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RIP Macarrão — Rolls Gracie's Famous Five Are Now Four #Shorts
#BJJ #JiuJitsu #Shorts Five black belts. That's all Rolls Gracie gave before a hang glider killed him in 1982. Marcio Macarrão Stambowsky was one. He helped build the triangle choke — Rickson Gracie said so himself. He brought leglocks into closed guard when most Gracies played
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Five black belts. That's all Rolls Gracie gave before a hang glider killed him in 1982. Marcio Macarrão Stambowsky was one. He helped build the triangle choke — Rickson Gracie said so himself. He brought leglocks into closed guard when most Gracies played top. Married Carla Gracie, raised Neiman, moved to Connecticut at fifty, started over. Coral belt. Eighth degree. Cancer took him April second. Now there are four. The techniques survived. The man who helped build them didn't.
Sources:
- BJJ Heroes — Marcio Stambowsky Profile: https://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/marcio-stambowsky
- BJJ Doc — Community Mourns Stambowsky: https://bjjdoc.com/2026/04/02/bjj-community-mourns-passing-of-8th-degree-red-and-white-belt-marcio-stambowsky/
- Sherdog Forums — Father of Neiman Gracie Passes Away: https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/father-of-neiman-gracie-and-bjj-legend-marcio-stambowski-passes-away.4381217/
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