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Gracie family
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Gracie family[1] is a family of Brazilian fighters originally from Belém and currently based in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

Carlos Gracie[2] and Hélio Gracie, the patriarchs of the family, are considered the fathers of jiu-jitsu in Brazil.[citation needed] In addition, they developed a technique in which a weaker fighter can defeat a stronger opponent, using techniques in the form of strangulations, levers, immobilization and twisting, and for this reason they are considered responsible for the development of the Brazilian martial art style known today as Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or BJJ.

The Gracie family is also known for developing and following a diet that combines certain elements of the food table together.[3]

Japanese jiu-jitsu was introduced to the Gracie family in Brazil around 1914 by Count Koma (Mitsuyo Maeda). Conde was a judo champion and a direct disciple of Jigoro Kano, founder of Judo, in the Kodokan of Japan. He was born in 1878, and learned judo (Kano’s jiu-jitsu) in 1897.

In 1914, Conde had the opportunity to travel to Brazil, arriving in Porto Alegre – RS where he made the first presentations of his techniques, as part of a large colony of Japanese immigration. In Pará, a state in the northern region of Brazil, he became friends with Gastão Gracie, an influential businessman who helped Maeda establish himself.

To show his gratitude, Maeda volunteered to teach judo (Kano’s jiu-jitsu) to Carlos Gracie, Gastão’s eldest son. Carlos learned for a few years and then passed his knowledge on to his brothers. However, it was Hélio Gracie, Carlos’ younger brother, who was most responsible for the technical refinement of the Japanese art, which led him to be known as the “Creator of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu”. In 1976, Rolls Gracie defeated a master who proposed a challenge between his art, karate, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[4] At the end of the 1990s, the family reached the general public when Rorion Gracie revolutionized the world of martial arts by creating the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the first of the MMA championships that later became known as MMA championships (pt. Artes Mixed Martial Arts), in which Rickson, Royce, Royler, Renzo, Ralph, Ryan and Rodrigo fought and were champions. Kyra Gracie is the first woman in her family to actively compete in the sport.