Renzo Gracie

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Renzo Gracie (pronounced "Henzo") is a lifelong practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and a member of the legendary Gracie family from Brazil.

He is brother to Ralph Gracie and Ryan Gracie and first cousin (once-removed) to Royce Gracie and Rickson Gracie.
Renzo has competed both in sport BJJ and mixed martial arts events such as the PRIDE Fighting Championships, RINGS – King of Kings, Martial Arts Reality Superfighting(MARS) and the World Combat Championship.

Renzo is the main instructor at The Renzo Gracie Academy which is located in Midtown Manhattan. Renzo is known to always be at the academy, joking and teaching many of the classes. Renzo, out of all the known Gracies, is known to be just as good-natured as he is skilled.

Many well known BJJ and MMA fighters have been trained by Renzo, including BJJ black belts Rodrigo Gracie, Matt Serra, Ricardo Almeida and Sean Alvarez. Renzo also has produced arguably the biggest powerhouse bjj team on the East Coast of the US.

Renzo is currently coaching his team, the Pitbulls, for the International Fight League.

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