Gracie Elite Jiu Jitsu Pakenham

Gracie Elite Pakenham, located in Pakenham VIC NSW is run by head Professor Jhunior Guarnido. Qualified instructors are black belts who's roots and craft of their techniques come straight from the source of the pure traditional Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; Brazil..

About Rilion Gracie Academy:
Rilion Gracie is the youngest male son of the Grand Master Carlos Gracie Sr. (the founder of Gracie Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the creator of MMA ). He has been involved in his father’s tradition since he was born. He has grown up in the world of mats, healthy living, improved life skills and philosophic concepts of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Rilion is proud to have had his father Carlos Sr. and his brother Rolls (the forefather of modern Jiu Jitsu) as his mentors and professors.

He is recognized in the Jiu Jitsu world for his mastery of the art and has become known for being “100% technical”.’

In the early 1980’s besides teaching at the Gracie Ipanema academy, he was a founding member of the Gracie JJ School in the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, along with his older brothers Crolin and Carlos Jr. In 1988, he was one of the instructors at the first Gracie Jiu Jitsu Seminar in the United States hosted by the actor and Martial Arts enthusiast Chuck Norris.