Carlos "Carlinhos" Gracie Jr. is a Brazilian 8th-degree coral belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner and coach. A member of the Gracie family, he is the son of Carlos Gracie, one of the founders of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Career

Gracie is the founder of the Confederação Brasileira de Jiu-Jitsu (CBJJ), also known as International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), a for-profit company which organizations BJJ and submission grappling tournaments, including the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship and European Jiu-Jitsu Championship. He is a co-founder of the Gracie Barra team.

Personal life

Carlinhos is one of twenty-one children fathered by Brazilian jiu-jitsu co-founder Carlos Gracie. He has three children: daughter Caroline, and sons Kayron and Kyan. Kayron is a black belt under his father and is a professor at Gracie Barra Rancho Santa Margarita. Gracie is also the founder and director of Gracie Magazine, a monthly Brazilian jiu-jitsu publication.

Instructor lineage

Kanō Jigorō → Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie Sr. → Carlos Gracie Jr.