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GRACIE HUMAITÁ
Since 1925
WE HAVE CHANGED THE GAME
The Gracie Academy, established by Carlos and Helio Gracie on April 18, 1925, expanded to the USA with the opening of the Gracie Competition Team Academy in San Diego, California, on November 17, 2009.
Our Story
1925
Founded
+110
Certified Locations
Worldwide
Seminars
Jiu-Jitsu originated in India among Buddhist monks, who developed it as a form of self-defense during their travels. The term "Jiu-Jitsu" means "gentle art" and is based on three principles: technique, leverage, and balance.
The art spread from India to China and then to Japan.
Mitsuyo Maeda, also known as "Count Koma," was a prominent practitioner of Judo and Jiu-Jitsu. After traveling the world, Maeda arrived in Brazil in 1914. He and his group aimed to promote Judo, and one member, Sanshiro "Black Belly" Satake, opened Brazil's first Judo academy in Manaus. Maeda settled in Belém do Pará, where the Conde Koma academy still exists.
In 1915, Maeda met Gastão Gracie, who enrolled his son Carlos Gracie in Jiu-Jitsu. The Gracie family learned from Maeda and, in 1925, established the first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in Rio de Janeiro at Rua Marques de Abrantes in Flamengo.
The Gracies significantly refined and popularized the art, leading to the development of modern Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
The Gracies, Carlos, Gaston, George, Oswaldo and Helio, always making a very aggressive advertisement challenging everyone to showcase the efficiency of Jiu-jitsu art.
Later, Gracie Academy moved from the downtown area on Rio Branco Avenue 151, 17 and 18, and from now on, Gracie Academy and Gracies have always strived to prove the effectiveness of this martial art. In 1981, the Gracie Academy left Av. Rio Branco and its new headquarters was established at the Vasco da Gama club in Lagoa. In 1985 he changed again and went to Padre Antonio Vieira High College in Humaita, where he is today under the supervision of Master Rolker Gracie.
Master Helio Gracie perfected jiu-jitsu in such a way that it gave the conditions to a lean person to be able to fight a large and strong person, becoming the father of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and from there to the ‘Gracie Jiu Jitsu ‘has only victories.
MASTERS TEAM
ROYLER GRACIE
8th degree coral belt
40+ years of competition experience
Coauthored 3 BJJ books
11 Professional MMA fights
Royler Gracie, born on December 6, 1965, has been training in Jiu Jitsu since the age of three. He learned from his father, Helio Gracie, alongside his brothers and cousins who also practiced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. For many years, he managed the Gracie Humaitá Academy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, under his father's guidance, but he currently resides in San Diego. As the son of the Grandmaster Helio Gracie and brother to Rorion, Relson, Rickson, Rolker, Royce, Rherika, Robin, and Ricci, Royler holds a 8th degree red/black in the family's traditional style of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Royler competed for over 20 years in black belt competitions and participated in several Vale Tudo fights. He is a four-time World Jiu-Jitsu Champion in the Featherweight category (up to 67kg), a three-time ADCC Champion, and has won multiple titles in the Pan American and Brazilian Carioca championships.
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ROLKER GRACIE
8th degree red and black belt
gracie humaitá co-owner
20+ years competition experience
Rolker Gracie holds a 8th degree red and black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is a notable member of the Gracie family, being the fourth son of Helio Gracie. He is affiliated with the Gracie Humaitá jiu-jitsu school alongside his younger brother Royler Gracie. Rolker started his Jiu Jitsu training at the age of 6 under the guidance of his father, Helio. He is the sibling of several renowned fighters, including Relson, Rickson, Royler, Royce, Robin, and UFC co-founder Rorion Gracie, and has an impressive competition history spanning over 20 years with numerous Jiu-Jitsu championships in Brazil.
