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Renzo Gracie Academy

Martial arts school

Summary

Martial arts school

Renzo Gracie Academy is a martial arts school headed by Renzo Gracie, located in Midtown Manhattan.

Overview

Renzo Gracie founded the academy in 1996. It was originally above a methadone clinic before it moved to its current location at 224 West 30th Street.

It was one of the camps participating in the International Fight League. Coached by Gracie, it took the place of the New York Pitbulls who were the 2007 IFL champions. The camp was established in 2008 when the IFL switched to a more camp based system than a team based system.

The Danaher Death Squad was a team under the academy that was established in 2011 before going independent in 2020.

Notable people

Grapplers

Renzo Gracie
Gordon Ryan
Garry Tonon
Nick Rodriguez
John Danaher
Ricardo Almeida
Craig Jones

Fighters

Georges St. Pierre
Matt Serra
Chris Weidman
Gunnar Nelson
Corey Anderson
Jim Miller
Dan Miller
Jared Gordon
André Gusmão
Rafael Natal
Phillipe Nover
Neiman Gracie
Rolles Gracie Jr.
Daniel Gracie
David Branch
Wagnney Fabiano
Deividas Taurosevičius
Fábio Leopoldo
Heather Hardy

Others

Chatri Sityodtong
Harley Flanagan
Anthony Bourdain
Ali Abdelaziz

References

BERNSTEIN, JOSHUA M.. "Renzo Gracie shares family martial arts tradition".
Meehan, Jack. (2021-11-18). "Renzo Gracie Academy: Learn About the Blue Basement".
Willis, George. (2007-09-14). "GRACIE PROUD AS PITBULLS GO FOR IFL CROWN".
(2018-09-08). "Danaher Death Squad - Everything About DDS - BJJ World".
"The Renzo Gracie Academy Has A Renewed Focus On The Gi - FloGrappling".
(2021-09-20). "ONE FC Chairman Chatri Sityodtong Earns BJJ Brown Belt".
Admin, BJJEE1. (2022-02-05). "Harley Flanagan, Cro-Mags Frontman & BJJ Black Belt: "You Have No Choice But To Keep Going"".

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