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. 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.
Rafael "Gordinho" Correa
Rafael "Gordinho" Corrêa - 3rd Degree Black Belt - 4 time National Jiu-Jitsu Champion - Main Competitions - World Jiu-Jitsu Championship: 98 Champion , 97 runner up - ADCC (Brazilian) Trials: 2003 competitor - National Jiu-Jitsu Championship: 4 times champion - 94/95/96/97 Most technical athlete of the championship & fastest submission - " 12 seconds " - Jiu-Jitsu Pan Ams: 96/97/00/03 runner up - 1st Challenger Brazil X USA: 2003 Champion - National by Teams: 4 times champion - 95/96/98/2000 2001 runner up - RJ State Championship: 2003 Champion
Kevin Landry
Chief Instructor - Kevin Landry has been studying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for over 10 years. He has trained with Renzo Gracie the past 7 years and holds the rank of a Brown Belt. He continuously travels to New York to train with Renzo Gracie, Rafael "Gordinho" Correa and many others. He is traveling to Brazil in August 2007 to train.
Renzo Gracie
