In the black belt division, the absolute champion was Fabrício Prantera; at brown Manoel Oliveira took the title; at purple it was Bruno Iglessias; while at blue Murillo Sabino and foreigner Steven Muldrow closed out for Carlson’s school.

Photo: FJJ-Rio

The event was attended by such illustrious figures as Kyra Gracie, Amaury Bitetti and Carlson’s son, Junior Gracie.

Further standouts in the Carlson Gracie Cup were Kim Terra (Check Mat), winner of the lightweight division, and Marcelo “Vanuza” Toscano (Carlson Gracie), who closed out the super heavyweight division with Fabrício Prantera. In the master category, Fabio Alves (Brazilian Fight) took weight and absolute, while teammate Osiris Maia came out on top in the medium heavyweight / senior division.
In the overall team scores of the Ryan Gracie No-Gi tournament, Gracie Humaitá took first, followed by BTT and GFTeam.

Foto: FJJ-Rio

Aconteceu no último sábado, no Iate Clube Jardim Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro, a Copa Carlson Gracie de Jiu-Jitsu e o Estadual Ryan Gracie de Jiu-Jitsu sem Kimono, competições da FJJ-Rio. Na Copa Carlson, apesar de a campeã ter sido a Gracie Humaitá, um dos grandes destaques foi a academia que traz o nome do homenageado. Em segundo lugar no geral, a Carlson Gracie venceu todos os absolutos da faixa-azul a preta. Em terceiro veio a Brazilian Fight.

Na faixa-preta, o campeão absoluto foi Fabrício Prantera; na marrom o melhor foi Manoel Oliveira; na faixa-roxa venceu Bruno Iglessias; enquanto na azul fecharam pela escola de Carlson Murillo Sabino e o atleta estrangeiro Steven Muldrow.

O evento contou com presenças ilustres como Kyra Gracie, o bicampeão mundial absoluto Amaury Bitetti e o filho de Carlson, Júnior Gracie.

Parentes próximos e amigos de Carlson prestigiaram o evento

Ainda na Copa Carlson Gracie, se destacaram na faixa-preta Kim Terra (CheckMat), campeão no peso leve, e Marcelo Toscano “Vanuza” (Carlson Gracie), que fechou o superpesado com Fabrício Prantera. No máster, Fabio Alves (Brazilian Fight) levou peso e absoluto, enquanto o companheiro de equipe Osiris Maia foi o melhor no meio-pesado senior.

No Estadual sem kimono Ryan Gracie a melhor entre as equipes foi novamente a Gracie Humaitá, seguida pela BTT e GFTeam.

Master Carlson Gracie honored. Photo: publicity

With more than a thousand signed up, the Copa Carlson and Ryan Gracie No-Gi State championships take place at the Jardim Guanabara Yacht Club this Saturday in Rio de Janeiro. The events are organized by the FJJ-Rio and count for the entity’s annual rankings.

The competitions pay tribute to two members of the family who have passed away but will never be forgotten. The timetable and brackets are available on the FJJ-Rio website (click here).

Carlson’s son Junior will attend the event. His Carlson Gracie team will enter the competition with more than 90 athletes headed by professors Marcelo Saporito and Alan Moraes.

“I’ll attend the event. They’re paying tribute to my father and I think that’s real cool,” remarks Carlson Gracie Jr.