Helio Gracie Black Belt Standards: ‘No Dreadlocks, Head Tattoos or being Overweight’
Mar 20, 2024BJJEE
Few published guidelines or standards determine when a practitioner is ready for promotion; the criterion is generally determined by individual instructors and/or academies.The IBJJF maintains an...
Carley Gracie: “The Founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is Carlos Gracie Sr.; Helio Gracie Was his Assistant”
Mar 09, 2024BJJEE
The founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is considered to be Carlos Gracie Sr.. Carlos, along with his brothers Gastão, George, and Helio, studied Judo under Mitsuyo Maeda beginning in 1914. Maeda, a...
Understanding the differences in Carlos Gracie Sr, Helio Gracie and Carlson Gracie’s legacy & style of Jiu-Jitsu
Mar 06, 2024BJJEE
If you train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, you should really read up about the founding fathers of our art. 3 major figures that you should know about are Carlos Gracie Sr, Helio and Carlson Gracie. These 3...
Hélio Gracie’s Legendary Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Rio de Janeiro to Be Demolished
Feb 01, 2024BJJEE
One of the great symbols in the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will soon cease to exist. The Padre Antônio Vieira school, located in Humaitá, South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, previously housed the...
The Difference Between Rickson & Helio Gracie’s Style of Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 28, 2024BJJEE
Kron Gracie, the son of Rickson Gracie talks about the difference between the styles of Jiu-Jitsu of his grandfather, Helio Gracie and his father Rickson Gracie. For Kron, Helio Gracie should be...
Masahiko Kimura’s Version Of The Helio Gracie Challenge Match Paints A Completely Different Picture Of Events
Jan 25, 2024BJJEE
Masahiko Kimura)was a Japanese judoka who is widely considered one of the greatest judoka of all time. (5 ft 7in 170 cm; 85 kg, 187 lb) He was born on September 10, 1917 in Kumamoto, Japan. In...
Royce Gracie: “My Father [Helio Gracie] Was Way Ahead Of Everybody”
Nov 11, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Royce Gracie, a name synonymous with the foundations of mixed martial arts (MMA), revolutionized the sport by showcasing the effectiveness of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His legendary victories in the...
Carley Gracie Tells The Story of His Physical Altercation with his Uncle Helio Gracie
Jun 05, 2023BJJEE
Carley Gracie, is a 9th degree Red Belt and son of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu founder Carlos Gracie. Carley is the father of Clark Gracie. He is the oldest member of the Gracie clan still donning a gi and...
How to Do Helio Gracie’s Signature Scissor Choke from Armbar
Nov 01, 2022BJJEE
BJJ black belt Ty Gay, instructor at Redline BJJ shows an old school and effective scissor choke made famous by Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu co-founder Grandmaster Helio Gracie. Tye starts off from an armbar...
The Colorized & Remastered Kimura – Hélio Gracie Challenge Match Gives a Different Perspective On The Event
Sep 18, 2021BJJEE
Among many tales that are at the root of brazilian jiu-jitsu there’s perhaps no challenge more famous than Helio Gracie against Masahiko Kimura. In a 1994 interview with Yoshinori Nishi, Helio...
Gordon Ryan On the Hard Core Origin of BJJ: ‘Me Talking Sh*t Is Tame Compared To What Helio Gracie Did & Said”
Sep 07, 2021BJJEE
3x ADCC champion Gordon Ryan is known for being the world’s best No GI Jiu-Jitsu competitor and also for his provocative attitude off the mat – especially on social media. Ryan is known for...
Rare footage of a World Champion’s Private Class with Helio Gracie
Sep 02, 2021BJJEE
Rare footage from 1993 of Cassio Werneck (who would become world champion in 2003) when he took a private lesson with Grand Master Helio Gracie. A real lesson of self-defense. Check it out!...
Never Before Released Footage of Helio Gracie Training Son Royce for Sakuraba
Jul 26, 2021BJJEE
20 years ago, Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Royce Gracie in the longest fight in MMA History. The bout lasted an incredible 90 Minutes! Kazushi Sakuraba, a professional wrestler who derived his...
Helio Gracie Facing Masahiko Kimura & The Different Interpretations of the Event
Oct 08, 2020BJJEE
Among many tales that are at the root of brazilian jiu-jitsu there’s perhaps no challenge more famous than Helio Gracie against Masahiko Kimura. In a 1994 interview with Yoshinori Nishi, Helio...
Never Before Seen Footage of Helio Gracie Teaching Ryron & Rener in 1988
Oct 01, 2020BJJEE
Today is Grandmaster Helio Gracie birthday. The founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu would have been 107 years old today. As a tribut to the their grandfather, Ryron and Rener Gracie released a never...
Why Did Grandmaster Helio Gracie Wear a Blue Belt?
Aug 17, 2020BJJEE
The most common images of Grandmaster Helio Gracie are of him wearing a red belt with 10 degrees, which is reserved for the founders of Gracie/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Carlos, Helio, George, Oswaldo...
Old School American Black Belt Shares a Hilarious Story Of When He Met Helio Gracie
Aug 12, 2020BJJEE
The founder of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is universally respected, admired and loved by the worldwide BJJ community. Old school BJJ black belt under Ralph Gracie, Alan ‘Gumby’ Marques had the...
Video: Helio Gracie’s Complete Self Defense Jiu-Jitsu System
Aug 05, 2020BJJEE
When it comes to self defense, your best option is often to train in combat sports where you will have sparring matches with a fully resisting training partner and you will be putting yourself in...
Helio Gracie Sets Record Straight: ‘Maeda Was Teaching us Jiu-Jitsu, Not Judo’
Jul 14, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has its roots in the Gracie family, but the Gracies learned from Mitsuyo Maeda. He was doing Vale Tudo challenge matches around the world before the Gracies had been taught...
Helio Gracie’s 20 Criteria To become an Instructor
May 08, 2020BJJEE
Few published guidelines or standards determine when a practitioner is ready for promotion; the criterion is generally determined by individual instructors and/or academies.The IBJJF maintains an...
Carley Gracie on His Fist Fight with his Uncle Helio Gracie & Legal Dispute with Rorion
Mar 18, 2020BJJEE
Carley Gracie, is a 9th degree Red Belt and son of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu founder Carlos Gracie. Carley is the father of Clark Gracie. He is the oldest member of the Gracie clan still donning a gi and...
Helio Gracie Was a Vegetarian. Didn’t Eat Meat for 69 Years
Feb 25, 2020BJJEE
In his final recorded interview in 2007, Helio Gracie at the age of 93, was asked about his diet and how it had kept him in impeccable health all his life. The reporter asked him, how long...
That Time Helio Gracie Choked Out Chuck Norris
Nov 05, 2019BJJEE
In this original interview for Bloody Elbow by Team One Productions, BJJ Black Belt Chuck Norris relates the story of the first time he met and trained with the legendary Gracie family in...
How To Set Up The Legendary ‘Helio Gracie Choke’
Aug 03, 2019BJJEE
For the choke, there are no “tough guys”. With an arm lock he can be tough and resist the pain. With the choke he just passes out, goes to sleep. Helio Gracie It was said that Grandmaster...
