Helio is widely credited as the founder of Gracie Jiu Jitsu, or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Sherdog reports:Helio Gracie, the father of Gracie jiu-jitsu, is dead at the age of 95. Gracie passed in his sleep early Thursday in Itaipaiva, Rio de Janeiro, after he had been admitted to a local hospital a few days prior for stomach problems.