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Rorion Gracie (; born 1952) is a Gracie Jiu-jitsu Grand Master, a prominent member of the Gracie family, writer, publisher, producer, lecturer, and the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the oldest son of Hélio Gracie〔(Gracie Jiu-jitsu Academy >> Generations >> Rorion Gracie ). URL accessed on April 8, 2006.〕 and one of the few people in the world to hold a 9th degree red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,〔(Rorion Gracie ). URL last accessed on April 8, 2006.〕 receiving that promotion on October 27, 2003 from his father. Rorion, who holds a degree in Law, is a best selling writer, publisher, producer, lecturer, and is widely recognized as the man responsible for introducing Gracie/Brazilian Jiu-jitsu to the United States and the world. His techniques are the core of the official US Army Combatives program, and have been implemented by virtually every military and major Law Enforcement Agency in the USA.〔{cite book|author=Active Interest Media, Inc. |title=Black Belt Magazine, August 1989 | page 30〕 Gracie taught Mel Gibson, Gary Busey and Rene Russo, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu for the movie Lethal Weapon. After visiting the US in the 1960s, Rorion went back in 1978 to share his father Hélio Gracie's Jiu-Jitsu techniques, teaching in his garage.〔http://blog.aikidojournal.com/2011/08/27/interview-with-rorion-gracie-by-james-williams-and-stanley-pranin/〕 Currently, the Gracie Academy is headquartered in Torrance with a studio in Beverly Hills and online. In 1999–2000 he was involved with a legal dispute with his cousin Carley Gracie for trademark infringement. Rorion ultimately won his lawsuit and was awarded $108,000 in damages (along with $620,000 in attorney's fees) from Carley for infringement of the triangle logo trademark. Both sides appealed, but Rorion's appeal was dismissed. Then, Carley filed for bankruptcy protection so he would not have to pay the attorney's fees and damages. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Carley's favor, and affirmed that Gracie Jiu-jitsu was a style of martial art, and as such, it was public domain, and ordered the District Court Judge to cancel Rorion's federal trademark registration.〔(CARLEY GRACIE et al. v RORION GRACIE et al. - Docket Numbers 98-15672, 98-16386 ) United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit〕 However, Rorion does retain valid trademark registrations on various aspects of the Gracie mark including in Class 25, for clothing, which he has successfully defended in a few court cases. Rorion wrote and published the book ''Gracie Diet'' in 2011.〔http://www.amazon.com/Gracie-Diet-Rorion-ebook/dp/B00BGXWXSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406155550&sr=8-1&keywords=gracie+diet〕 *Black Belt Magazine * *2006 Instructor of the Year 〔http://www.blackbeltmag.com/archives/719〕 ==Instructor lineage== Kanō Jigorō → Tomita Tsunejirō → Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Helio Gracie → Rorion Gracie 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rorion Gracie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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