challenges of embodying such powerful characters and how they brought a new ...
Alberto Lewis Crane (born July 14, 1976) is an American former mixed martial artist, submission grappler and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor. He has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is a former King of the Cage and Ring of Fire lightweight champion. He is the founder of Legacy Jiu-jitsu Academy.
Jack Scott (David), an American war photographer, goes to the Philippines and helps Lana Cameron (Donita), an Asian American medical student, on a dangerous quest for her legacy and missing father. [ 1 ]
The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) is the most prestigious BJJ organisation in the world, it oversees the biggest events in the sport such as the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, the European Championship, the Asian Open Championship, the Pan-American Championship and the Brazilian Nationals. [1]