Kyra Gracie recalls battling sexism for the right to train jiu-jitsu and ‘have a voice’ in the family
Kyra Gracie | Photo via WebSummit
RIO DE JANEIRO — Kyra Gracie won three ADCC gold medals and five IBJJF World Championship titles between 2004 and 2011, but being victorious on the mat was only possible because she had the guts to fight for her right to enter a gym in the first place.
The granddaughter of Robson Gracie, she grew up alongside her uncles Ralph, Ryan, and Renzo Gracie in a conservative family in Rio de Janeiro, and witnessed plenty of uncles and cousins try to convince her that martial arts were just for men.
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