Helio Gracie, a creator of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, died on Thursday morning. Gracie was 95 when he died. Gracie passed away on Thurs. morning and was buried on the same afternoon. Gracie was described in the news as having died of pneumonia.

Gracie invented a series of adaptations to traditional Japanese Jiu-Jitsu. Gracie used the concepts of using leverage and position to compensate for size differences among opponents.

Helio Gracie left behind a wife and nine children.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu creator Helio Gracie died – news.

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This entry was posted on Friday, January 30th, 2009 at 6:57 am and is filed under Gossip.