{"id":230,"date":"2013-08-06T16:45:04","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T14:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.art-of-bjj.com\/?p=230"},"modified":"2016-09-04T14:49:22","modified_gmt":"2016-09-04T13:49:22","slug":"kyra-gracie-the-star-of-female-bjj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.art-of-bjj.com\/en\/kyra-gracie-the-star-of-female-bjj\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyra Gracie: the star of female BJJ"},"content":{"rendered":"

To start this section dedicated to women in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, it was obvious for me to write an article about Kyra Gracie. Carlos Gracie\u2019s great-granddaughter today embodies a new face of BJJ, effective and 100% girly.<\/p>\n

BJJ enthusiast since her earliest childhood<\/h2>\n

Kyra Gracie grew up in a family regulated by Brazilian jiu-jitsu and with her three uncles: Ralph, Ryan and Renzo Gracie. Her first steps took her quickly on the mat. From a leisure activity in her early age she passed to serious training when she was 11.<\/p>\n

Worthy descendant of the Gracie family<\/h2>\n

Nevertheless, at the time, some members of the family thought that the \u00ab gentle art \u00bb was and should remain a man sport. Kyra had to rebel early against the familial reticence to continue jiu-jitsu in competition. She carried on training with the aim to prove that she is a worthy descendant of the Gracie family.<\/p>\n

Results?<\/p>\n

Black belt under Carlson Gracie Junior at 21<\/strong>, she has an impressive list of victories: several time Abu Dhabi Combat Club champion<\/a>, 5 times world and Pan American champion, 6 times national champion!<\/a><\/p>\n

Kyra has become the first woman of the Gracie clan to be worldwide recognized as a fighter!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now she extends her training to boxing with famous Claudio Coelho<\/strong> and judo with Olympic team member Leonardo Leite<\/a>, with the goal to take on the MMA<\/strong> scene.
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