Rener Gracie was born on the 10th November 1983, in Torrance, California USA, and is probably best recognized for being not only the practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, but also the co-founder of Gracie University, an online center for learning martial arts, and the head instructor at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Rener Gracie is, as of mid- 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Rener’s net worth is over $5 million, which has been accumulated through his successful career in the sports industry as a professional martial artist. Additionally, he also works as the head instructor, which adds a lot to his overall wealth.
Rener Gracie Net Worth $5 Million
Rener Gracie grew up with four siblings, a son of Rorion and Suzanne Gracie; he is the grandson of Grandmaster Hélio Gracie, who was the founder of Gracie jiu-jitsu. Thus, he began to learn martial arts as a child, and received his black belt from his grandfather in 2002, when he was 19 years old.
Subsequently, his professional career began in 2003, when he competed at the Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship. In the same year, he won the first Southern California Pro-Am Invitational Championship, with submissions over opponents Cassio Werneck, Tyrone Glover, Jason “Mayhem” Miller, and Joe Stevenson. However, during the next year Rener decided to move his focus from competitions to the aspect of jiu-jitsu called street self-defense.
Parallel with championships, Rener began to work as the head instructor at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy, together with his brother, Ryron. Soon after, they developed the training program at the World Headquarters in Torrance, and founded a global network of Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Centers, which is based on the website of Gracie University. Besides that, they also released DVDs with training programs, which were already created by their father, but they created several new ones. All techniques of Gracie jiu-jitsu they organized into a curriculum, and this became the main source of Rener’s net worth.
The course which they developed consists of 70 techniques and 36 lessons, and they created two versions – one for training centers, and another for home study. Rener and Ryron also created The Master Cycle, a path from blue to black belt, which consists of over 100 techniques. Beside that, they also created the women’s self-defense course under the name Women Empowered, and founded the course for children called the Gracie Bullyproof.
Too speak further of Rener’s accomplishment, one of the greatest is the establishment of Gracie University in 2008, a website on which everyone can learn martial arts; this project has over 70,000 students from 196 countries. He and his brother also launched their official YouTube channel, on which they promote Gracie jiu-jitsu, increasing further his net worth.
If to talk about his personal life, Rener Gracie has been married to Eve Torres – who is known in the media as a retired professional wrestler, model and actress – since 2014. The couple resides in Torrance, California, and they have one child.