The Renzo Gracie Academy was founded by Renzo Gracie in 1996 in Manhattan, NY. Today it has over 1,500 active students and an average of 15 group classes a day, from 7am to 9pm during the week days. The 15,000 sq. ft academy covers three floors and it is a place that took more than 100 people from white to black belt through the last two decades.