Carlson Gracie: Secretariat of Conservation gives go-ahead to statue in Copacabana
After more than ten years, finally the late Carlson Gracie (1933–2006) will be allowed to be revered, with an optional "oss" muttered, by the passers-by…
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Black-belt brother of Murilo Bustamante, Marcelo Bustamante is dead at 62
The start of this week was marked by a big loss for the BJJ community. At 62, black-belt Marcelo Bustamante passed away on Sunday from a…
The flying armbar for gold at the Carlson Gracie Championship
The traditional Carlson Gracie Championship, held by FJJ-Rio, had its 2018 edition take place in Rio de Janeiro this Saturday. Athletes of all ages and…
The historic fight of Roberto Gordo and Wallid Ismail with Carlson as ref
The leader of Start Jiu-Jitsu, in the U.S., Roberto Gordo was once a fierce competitor. With his half-guard, feared for its atypical aggressiveness at the…
Carlson Gracie black-belt Paulão Filho returns to MMA
A pupil of Grandmaster Carlson Gracie and a Pride FC veteran, last weekend Paulão Filho made his return to mixed martial arts. At 39, having…
20 years ago: Carlson Gracie walks Vitor Belfort through an armbar in the UFC
At just 20 years of age, Vitor Belfort was already making it clear that he would become one of the biggest MMA fighters in the world.…
Fernando Pinduka and Otávio Peixotinho teach basic self-defense
Loyal to the teachings of Carlson Gracie, red-and-white-belt Fernando Pinduka and coral-belt Otávio Peixotinho continue to pass on what they learned in Copacabana from the…
BJJ: Learn one of Carlson Gracie’s favorite positions for passing guard
Carlson Gracie Jr. teaches here, alongside Mauro Ayres, his father's favorite guard-passing position. Jr. explains that, nowadays, the toreando guard pass is often used on…
Milton Vieira — Carlson Gracie’s admission process
Miltinho Vieira tells how his first experience with Grandmaster Carlson Gracie went, and remembers the feeling of training for the first time at the old…
Learn how to sweep from the “boloniana” guard, with Sérgio Bolão
A sixth-degree black-belt under Carlson Gracie, Sérgio Bolão was one of the strongest competitors of his generation, with many wins to his name against the…
Carlson Gracie Jr. talks old Carlson Gracie Gym’s graduation system
Following in his father's footsteps, Carlson Gracie Jr. attempts to keep alive the legacy of Carlson Gracie Gym in his own Chicago school, and talks…
Murilo Bustamante gathers Carlson Gracie’s old guard for graduation at charitable seminar
Carlson Gracie assembled a true army of black-belts back in the day. His students, who became champions in BJJ and MMA, continue to carry his…