Rigan Machado
| Rigan Machado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 2, 1966 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, US | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Sambo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teacher(s) | Helio Gracie, Rolls Gracie, Carlos Gracie Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 8th deg. BJJ coral belt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Notable relatives | Machado family Gracie Family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable students | Dan Inosanto, Erik Paulson, Chuck Norris, John Will, Chris Haueter, Rick Minter, Cindy Omatsu, Damone Revere, Rodney King | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rigan Machado (born 2 July 1966) is a Brazilian-American martial arts instructor. He is an 8th degree red and White belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, earning his rank under Carlos Gracie Jr. He is a former Pan American Champion (1996, 1997 weight and absolute) and a veteran medalist of the ADCC. Machado currently teaches out of his Beverly Hills, California, academy and is instructor to several Los Angeles–based celebrity students.