Carlos Machado

Carlos Machado Jiu-Jitsu was established by Carlos Machado, one of the five Machado brothers — all Gracie family cousins — who were among the first to bring BJJ to the United States. Carlos opened his headquarters in the Dallas–Fort Worth area in the early 1990s and has built one of the most respected BJJ lineages in North America over 30-plus years. The organization maintains a global network of affiliated academies spanning the U.S., Australia, Canada, Mexico, and Europe.