Royler Gracie Awarded Red and Black Belt Jim Hannan's facebook page has posted the above picture,...

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Royler Gracie Awarded Red and Black Belt

Jim Hannan's facebook page has posted the above picture, announcing that Royler Gracie has been awarded his Red and Black belt by his brother Rickson Gracie.

The Red and Black belt is awarded when a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu student has reached the 7th degree on his black belt. Degrees on a black belt are awarded for years spent as an instructor and take decades to earn. (more on belt rankings)

Royler Gracie is the son of BJJ co-founder Helio Gracie. Leader of the legendary grappling school Gracie Humaita, Royler won the first four BJJ Pena weight World Championships and two ADCC gold medals. He is also the coach of several world champions including Saulo Ribeiro, Leticia Ribeiro, and Beatriz Mesquita.

Congrats to Royler! He is a true master.

5 months ago T.P. Grant 22 comments 0 recs |

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I am really glad the Gracies don’t have total control over BJJ promotion these days.

I am free because I choose to be so-Me

by Kefka on Jan 13, 2012 10:04 PM EST reply actions

I'd tap him

You can tell alot about a person just by reading their sig.

by RandyCouture'sDivorceLawyer on Jan 13, 2012 10:40 PM EST via mobile reply actions

You left out

“Royler, by way of a possibly fluke loss, gave a Machado BB his entire career.”

Good for Royler. His book with Renzo is awesome.

BOOSH

by Farthammer on Jan 13, 2012 11:42 PM EST reply actions

A loss is a loss

And he had chances to avenge it. Get over it

by OneFitchTwoFitchRedFitchBlueFitch on Jan 14, 2012 9:51 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

Awesome.

Love Royler. Fuck, seeing things like this makes me want to go roll.

"If you think, you're late. If you're late, you muscle. If you muscle, you get tired. If you tired, you die. When you die is when you tap..."
-Saulo Ribeiro

by sklart on Jan 13, 2012 11:59 PM EST reply actions 3 recs

that is how you know you addicted

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To have a Cannae you must have a Varo
-George Patton
"The complete man must work, study and wrestle."
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by T.P. Grant on Jan 14, 2012 7:40 AM EST up reply actions

trust me, i know.

worst part is i’m hurt again, so I wont be able to do anything until monday (been out since before xmas)….that’s what I get for rolling with a purple belt :/

"If you think, you're late. If you're late, you muscle. If you muscle, you get tired. If you tired, you die. When you die is when you tap..."
-Saulo Ribeiro

by sklart on Jan 14, 2012 10:06 AM EST up reply actions

is there a place to go

to find a complete breakdown of Black/Red and high level Black belts, and the level of elite competitors in BJJ/Grappling/MMA???

I’m sure there is somewhere on the internet, but can someone point me in the correct direction?

I JUST WANT MY BASKETBALL BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Sean in Vancouver on Jan 14, 2012 12:21 AM EST reply actions

Honestly, there is no complete breakdown of red/black belts out there. There have been attempts, but nobody keeps up with it long enough for the lists to be comprehensive. Most of the red/blacks are down in Brazil where record keeping isn’t the highest priority and many have zero digital presence at all.

What do you mean by “level of elite competitors”?

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by Ben Thapa on Jan 14, 2012 2:25 AM EST up reply actions

I don't believe in belts

There should be no ranking system for toughness

by Hugin on Jan 14, 2012 3:54 AM EST via mobile reply actions

not ranking for toughness

belts are awarded for knowledge collected and ability to use that knowledge

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To have a Cannae you must have a Varo
-George Patton
"The complete man must work, study and wrestle."
-Aristotle

by T.P. Grant on Jan 14, 2012 7:42 AM EST up reply actions

If you wrestle a giraffe to the ground, how would that be ranked?

by Hugin on Jan 14, 2012 12:51 PM EST up reply actions

It would depend on how technically it was executed.

"Nothin' wrong with an ass whuppin' every now and then. You take away the ass whuppin's and what do you get? You get people wearin' pants below their belly buttons. I'm tellin' you, you go out these days and see the crack of a young lady's butt. It's crazy, man. They should be locked up for indecent exposure. Look here. See? Suspenders! And a belt! I ain't takin' no chances."

by VenusBlue on Jan 14, 2012 2:21 PM EST up reply actions