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	Rickson Gracie Jiu Jitsu
		Helio's feats include the longest fight in recorded history - 3 hours and 45 minutes, nonstop - and the historic match against Masahiko Kimura, who was probably the greatest fighter Japan ever produced.
		Helio's quest became today's Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, a martial art that is continuously evolving as a result of input from practitioners throughout the world.
		Rickson Gracie, one of Helio's sons, has been the family champion for the past 20 years and is the ultimate embodiment of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.
	rickson.com /history.htm (463 words)

	Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy
		Helio was sent to live with some aunts and through these family contacts, he found work as a coxman for a popular local rowing team, eventually moving into the team dorms.
		Helio Gracie holds the record for the longest match in history for a battle against his former student, Waldemar Santana, which lasted an amazing 3 hours and 40 minutes!
		Helio's relentless contribution to the perfection of jiu-jitsu techniques, his philosophy on life and his unique teaching methodology have been an example for his children and his students worldwide.
	gracieacademystore.com /generations/helio.shtml (586 words)

	Rickson Gracie Jiu Jitsu
		Helio was the first Jiu-Jitsu master in the western world to fight a Japanese Jiu-Jitsu master: Namiki in 1932.
		At this time, Helio was 42 years old and weighed 63kg, and his opponent Kimura was 10 years younger than Helio and weighed 100kg.
		Helio holds the world record for the longest fight ever: three hours and forty minutes non-stop, with his student Valdemar Santana.
	www.rickson.com /history/helio.htm (324 words)

	Helio Gracie - OTMWiki
		He is the father of the world-renowned fighters Rickson Gracie, Royler Gracie, Royce Gracie and UFC co-founder Rorion Gracie.
		Hélio Gracie was born in Belém, Brazil on October 1 1913, the youngest son of Gastão and Cesalina Gracie's eight children.
		At the age of 44 in 1957, Hélio Gracie attempted a comeback only to be stopped again by Adema Santa due to knee strikes to the stomach.
	www.onthemat.com /wiki/index.php?title=Helio_Gracie&redirect=no (569 words)

	Gracie Jiu Jitsu \| Gracie Jiu Jitsu Videos
		Helio was often on the sidelines watching his brothers practice because of his poor physical condition, but he was learning much as he watched.
		Helio decided that he would teach the lesson since he had watched his brothers for years and was sure that he could teach as well as he needed to.
		Helio Gracie eventually had sons of his own who followed in the tradition of the Gracie family style of martial arts.
	www.gracie-jiu-jitsu-videos.com /history3.htm (1059 words)

	Jiu Jitsu Forums - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu History
		Helio Gracie would also duplicate Maeda's challenge by formally issuing a challenge to the heavyweight American champion of his own era, Joe Louis aka "The Brown Bomber." One of Helio's son, Royce, also repeated this tradition by challenging Mike Tyson, the heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
		Born in 1901 to Gastão Gracie, a Brazilian scholar and politician, Carlos was the smallest and skinniest of five brothers but was never defeated by his younger brothers.
		The male descendents of the Gracie clan are all taught the family fighting art and encouraged to represent the family in the "Gracie Challenge," an ongoing invitation to accept challenge matches to prove their fighting art's superiority.
	www.jiujitsuforums.com /jiujitsuhistory.php (4105 words)

	Coastal Combatives
		Helio lasted 13 minutes and was still fighting when his older brother and mentor, Carlos, threw in the towel, afraid the arm lock Kimura had caught his younger brother in would shatter Helio's arm.
		Helio Gracie went a step further than his teachers by introducing techniques that required less strength than the Japanese style.
		Relson Gracie in his early years was known for his many street fights and the brutal and unpredictable style in which he engaged those fights.
	www.coastalcombatives.com /historygracie.html (575 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		According to Masahiko Kimura in his book "My Judo", Helio Gracie was a 6th dan judo at the time of his fight with Kimura in 1951 (see extract at http://www.judoinfo.com/kimura2.htm).
		Kodokan records have HÃ©lio Gracie recorded as a 3rd dan in judo, but it is not unusual for a foreign judoka's actual grade to be higher than that officially granted and recorded by the Kodokan.
		Helio, as always, accepted the challenge and defeated him via back choke on a live television program called "Desafio 67" that took place one week after the challenge was made.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Helio_Gracie (891 words)

	Helio Gracie: Judo vs Jujitsu
		Helio, who postponed his return to Brazil in expectation of his visit, was waiting for him there.
		When the one-hour training was finished, Helio came to Nishi saying "there is something I want to show you." What was put in front of Nishi were rare pictures of his legendary fight with Masahiko Kimura, the master.
		Helio: In the beginning I carefully tried to find a breakthrough, but I was in his control as soon as we stood close to each other.
	www.judoinfo.com /helio.htm (2380 words)

	The Onzuka Brothers' Gracie Family Pictorial
		Helio Gracie was the youngest of the Gracie brothers and because of his age, he was the last to learn Jiu-Jitsu.
		Helio is credited as being the person who really created Gracie Jiu-Jitsu because he took the techniques that his older brothers sifted through had kept from the effective art of Jiu-Jitsu and innovated them to require less power and implemented more leverage into the techniques due to his fraile physique.
		Helio's strategy was to go along with the throw instead of fighting it to end up in a better position to start off the match.
	www.onzuka.com /graciepix.html (874 words)

	FLORIDA FEDERATION OF BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Florida (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Helio Gracie the lighter in weight brother (only 135 pounds) introduced the application of leverage to the art, making it possible for a smaller opponent to defeat a larger one.
		Helio Gracie at the age of 17 first stepped into the ring in Frontao against a boxer named Antonio Portugal where Helio won in 30 seconds.
		Rolls Gracie, Carlos Gracie Sr's son was trained by Helio Gracie and was considered one of the best Jiu-Jitsu Black belts of all times refered as the guru by the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Community because of his vision and great technichs.
	www.floridajiujitsufed.com /history.htm (736 words)

	Helio Gracie
		Helio: It was not something like vale tudo, but the first fight between different styles was in 1932 when I fought with an American wrestling fighter named Fred Ebert when I had 17 years old..
		Helio: I don't remember clearly, but jiu-jitsu was considered something oriental in Brazil and there was some guy saying that he could defeat me in a street fight.
		Helio: In the beginning I carefully tried to find a breakthrough, but I was in his control as soon as we stood close to each other.
	www.geocities.com /global_training_report/helio.htm (2517 words)

	RELSON GRACIE JIU-JITSU AUSTIN ASSOCIATION
		Helio's strategy was to wait and when Kimura placed all the force to knock him down, he could loose his balance if Helio did not offer any resistance.
		Helio was battling to defend himself from the "Kimura" when Carlos, Helio's brother and assistant, threw in the towel.
		The male descendents of the Gracie clan are all taught the family fighting art and encouraged to represent the family in the "Gracie Challenge," an ongoing invitation to accept challenge matches to prove their fighting art's superiority.
	www.austinjj.com /gjj.php (9680 words)

	Ralph Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Orange County
		One of the brothers, Helio Gracie, paid special interest to the use of the techniques.
		Helio being of small frame, light in weight (only 135 pounds), and in frail health, was 16 when he began learning Jiu-Jitsu.
		Helio's quest became today's Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, a martial art that is continuously evolving as a result of input from practitioners throughout the world.
	ralphgracieoc.com /history.html (477 words)

	Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Network of Charlotte, NC
		In 1993, Royce Gracie entered the first ever full contact No Holds Barred tournament to be held in the United States and won 3 fights in one night.
		Helio, Carlos’ youngest brother, was physically frail and would constantly faint when doing any type of physical activity.
		From that day on Helio became an instructor and soon after he was teaching the vast majority of the classes while Carlos became more involved with the development of the Gracie Diet and managing the fighting careers of his brothers.
	nc.roycegracie.tv /rgjj (679 words)

	Onzuka Brothers' Comprehensive History of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
		Helio, from the endless hours of watching his brother and with minimal physical execution of the moves himself, gave the student a memorable class.
		Helio's strategy was to wait and when Kimura placed all the force to knock him down, he could loose his balance if Helio did not offer any resistance.
		Helio was battling to defend himself from the "Kimura" when Carlos, Helio's brother and assistant, threw in the towel.
	www.onzuka.com /graciehistory.html (9693 words)

	Helio Gracie: Judo vs Jujitsu
		Helio: It was not something like vale tudo, but the first fight between different styles was in 1932 when I fought with an American wrestling fighter named Fred Ebert when I had 17 years old.
		Helio: I don't remember clearly, but jiu-jitsu was considered something oriental in Brazil and there was some guy saying that he could defeat me in a street fight.
		Helio: In the beginning I carefully tried to find a breakthrough, but I was in his control as soon as we stood close to each other.
	judoinfo.com /helio.htm (2380 words)

	Royce Gracie
		Helio never pushed any of the children to take formal classes until they wanted to do so, however they often went to the Academy in Rio after school and on weekends.
		Gracie won with an armlock, but had to be helped out of the ring as he was completely exhausted, and did not return to action that night.
		After his victory in the first UFC 1, Gracie did not boast that his triumph had proved to the world the superiority of his family's style of jujutsu, nor did he brag that it had proved he was the toughest fighter in the world.
	www.fightingmaster.com /legends/royce (1200 words)

	Gracie Brazilian Jiu jitsu history muay thailand Bangkok Phuket
		Carlos Gracie, who was interested in streetfighting and was also a boxer, quickly modified the classical techniques he learned from Count Koma to meet the demands of real, "no rules" fighting in the streets of Brazil.
		Carlos Gracie taught his style of Jiu-Jitsu to his four younger brothers (Oswaldo, Gastão, Jorge, and finally Helio) and to his older sons (including Carlson and Carley), and they in turn taught their brothers, sons, nephews and cousins.
		In these events, Gracie representatives have consistently demonstrated, in open competition against title holders from other martial arts styles, that the Gracie style of Jiu-Jitsu is the most effective fighting art in the world today.
	www.bjjthailand.com /mma/History.htm (2392 words)

	Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Miami - Home of Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in South Florida - brazilian jiu jitsu, gracie jiu jitsu, ...
		Following the strict teaching methods of Grand Master Hélio Gracie, Valente Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Miami was established to provide the most effective Gracie Jiu-Jitsu instruction in the world by giving students the elements to defend themselves as humanely as possible.
		The world famous Gracie family stands as a shining example of the proven methods of self-defense we teach, through their amazing successes in the no-holds-barred (MMA) arena and the introduction of ground grappling into the training regimen of nearly every major martial art worldwide.
		Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is the official hand-to-hand combat system of the United States Military and law enforcement agencies all around the country.
	www.graciemiami.com (587 words)

	OTM - Helio Gracie Interview
		Helio Gracie is a name that should be familiar with anyone that visits the site, as well as anyone who follows the sport, who along with his legendary brothers was one of the original founders and innovators of Brazilian Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.
		Helio Gracie has had a remarkable career that has spanned well over seventy years; we've all heard the stories â“the adaptation of technique in the early days of the academy, the historic âGracie Challenge matches including the bout with Kimura, his legacy in his famous sons â“all things we have heard and relished countless times.
		It is worth noting that neither Helio nor Rorion had any prior knowledge of what I was going to ask, and the interview as you it presented here is as how it went with minimal editing for technical purposes.
	www.onthemat.com /articles/Helio_Gracie_Interview_02_02_2003.html (729 words)

	Winners of Pride, K-1 and UFC at Capital Jiu-Jitsu in Alexandria Virginia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Helio noticed that many of the traditional techniques were not practical for his 135-pound physique, so he began experimenting to find ways for a smaller person execute the moves.
		Through a lifetime of trial and error, Helio Gracie modified the techniques Maeda had taught Carlos, invented new ones and developed a system of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu that would enable him to be defeat larger, stronger opponents and forever change the landscape of the traditional martial arts world.
		In mid-20th century Brazil, Carlos and Helio Gracie issued the “Gracie Challenge” to prove that their style of Jiu-Jitsu was superior to other popular Brazilian martial arts, such as Capoeira, Judo, Boxing and Karate.
	www.gracieva.com /manual.php (731 words)

	Helio Gracie vs Kimura - Fightauthority.com - Ultimate Martial Arts Fighting and & Fight Training
		Starting in the beginning on the 1930's Helio Gracie was showing the dominance of his "refined" ground fight art learned from Judo's Jigoro Kano's student: Mitsuyo Maeda.
		Gracie defeated one of them and the match between Kimura and Gracie was called "The World Championship of Jiu-Jitsu".
		Gracie was 39 and 140lbs and Kimura weighed 50lbs more and was 6 years younger.
	www.fightauthority.com /mixed-martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts-fights/helio-gracie-vs-kimura.html (547 words)

	Helio Gracie Bio
		Under the guidance of his brother Carlos, Helio went on to become a national hero in Brazil.
		Helio fought Kimura for 15 minutes before being caught in an arm lock.
		Helio also challenged boxing greats Primo Carnera and Ezzard Charles, and world champion Joe Louis, to matches to compare styles.They all declined.
	www.acmma.net /helio.htm (439 words)

	Royce Gracie (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The 39-year-old Gracie is one of nine children, seven of whom are boys.
		Helio never pushed any of the children to take formal classes until they wanted to do so, however they often went to the Academy in Rio after school and on weekends.
		In November of 2003, Royce Gracie was the first fighter to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame along with fellow UFC veteran Ken Shamrock.
	www.sambazon.com /thebuzz.asp?id=20 (508 words)

	Stickgrappler's MMA page - Unofficial Underground forum archives - Helio Gracie's Diary Entries page
		All of the Gracies are visiting from far and near and a feeling of good cheer is in the air.
		gracie ski trip today we arrived in peru for the first annual gracie family ski trip (the only official gracie ski trip).
		After all the kids had their turns and the game was over, Rickson came along and stuck his hand in the bucket of water and pulled an apple out and began to eat it.
	stickgrappler.tripod.com /ug/heliodiary.html (3414 words)

	Warrior's Cove Class Discriptions. These Minnesota Martial Art Cross Training Centers offer comprehensive training in ...
		Helio's feats include the longest fight in recorded history, 3 hours and 45 minutes nonstop with his student, Valdemar Santana, and also the historic match against the reigning Japanese Jiu Jitsu and Judo Champion, Masahiko Kimura, who was 82 pounds heavier and 10 years younger than the 42 year old Helio.
		Helio was the first Jiu Jitsu master in the western world to fight a Japanese Jiu Jitsu master: Namiki in 1932.
		Helio Gracie's fight with Kimura proved the effectiveness of the techniques he had refined.
	www.warriorscove.com /bjj.htm (2151 words)

	AFS Academy of Martial Arts- Gracie Jiujitsu History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Helio eventually had sons of his own who followed in the tradition of the Gracie family style of martial arts.
		In 1993, Rorian's brother, Royce, took Gracie Jiujitsu to the world by entering the first Ultimate Fighting Championship and easily winning the entire event against fighters that were two and three times his size.
		The marketing of Gracie Jiujitsu began to also include the false propaganda that if you were not directly learning from Helio or his sons themselves then you were receiving inferior training and not the "true" Gracie Jiujitsu.
	www.afsacademy.com /gjjhistory.htm (1321 words)

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