ACS #105 Rigan Machado - BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU ORIGINS

Machado is one of five brothers of the Machado family. He began training at the age of five with his cousins, "The Gracie Family". Rigan was awarded the first black belt under Gracie Barra founder Carlos Gracie Jr. and is one of the original teachers who taught in the garage of Rorion Gracie in the early days of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in America. He also trained with his other cousins such Rickson Gracie, Rorion Gracie, Rillion Gracie, his uncle Carlos Gracie Sr, and his brothers. He is widely regarded as one of the top competitors in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu history. He also competed and won many tournaments in judo, sambo, and wrestling. Always a great time and an honor to listen to old stories with Rigan.