List of Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners

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This is a list of notable Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners.

Highest graded

The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system awards practitioners different colored belts for increasing levels of knowledge and skill.[1][2] The system shares its origins with Judo but now has its own character that has become synonymous with the art, including an informality in promotional criteria and a conservative approach to promotion in general. While black belt is commonly viewed as the highest rank of attainment, a practitioner who achieves the rank of 7th degree in Brazilian jiu-jitsu is recognized by a belt of alternating red-and-black. In 2013, the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation adopted the alternating red-and-white belt to acknowledge the achievement of 8th degree. (similar to Judo's substitution of an alternating white-and-red belt at the 6th, 7th, and 8th degree).[3] At the 9th and 10th degree the practitioner is awarded a solid red belt, identical to Judo.[3] These exceptional belts are awarded to denote the exceptional status of their wearer and his or her knowledge and overall contribution to the art.[2]

The following individuals are particularly notable practitioners holding these respective ranks:

7th degree (7º grau)

8th degree (8º grau)

9th degree (9º grau)

10th degree (10º grau)

The 10th degree red belt was given only to the pioneers of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, the Gracie brothers: [1]

Notable competitors

Other notable practitioners

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