Rolls Gracie (1951 to 1982) was a Brazilian martial artist and a prominent member of the Gracie family, the family known for founding Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Some consider him the family's best fighter ever. He taught a generation of top practitioners, among them Rickson Gracie, Carlos Gracie Jr., Royler Gracie, Mauricio Motta Gomes, Marcio Stambowsky, Rigan Machado and Romero Cavalcanti, and his first five black belt students became known as The Famous Five, a group that grew to six just before his death. He died in a hang-gliding accident in 1982 and was the father of Rolles Gracie and Igor Gracie.
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was a Brazilian martial artist. He was a prominent member of the Gracie family
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He was teacher of Rickson Gracie, Carlos Gracie Jr., Royler Gracie
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was a Brazilian martial artist. He was a prominent member of the Gracie family
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known for their founding of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
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