February 1, 2006(2006-02-01) (aged 73) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Heart Failure
Other names
Champion
Height
180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight
67–72 kg (148–159 lb; 10 st 8 lb – 11 st 5 lb)
Style
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Fighting out of
Rio de Janeiro Chicago, Illinois
Team
Carlson Gracie Team
Teacher(s)
Carlos Gracie, Helio Gracie
Rank
9th deg. BJJ red belt
Notable students
Allan Goes, Murilo Bustamante, Mario Sperry, Marcus Soares, Wallid Ismail, André Pederneiras, Ricardo Liborio, Marcelo Saporito, Julio "Foca" Fernandez, Vitor Belfort, Stephan Bonnar, Javier Vazquez, Carlos "Carlão" Santos, Carlos Barreto, Francisco "Toco" Albuquerque, Crezio de Souza, Joe Rogan
Website
carlsongraciechicago.com
Carlson Gracie (August 13, 1932 – February 1, 2006)[1][2] was a practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. A member of the Gracie family, he was the eldest son of Carlos Gracie, and nephew to Hélio Gracie, founders of Gracie jiu-jitsu.[3]
Carlson Gracie is considered one of the most important and influential Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners. He and his students created various innovative techniques and strategies which revolutionized Jiu-Jitsu.[4][5] He advocated for a "warrior style", which emphasized physical prowess, aggressiveness, heavy top pressure, takedowns and cross-training to disciplines such as Judo and Wrestling to better one's game.[6] Gracie also believed in the a philosophy the only way to move forward was to test yourself and to do so you needed to open your knowledge to the public, rather than keep jiu-jitsu a secret. The difference in styles and coaching methods led to a rivalry with Hélio Gracie's branch of more orthodox jiu-jitsu.[4]
He is also a mixed martial arts pioneer, having participated in multiple vale tudo matches in the 1950s and 1960s.[7] His academy had one of the first programs for specific training for MMA, and many of his students would become world champions and go on to establish their own academies.[4]
^Gracie Family Tree. URL accessed on November 1, 2009.
^Gracie Seminars >> Carlson Gracie Bio. URL accessed on November 1, 2009.
^Ratner, Dave (2005-03-29). "Gracie Family Tree". Bjj.org. Archived from the original on 2006-07-15. Retrieved 2006-07-06.
family, he was the eldest son of Carlos Gracie, and nephew to Hélio Gracie, founders of Gracie jiu-jitsu. CarlsonGracie is considered one of the most important...
promoter. Ismail holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) under CarlsonGracie, and is an IVC mixed martial arts world champion and BJJ Champion. Ismail...
Hélio Gracie by KO 1955: Drew with CarlsonGracie 1956: Lost to CarlsonGracie by TKO 1957: Lost to CarlsonGracie by decision 1957: Drew with Carlson Gracie...
but the process was stopped due to CarlsonGracie's disavowal. Pride management also offered him to take Royce Gracie's place in his cancelled match with...
choked Gracie's "Leonidas" unconscious. The next year, at the low card of the event which hosted one of the matches between Valdemar Santana and Carlson Gracie...
Royce Gracie (Portuguese: [ˈʁɔjsi ˈɡɾejsi]; born 12 December 1966) is a Brazilian retired professional mixed martial artist. Gracie gained fame for his...
champion several times over and black belt under CarlsonGracie, defeated four members of the famous Gracie family in competition, representing his master...
as the Gracie Hunter or the Gracie Killer due to his wins over four members of the famed Gracie family: Royler Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Ryan Gracie, and Royce...
managed by CarlsonGracie, was 27 years old, 6 feet tall, and weighed 205 lb, 40 lbs more than Masahiko, and had knocked out Hélio Gracie in a fight lasting...
of the Gracie family, including CarlsonGracie and Carley Gracie. The participants were all legitimate practitioners of their styles. The Gracie family...
Libório, Mário Sperry and Luis Roberto Duarte, former members of the CarlsonGracie Academy, to develop and create new training techniques for Brazilian...
jiu-jitsu competitions becoming one of CarlsonGracie protege and he received his Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu from CarlsonGracie himself when he was 20 years old...
Belfort later studied Brazilian jiu-jitsu with CarlsonGracie, who gave him his black belt. Gracie scouted Belfort at the Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu...
Gracie in 1940 and when one of his students, Euclides Pereira defeated CarlsonGracie in 1968. The system focused on ground fighting and submissions due to...
in sports medicine. Bonnar began training Brazilian jiu-jitsu with CarlsonGracie during the summer of 1999, under whom he received his purple belt. Bonnar...
records are private and personal. I'm from Rio de Janeiro, from the CarlsonGracie school and I know people (Alex Negão for example) who confirm that Matt...
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