History of the gracie family how they became so well known.
2007-03-23 02:53:20 · 6 answers · asked by antdud2002 1 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
Check the link below. It has everything on it including their family tree.
EDIT: I had to fix the link...it is NOT www.gracie.com
2007-03-23 03:04:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Gracie took Jui Jitsu and turned it into a combative sport for ground fighting. It was changed to have more submissions and built for the "smaller" guy to win. They are probably the most well known BJJ people in the world and deserve the respect. There are a lot Gracie schools out there as well as many Gracie relatives that fight. So check them out.
2007-03-24 20:21:37 · answer #2 · answered by J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Gracie family refers to the lineage of Brazilian businessman and politician Gastão Gracie. They are known as the founders of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and for their success in mixed martial arts, vale tudo, and submission wrestling competitions. As a family, they uphold the Gracie challenge.
Gastão Gracie founded the family as it is now known in the early 1900s while living in Brazil. He befriended Mitsuyo Maeda, a Japanese prize fighter while assisting Japanese immigrants in their move to the country. In exchange for his friendship and hospitality, Maeda offered to teach Gracie's son Carlos the Japanese martial art jiu-jitsu. Carlos along with his oldest son Carlson and brother Helio Gracie founded "Gracie Jiu-jitsu".
Carlos Gracie, the first Brazilian to learn jiu-jitsu, in turn taught his brother Helio Gracie. This marked the founding of what is now called "Gracie Jiu-jitsu." He founded a martial arts academy to pass on this knowledge, and taught the fighting style to the males in his family.
The most recent family champions have been Rolls Gracie and Rickson Gracie. The most successful current active Gracie is Roger Gracie, who holds the Confederação Brasileira de Jiu-Jitsu World Super Heavyweight and Pan-American Open Weight titles and the ADCC heavy weight and openweight champion. The most famous member of the Gracie family may be Royce Gracie, because of his famous fights inside the UFC.
2007-03-23 03:26:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are a bunch of Brazilians whom teach Ju Jitzu.
Thats all.
2007-03-23 08:27:09 · answer #4 · answered by sapboi 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
an old man and kids who train in bjj and some say invented it, and own there own school ..sry Gracie fans :(
2007-03-23 08:54:36 · answer #5 · answered by iamjustbored10 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the old man is still alive and working out , thats the best i can give you
2007-03-23 03:01:26 · answer #6 · answered by jim m 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋