Stephan Kesting: “Helio Gracie Was Part Of A Fascist Movement In Brazil In The 1930s”
Apr 04, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has long prided itself on being a welcoming, apolitical space – but according to veteran instructor Stephan Kesting, that belief doesn’t hold up under scrutiny. Speaking on a...
Helio Gracie Black Belt Refused To Let Smokers Be Promoted To BJJ Black Belt Rank
Jan 11, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
In a discussion on ConnectCast, BJJ legend Francisco Mansor revealed his uncompromising stance on the role of martial arts instructors… Particularly his belief that smoking is unacceptable for...
Helio Gracie told his student he had to quit drinking coffee to get promoted to Black Belt
Jan 10, 2025BJJEE
In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the journey to earning a black belt is often regarded as a test of skill, perseverance, and personal growth. However, for Francisco Mansor, a Helio Gracie black belt, this...
Helio Gracie Revealed to His Son Rickson as a Teen That His Birth Mother Was the Family Maid
Dec 01, 2024BJJEE
The Gracie family is synonymous with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), a martial art that revolutionized combat sports worldwide. Yet behind the clan’s legendary status lies a story as complex as the...
The Truth About Helio Gracie: Debunking the “Weak and Frail” Myth
Nov 29, 2024BJJEE
Helio Gracie, a towering figure in the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), is often depicted as a weak and frail individual whose innovative genius shaped the art’s foundation. This...
Joao Miyao Criticizes Helio Gracie’s Self-Defense Technique
Aug 14, 2024BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and world champion Joao Miyao recently stirred up some controversy in the BJJ community with a social media post. Miyao’s comments seemed to cast doubt on the...
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...
