Who we are
Our story
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together"
Established in 2016 by Professors George Atton and Jairson Rosa. After training together for 15 years at Gracie Sydney under Professor Bruno Pano, the founders decided it was time to share the Jiu Jitsu to the good people of Parramatta. After receiving permission from Master Royler Gracie to represent the proud Gracie Humaita Association, they quickly got to work establishing the community that they envisioned
Gracie Parramatta Lineage
Grand Master Helio Gracie
“The Jiu-Jitsu that I created, was to give chances for weaker people to defend themselves from stronger people. This martial art became of such success that a Jiu-Jitsu for competition was created. I would like to make clear the I am in favor of practicing sports, as well as studying martial art techniques, in any style, as well as a good nutrition, sexual control and abstaining habits that may harm ones health. The problem is the creation of a Jiu-Jitsu style for competition with rules and inadequate bout times which favors the more trained, stonger and heavier practitioners. The goal of Jiu-Jitsu , is mainly, to benefit the weaker. My Jiu-Jitsu is an art of atodefense that does not accept certain rules and determined timing in bouts. These are the reasons for which I can’t, with my presence, promote events, which results in a anti Jiu-Jitsu.”
Master Royler Gracie
He has been training Jiu Jitsu since he was 3 years old. He learned from his father (Helio Gracie), with brothers and cousins practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He coordinated the Gracie Humaitá Academy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for many years under the direction of his father Helio, but currently lives in San Diego.
As the son of the late Grandmaster, Helio Gracie and brother of Rorion, Relson, Rickson, Rolker, Royce, Rherika, Robin and Ricci.
Royler Gracie has a 7 degree red / black strip in the pioneer style by his family, Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Before her retirement, In addition to several fights of Vale Tudo, Royler competed sportily in the black belt for more than 20 years.
Royler is 4 times World Jiu-Jitsu Champion in the Featherweight category (up to 67kg).
3-time ADCC Champion (the largest non-kimono sports championship in the world),Champion Pan American, several times champion Brazilian and Carioca.
Professor Bruno Pano
Bruno Panno emigrated from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, specifically to introduce Gracie Jiu Jitsu to Sydney, Australia.
Prof. Bruno Panno is a student of the Gracie family of Brazil, the founders of this style of Martial Art. After learning the art in the most prestigious academy in the world and being awarded his teaching qualifications directly from the arts founders, Bruno is the Gracie family’s chief representative in Australasia.
Bruno was only eight years old when he started training Gracie Jiu Jitsu at the Gracie Humaita Academy in Rio de Janeiro in 1985. The Academy’s director was grand master Helio Gracie, and Bruno trained under masters Royler and Rolker Gracie. The legendary Rickson Gracie was also coaching at Humaita during that time. When Bruno was nineteen, Royler and Rolker Gracie awarded him a purple belt, and invited him to work as an assistant instructor for the Gracie Academy, which he proudly did for five years.
On 31 March 2001, after three years of hard training as a brown belt, Bruno received his hard earned and desired black belt directly from the hands of Royler Gracie. Bruno arrived in Sydney in July 2001 with the goal of developing Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in Australia. In 2002, Bruno founded the NSW BJJ Federation and remains a director of the organisation today.
Since arriving in Australia and establishing Gracie Sydney’s headquarters in Alexandria, Bruno has established many Jiu Jitsu academies in the country. Bruno’s passion and talent for teaching is exemplified in his success in sharing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to such a diverse student base and where his dedication is producing Australian athletes of international standards.
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