| Carlson Gracie, Jr. | |
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| Born | July 27, 1969 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Residence | Murrieta, California |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Style | Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Judo |
| Teacher(s) | Carlson Gracie, Sr. |
| Rank | 5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 1st dan black belt in Judo |
| Notable students | Miguel Torres. Stephan Bonnar |
| Website | http://carlsongraciefederation.com/ http://www.carlsongracietemecula.com/ |
Carlson Gracie, Jr. (born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on July 27, 1969) is a Brazilian martial artist and member of the Gracie family.
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Carlson Gracie, Jr., nicknamed "O Principe do Jiu-Jitsu" or "The Prince of Jiu-Jitsu", is a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and a member of the Gracie family. He is the third child and only son of the legendary Carlson Gracie, Sr. and the grandson of the founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Carlos Gracie.[1][2]
Carlson began training under his father at the age of 3 and currently holds a 5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu directly under his late father as well as a black belt in Judo.[3]
Before moving to the United States, Carlson was instructing full time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Carlson Jr. has won 10 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships in numerous tournaments in Brazil, 6 Greco-Roman wrestling championships. After his father's passing Carlson Jr. took over the reins of the legendary Carlson Gracie Team. In 2008 he opened his own school in Murrieta, California.[4]
Jigoro Kano → Tsunejiro Tomita → Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Carlson Gracie, Sr. → Carlson Gracie, Jr.
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