- Cesar Gracie
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Cesar Gracie Gronning Nationality Brazilian Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12.9 st) Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team Cesar Gracie Academy Rank 7th degree red and black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1] Mixed martial arts record Total 1 Wins 0 Losses 1 By knockout 1 Notable students Nick Diaz, Nate Diaz, Jake Shields, Gilbert Melendez, David Terrell Cesar Gracie is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt who trains a number of top fighters in Pleasant Hill, California. Gracie is a member of the Gracie family, the son of Sonja Gracie-Gronning (who is the daughter of Carlos Gracie) and not to be confused with his cousin also named Cesar Gracie who is the son of Reylson Gracie.
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Biography
Gracie received his black belt from his uncle Carlos Robson Gracie on February 15, 1992. At that time, Robson headed the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. In 1996, Gracie received another certificate from his other uncle Carlos Gracie Jr., founder of Confederação Brasileira de Jiu-Jitsu (CBJJ) and son of Carlos Gracie who, along with brother Helio Gracie, were the co-founders of "Gracie Jiu-Jitsu", also known as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Gracie was the 3rd Gracie in North America to open a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Gym (the first was his uncle Carley Gracie in 1972[2] and his cousin Rorion Gracie in 1978.[3] Gracie's students include black belts David Terrell, former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields[4] and former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz, brown belts Nate Diaz who won The Ultimate Fighter 5, Bret Bergmark, and current Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez.
Film
Gracie appeared alongside his fighters in the mixed martial arts documentary Fight Life, the film is directed by independent filmmaker James Z. Feng and produced by RiLL Films.[5]
Gracie is well known for his DVD instructional series.
MMA Debut
On March 10, 2006, Gracie made his mixed martial arts debut, taking on former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Frank Shamrock in the main event of the Strikeforce: "Shamrock vs. Gracie" pay-per-view event. Shamrock knocked out Gracie just 20 seconds into the first round.
Instructor Lineage
Jigoro Kano → Tsunejiro Tomita → Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Robson Gracie → Cesar Gracie
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 1 match 0 wins 1 loss By knockout 0 1 By submission 0 0 By decision 0 0 Result Record Opponent Dominick Cruz Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 0–1 Frank Shamrock
KO (punch) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie March 10, 2006 1 0:20 San Jose, California, United States References
- ^ http://www.ufcgaming.com/f2/perseverance-lesson-cesar-gracie-568
- ^ Carley Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy > Bio URL accessed on June 12, 2009.
- ^ Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy > Rorion Gracie Bio URL accessed on June 12, 2009.
- ^ Shields Awarded BJJ Black Belt
- ^ Fight Life: MMA Documentary
External links
- Cesar Gracie Academy Website
- Cesar Gracie Academy MySpace
- Cesar Gracie's mixed martial arts statistics at Sherdog.com
First Generation Second Generation Carlson Gracie · Robson Gracie · Reyson Gracie · Carley Gracie · Rolls Gracie · Carlos Gracie, Jr. · Crolin Gracie · Rorion Gracie · Rickson Gracie · Royce Gracie · Royler Gracie · Relson Gracie · Rolker Gracie · Robin Gracie · Reylson Gracie · Rillion GracieThird Generation Carlson Gracie Jr. · Renzo Gracie · Ralph Gracie · Ryan Gracie · Charles Gracie · Rener Gracie · Cesar Gracie · Rodrigo Gracie · Roger Gracie · Clark Gracie · Ryron Gracie · Ralek Gracie · Rolles Gracie Jr. · Kron Gracie · Rhalan Gracie · Igor GracieFourth Generation Related Categories:- Living people
- Brazilian mixed martial artists
- Middleweight mixed martial artists
- Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Mixed martial arts trainers
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu trainers
- Brazilian emigrants to the United States
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