Marcio Simas

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Medal record
Marcio Simas (left) and Carlos Gracie, Jr.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Black belt Senior 3 Male
Gold	10th Pan American 2004	Super heavy

Marcio Simas is a 5^th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlos Gracie, Jr. and the head of Gracie Barra Orlando and the Florida Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Marcio began training in the 1970s at Rolls Gracie's Copacabana academy is Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he received his blue and purple belts. After Rolls' untimely death in 1982, Marcio moved to the Gracie Humaitá academy where he earned his brown belt from Rickson Gracie.

When his family moved to the suburb of Barra da Tijuca, Marcio was reunited with his long-time friend Carlos Gracie, Jr. at the Gracie Barra Academy. It was while training here that Carlos awarded him a black belt in BJJ.

In the mid-1990s, Marcio moved to the United States and established his school, Gracie Barra Orlando, in Orlando, Florida.

[edit] See also

• Gracie Barra

[edit] References

• Gracie Barra Orlando. Marcio Simas' biography, Pan Am results. marciosimas.com. URL last accessed July 14, 2006.
• BJJ.org Marcio Simas. bjj.org. URL last accessed July 14, 2006.
• Confederação Brasileira de Jiu-Jitsu. Pan 2004 - Results. cbjj.com.br. URL last accessed July 14, 2006.

[edit] External links

• Gracie Barra Orlando
• Florida Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu