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Hélio Gracie, the Glossary

Hélio Gracie (October 1, 1913 – January 29, 2009) was a Brazilian martial artist who together with his brothers Oswaldo, Gastao Jr, George and Carlos Gracie founded and developed the self-defense martial art system of Gracie jiu-jitsu, also known as Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ).^[1]

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Brazilian people of Scottish descent
Gracie family
People awarded a red belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Sportspeople from Belém

Armlock

An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint or shoulder joint.

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Athlete

An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance.

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Belém

Belém (Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará), often called Belém of Pará, is a Brazilian city, capital and largest city of the state of Pará in the country's north.

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Black Belt (magazine)

Black Belt is an American magazine covering martial arts and combat sports.

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Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport and martial art.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Brazilian Integralism

Brazilian Integralism (integralismo) was a political movement in Brazil, created in October 1932.

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; jiu-jitsu brasileiro) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting, and submission holds.

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Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi

The Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi is the training uniform adapted from the judo keikogi (稽古着) for use in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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Brazilians

Brazilians (Brasileiros) are the citizens of Brazil.

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Capoeira

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality.

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Carlos "Caique" Elias

Carlos Henrique "Caique" Elias (born October 13, 1957) is an 8th degree red-and-black belt master of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ).

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Carlos Gracie

Carlos Gracie (September 14, 1902October 7, 1994) was a Brazilian martial artist who is credited with being one of the primary developers of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Hélio Gracie and Carlos Gracie are 20th-century philanthropists, Brazilian people of Scottish descent, Gracie family, martial arts school founders, people awarded a red belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Sportspeople from Belém.

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Catch wrestling

Catch wrestling (originally catch-as-catch-can) is a style of wrestling with looser rules than forms like Greco-Roman wrestling.

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Chokehold

A chokehold, choke, stranglehold or, in Judo, shime-waza (translation) is a general term for a grappling hold that critically reduces or prevents either air (choking)The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1999).

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Chris Fuller (director)

Christopher Elwin Fuller is an American film director, writer, and producer.

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Clube de Autores

Clube de Autores (founded 2009) is a major self-publishing platform in Latin America, with a main focus on the Brazilian market.

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Daki age

is a throw in judo.

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Dan (rank)

The ranking system is used by many Japanese, Okinawan, Korean, and other martial arts organizations to indicate the level of a person's ability within a given system.

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Euclydes Hatem

Euclydes Hatem (September 16, 1914 – September 26, 1984), known as Mestre Tatu, was a Brazilian catch wrestler, known for being the founder of the martial art of Luta Livre. Hélio Gracie and Euclydes Hatem are 20th-century philanthropists, Brazilian male mixed martial artists, martial arts school founders and mixed martial artists utilizing catch wrestling.

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First Brazilian Republic

The First Brazilian Republic, also referred to as the Old Republic (República Velha), officially the Republic of the United States of Brazil, refers to the period of Brazilian history from 1889 to 1930.

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Freestyle wrestling

Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling.

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Geo Omori

or Geo Omori as he became known in Brazil, was a Japanese-born Brazilian martial artist who is credited for being one of the creators of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Hélio Gracie and Geo Omori are 20th-century philanthropists, Brazilian male judoka, Brazilian male mixed martial artists, martial arts school founders, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial artists utilizing judo.

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Getúlio Vargas

Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 until his suicide in 1954.

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Gracie family

The Gracie family is a family of martial artists originally from Belém, state of Pará, Brazil whose ancestors came from Paisley, Scotland.

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Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (book)

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a self-defence martial arts system instructional book written by Helio Gracie. Hélio Gracie and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (book) are Gracie family.

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Grappling

Grappling is a fighting technique based on throws, trips, sweeps, clinch fighting, ground fighting and submission holds.

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Guard (grappling)

The guard is a ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.

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Guy Ritchie

Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968) is an English film director, producer and screenwriter.

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Headbutt

A headbutt or butt is a targeted strike with the head, typically involving the use of robust parts of the headbutter's cranium as the area of impact.

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Jair Bolsonaro

Jair Messias Bolsonaro (born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer who served as the 38th president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023.

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Japanese people

are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Japanese archipelago.

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Joe Louis

Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951.

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Joinville

Joinville is the largest city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil.

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Judo

is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.

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Judogi

Judogi (柔道着 or 柔道衣), also called keikogi or dogi, is the formal Japanese name for the traditional uniform used for Judo practice and competition.

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Kanō Jigorō

was a Japanese judoka, educator, politician, and the founder of judo. Hélio Gracie and Kanō Jigorō are martial arts school founders.

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Kick

A kick is a physical strike using the leg, in unison usually with an area of the knee or lower using the foot, heel, tibia (shin), ball of the foot, blade of the foot, toes or knee (the latter is also known as a knee strike).

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Kodokan Judo Institute

The, or Kōdōkan (講道館), is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community.

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Kron Gracie

Kron Gracie (born July 11, 1988) is a Brazilian and American mixed martial artist, submission grappler, and instructor. Hélio Gracie and Kron Gracie are Brazilian male judoka, Brazilian people of Scottish descent, Gracie family and mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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List of Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners

This is a list of highly notable Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners.

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List of judo techniques

This is a list of judo techniques.

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Luiz França

Luiz França Filho (1910–1982) was a Brazilian martial artist and one of the primary founders of a non-Gracie lineage of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ). Hélio Gracie and Luiz França are Brazilian male judoka, Brazilian male mixed martial artists, martial arts school founders and people awarded a red belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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Martial arts

Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defence; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage.

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Masahiko Kimura

was a Japanese judoka and professional wrestler who is widely considered the greatest judoka of all time. Hélio Gracie and Masahiko Kimura are mixed martial artists utilizing judo.

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Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie

The fight between Japanese judoka Masahiko Kimura and Brazilian jiu-jitsu founder Hélio Gracie was held at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on October 23, 1951.

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Mitsuyo Maeda

,Virgílio, pp. Hélio Gracie and Mitsuyo Maeda are Brazilian male judoka, Brazilian male mixed martial artists, martial arts school founders, mixed martial artists utilizing catch wrestling and mixed martial artists utilizing judo.

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Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.

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Mount (grappling)

The mount, or mounted position, is a dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head.

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NBC Sports

NBC Sports is an American programming division of the broadcast network NBC, owned and operated by the NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal and subsidiary of Comcast.

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Oswaldo Fadda

Oswaldo Baptista Fadda (August 1, 1920 – April 1, 2005) was a practitioner and developer of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, reaching the rank of "nono grau", a 9th degree red belt. Hélio Gracie and Oswaldo Fadda are 20th-century philanthropists, Brazilian male judoka, martial arts school founders and people awarded a red belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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Petrópolis

Petrópolis, also known as The Imperial City, is a municipality in the Southeast Region of Brazil.

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often referred to as pro wrestling, or simply, wrestling) is a form of athletic theater that combines mock combat with drama, under the premise (known colloquially as kayfabe), that the performers are competitive wrestlers.

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Rener Gracie

Rener Gracie (born 10 November 1983) is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt instructor, coach, and inventor. Hélio Gracie and Rener Gracie are Brazilian people of Scottish descent and Gracie family.

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Rickson Gracie

Rickson Gracie (born November 21, 1959) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. Hélio Gracie and Rickson Gracie are Brazilian male mixed martial artists, Gracie family, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu and people awarded a red belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro.

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Robson Gracie

Carlos Robson Gracie Sr. (16 January 1935 – 28 April 2023) was a Brazilian martial artist. Hélio Gracie and Robson Gracie are Brazilian people of Scottish descent, Gracie family and people awarded a red belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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Rolls Gracie

Rolls Gracie (1951–1982) was a Brazilian martial artist. Hélio Gracie and Rolls Gracie are Brazilian people of Scottish descent, Gracie family and people awarded a red belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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Rorion Gracie

Rorion Gracie (born January 10, 1952) is a Brazilian-born Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Grand Master, a prominent member of the Gracie family, writer, publisher, producer, lecturer, lawyer and the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Hélio Gracie and Rorion Gracie are Gracie family and people awarded a red belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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Rowing (sport)

Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars.

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Royce Gracie

Royce Gracie (born 12 December 1966) is a Brazilian retired professional mixed martial artist. Hélio Gracie and Royce Gracie are Brazilian male mixed martial artists, Brazilian people of Scottish descent, Gracie family and mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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Royler Gracie

Royler Gracie (born December 6, 1965) is a Brazilian-American retired mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. Hélio Gracie and Royler Gracie are Brazilian male mixed martial artists, Brazilian people of Scottish descent, Gracie family and mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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Self-defense

Self-defense (self-defence primarily in Commonwealth English) is a countermeasure that involves defending the health and well-being of oneself from harm.

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Sherdog

Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA).

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Soccer kick

A soccer kick, also known as a soccer ball kick or PK (penalty kick) in puroresu and shoot fighting, and as tiro de meta in vale tudo, is a reference to a kick that is similar to kicks used in association football.

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Sumiyuki Kotani

was a Japanese martial artist.

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Swimming (sport)

Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water.

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Takeo Yano

Takeo Yano, also known as Takeo Iano, was a Japanese judoka who helped in the establishment of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Brazil. Hélio Gracie and Takeo Yano are martial arts school founders.

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Taro Miyake

Taro Miyake (Miyake Taruji) (c. 1881–1935)Green, Thomas A. and Joseph R. Svinth, eds.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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UFC 1

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (later renamed UFC 1: The Beginning) was the first mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), held at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, United States, on November 12, 1993.

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UFC 2

The Ultimate Fighting Championship Part II (later renamed UFC 2: No Way Out) was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 11, 1994, at Mammoth Gardens in Denver, Colorado.

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Valdemar Santana

Valdemar Santana (born 28 October 1929 - died 29 August 1984), sometimes known as Adema Santa, was a Brazilian martial artist who trained in Capoeira under Mestre Bimba and in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Hélio Gracie. Hélio Gracie and Valdemar Santana are Brazilian male judoka, Brazilian male mixed martial artists, mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial artists utilizing judo.

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Vale Tudo

Vale Tudo or vale-tudo (Everything Goes/Everything Allowed), also known as No Holds Barred (NHB) in the United States, is an unarmed, full-contact combat sport with relatively few rules.

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Wladek Zbyszko

Władysław Cyganiewicz (November 20, 1891 – June 10, 1968), better known by the ring name Władek Zbyszko, was a Polish catch wrestler, professional wrestler and strongman.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hélio_Gracie

Also known as Helio gracy.

, Oswaldo Fadda, Petrópolis, Professional wrestling, Rener Gracie, Rickson Gracie, Rio de Janeiro, Robson Gracie, Rolls Gracie, Rorion Gracie, Rowing (sport), Royce Gracie, Royler Gracie, Self-defense, Sherdog, Soccer kick, Sumiyuki Kotani, Swimming (sport), Takeo Yano, Taro Miyake, The New York Times, UFC 1, UFC 2, Valdemar Santana, Vale Tudo, Vox Media, Wladek Zbyszko.

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See also

Brazilian people of Scottish descent

Gracie family

People awarded a red belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Sportspeople from Belém

References