Rorion Gracie

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner author entrepreneur human martial arts instructor

Rorion Gracie is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu master and member of the famed Gracie family who was instrumental in popularizing BJJ worldwide and bringing it to mainstream attention through the creation of the UFC.

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Rorion Gracie canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner ⓘ
author ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ
human ⓘ
martial arts instructor ⓘ
coAuthorOf "Gracie Diet" ⓘ
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
surface form: "Gracie Jiu-Jitsu"
coFounded UFC 1 ⓘ
surface form: UFC 1 event

Ultimate Fighting Championship ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Brazil ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1952-01-10 ⓘ
developed Gracie Academy ⓘ
surface form: Gracie Combatives program
educatedAt Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
surface form: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
familyName Gracie ⓘ
father Helio Gracie ⓘ
surface form: Hélio Gracie
fieldOfStudy law ⓘ
founded Gracie Academy ⓘ
surface form: Gracie Academy Torrance

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
surface form: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy
givenName Rorion ⓘ
influenced mixed martial arts ⓘ
self-defense training in law enforcement ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
memberOf Gracie family ⓘ
movedTo United States of America ⓘ
name Rorion Gracie self-link ⓘ
notableFor co-authoring the book "Gracie Jiu-Jitsu" ⓘ
co-creating the UFC rules for early events ⓘ
co-founding the Ultimate Fighting Championship ⓘ
popularizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu worldwide ⓘ
teaching Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in the United States ⓘ
occupation Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor ⓘ
author ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
martial arts promoter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Brazil ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
practices Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
surface form: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
promoted Gracie Challenge matches ⓘ
no-holds-barred fighting events ⓘ
relative Carlos Gracie ⓘ
Helio Gracie ⓘ
surface form: Hélio Gracie

Ralek Gracie ⓘ
Rener Gracie ⓘ
Rickson Gracie ⓘ
Royce Gracie ⓘ
Royler Gracie ⓘ
Rener Gracie ⓘ
surface form: Ryron Gracie
residence Southern California ⓘ
sport Brazilian jiu-jitsu ⓘ
grappling ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ultimate Fighting Championship → foundedBy → Rorion Gracie ⓘ
Gracie family → hasMember → Rorion Gracie ⓘ
Gracie family → hasNotableMember → Rorion Gracie ⓘ
Helio Gracie → child → Rorion Gracie ⓘ
subject surface form: Hélio Gracie
Helio Gracie → notableStudent → Rorion Gracie ⓘ
subject surface form: Hélio Gracie
UFC 1 → coFounderInvolved → Rorion Gracie ⓘ
Royce Gracie → relative → Rorion Gracie ⓘ
Rorion Gracie → name → Rorion Gracie self-link ⓘ