Carlos Gracie, Jr. is a 7th degree Black/Red Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) under his uncle Helio Gracie. He started the Gracie Barra Academy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is head of the Gracie Barra, one of the largest and most successful worldwide Jiu-Jitsu associations. He is a member of the legendary Gracie family. Carlos is the creator of the International Federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Confederação Brasileira de Jiu-jitsu which run the largest Jiu-Jitsu tournaments in the world: the Mundials, Pan American and European Championships.

The Gracie Barra Association is a global organization formed by more than 200 BJJ schools that hold the mission of training body, mind and spirit through the highest level of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction as a means for individual development and the strengthening of the family spirit, going beyond the competitive realm. At Gracie Barra, the principle of efficiency, the core of BJJ, is not restricted to a general principle behind the practice of self defense techniques, but serves as a moral beacon that guides the behavior of each and every Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner – instructors, and their students. Since the main Gracie Barra School was founded back in 1983, Gracie Barra has been in constant growth. Under the leadership of Professor Carlos Gracie Jr., GB has evolved from one small school at the suburb of Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, to more than two hundred schools all around the globe, forming a community of thousands of individuals in the five continents.