The youngest son of Gustavo – Helio Gracie (1913 – 2009) is a key figure in the history of the so called Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. After his older brother – Carlos moves to Rio de Janeiro, Helio started helping his brother in his newly founded academy. Due to medical prohibition, Helio was not allowed to participate directly in the training, but he was always in the Dojo while his brothers train. One day Carlos was late for a training class and Helio took over the class knowing only what he saw during the years while observing the training. He did more than brilliantly and Carlos allowed Helio to become an instructor. Gradually he becomes the main star for the Gracie family after he starts competing actively in various fights without rules and proving the effectiveness of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) – “A smaller and weaker man to manage defending from and even defeating a bigger and stronger opponent”