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| Kron Gracie | |
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| Born | 1988 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Style | Gracie Jiu-Jitsu |
| Teacher(s) | Rickson Gracie |
| Rank | 1st degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black belt in Judo |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.krongraciejiujitsu.com/ |
Kron Gracie is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and a member of the Gracie family. He is the youngest son of Rickson Gracie and grandson of Helio Gracie.[1]
Biography
Kron Gracie was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1988 to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Rickson Gracie. He began his training under his father as a child. In 2008 at the age of 19, he received his black belt from his father.[2]
Personal
Kron is the youngest of four children to Rickson Gracie and grandson of the late Helio Gracie. He has two older sisters Kauan and Kaulin. In 2000, Kron’s older brother Rockson died of overdose in New York City.[3][4]
When not competing he teaches jiu-jitsu at his father’s school in West Los Angeles, California[2] and helps run his father's association.[5]
Instructor lineage
Jigoro Kano → Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Helio Gracie → Rickson Gracie → Kron Gracie
Grappling credentials
- 2013 ADCC Submission Wrestling Championships - 1st Place - Under77 kg Division
- 2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling Championships - 3rd Place - Under 77 kg Division
- 2011 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship - 2nd Place - Adult Light Weight Division - Black Belt
- 2009 European Champion
- 2008 Rickson Gracie Cup - 1st Place – Adult Middle Weight Division – Brown Belt, 1st Place – Adult Open Division – Brown Belt
- 2008 Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship – 1st Place – Adult Middle Weight Division – Brown Belt, 1st Place – Adult Open Division – Brown Belt
- 2007 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship – 1st Place – Adult Middle Weight Division – Brown Belt
- 2007 Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship – 1st Place – Adult Middle Weight Division – Brown Belt
- 2007 Copa Pacifica de Jiu Jitsu - 1st Place
- 2006 BJJ World Championships – RJ, Brazil – 1st Place – Adult Light Weight Division – Purple Belt
- 2006 World Cup of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - 1st Place – Adult Light Weight Division – Purple Belt
- 2006 Naga Championships – 1st Place – Adult Light Weight Division – Purple Belt
- 2006 6th Annual Gracie United Tournament - 1st Place.
- 2006 NAGA Chicago Championship - 1st Place.
- 2006 3rd South Bay Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship - 1st Place.
- 2005 CBJJ Pan American Championships - 1st Place - Light - Purple Belt
References
- ^ Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy >> Generations >> Kron Gracie Bio. URL accessed on April 3, 2010.
- ^ a b Kron Gracie Bio. URL accessed on April 3, 2010.
- ^ "Anunciada em Nova York a causa da morte do lutador de jiu-jitsu Rockson Gracie. O laudo da necropsia revelou que o brasileiro de 19 anos morreu de overdose de drogas e medicamentos." . URL accessed on April 3, 2010.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Rickson Gracie International Jiu-Jitsu Association. URL accessed on April 3, 2010.
External links
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