Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Kayron Gracie Earns the Faixa Preta

Oldest son of Carlos Gracie Jr., Kayron Gracie was awarded his black belt in a private (!) ceremony in California. Kayron recently won both his weight division and the absolute (brown belt) at the American No Gi Nationals (click here for some cool pictures from the black belt competition).

Marcio Feitosa was interviewed by Gracie Magazine on his thoughts about Kayron's present and future.
How do you assess Kayron’s Jiu-Jitsu?

Feitosa: I think Kayron’s two great virtues are his cool-headedness and humbleness. Karyon doesn’t have a big ego or bad attitude, his students and friends love him. He inherited that from the Master, I believe. In Jiu-Jitsu, he is doing his homework just right: trying to compete as much as possible to gain experience, training hard, but never losing focus on developing good teaching skills to teach with and leadership skills to carry on with his family’s work.