The Carlson Gracie lineage

The line

Carlson Gracie built the sport's first great competition team in Rio's Copacabana. His academy produced a generation of fighters and coaches, and his line carries a pressure-heavy, fight-tested identity to this day.

Lineage follows black-belt promotions: links are checked against public sources where possible and shown as best-effort estimates everywhere else. Athletes train under many coaches — treat this as a map for exploring, not a certificate.