Rickson Gracie: ‘A Black Belt Competitor is Just an Amateur Black Belt’
Aug 18, 2020BJJEE
The belt and stripe system is the system that a coach uses to grade his students accordingly. This system is similar to the system traditional martial arts use, but very different from wrestling for...
Rickson Gracie: ‘Competition is Great But Doesn’t Fulfill The Needs of All’
Aug 18, 2020BJJEE
Competition might not be for everyone, but I believe that competing can provide many positive things to all martial artists. It’s important to know that when I say “martial artist” that I mean...
Rare Rickson Gracie Tournament Footage
Aug 17, 2020BJJEE
Here’s a rare video footage find of the legendary Rickson Gracie competing in a sport jiu-jitsu match in the 80’s back in Brazil. Rickson Gracie is regarded by many BJJ practitioners as...
Rolling with Rickson Gracie in his Garage
Aug 17, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie is regarded by many BJJ practitioners as the greatest Jiu-Jitsu fighter of all time. What made him so superior? What made him so special? People who have spent time training with...
Rickson Gracie: “When you train, you should put more emphasis on learning than on competing with your partner.”
Aug 17, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie advises on how to train and roll. He emphasizes the fact that Jiu-Jitsu practisioners should focus on the thecnical side first without using their physical assets. In the words of...
Rare Video Of Rickson Gracie Black Belt Henry Akins Competing as a Purple Belt
Aug 14, 2020BJJEE
Henry Akins is the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15 years. Akins became the head instructor...
Two Examples on How To Have CONNECTION In Jiu-Jitsu – Rickson Gracie Black Belt Dave Kama
Aug 13, 2020BJJEE
What is the single most important thing you should learn in Jiu Jitsu? It isn’t a technique or a bunch of techniques. It is one simple concept. Without this one concept, your techniques wouldn’t...
Are Rickson Gracie’s Views Outdated?
Aug 10, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie has made some specific choices in the last couple of years. Notably after condemning Gracie University – he’s reconciled with them and he and his affiliates joined up with Rener...
Rickson Gracie On If Steven Seagal is a Legit Martial Artist
Aug 04, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie was once asked what he thought about Steven Seagal and if he is legit. This was Rickson Gracie’s response: “Definitely. [Seagal] has – based on his training – a deep...
Enjoy This 1 Hour Live Class With the Legend Rickson Gracie
Jul 29, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie is regarded by many BJJ practitioners as the greatest Jiu-Jitsu fighter of all time. What made him so superior? What made him so special? People who have spent time training with...
Rickson Gracie: ‘MMA Sets a Bad Example to the Youth , Only Attracts People that like Barbarism’
Jul 28, 2020BJJEE
The legendary Rickson Gracie is no stranger to Vale Tudo or MMA as it’s now called. He started fighting at the age of 21 against the much bigger Zulu in a legendary Vale Tudo fight and he has...
Rickson Gracie: ‘Grapplers Must Also Learn to Strike’
Jul 08, 2020BJJEE
In the majority of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academies around the world, they will teach you the sport aspect of Jiu-Jitsu. This means no strikes, and little self defense, but more focus on the modern...
How Rickson Gracie’s Black Belt Dave Kama Figures Out Your Game Through His Defense
Jun 19, 2020BJJEE
Dave Kama, a 4th degree black belt under Rickson Gracie (One of the original Jiu-Jitsu BJJ Dirty Dozen, and one of Rickson Gracie’s Top Black Belts) in this video is tolling with a student from...
Joe Rogan On What a Badass Rickson Gracie Was Back In The Day
Jun 17, 2020BJJEE
Joe Rogan talks about Rickson Gracie back in the day, when he was the baddest man in Jiu-Jitsu from the Luta Livre rivalries, to dojo challenges, fighting in Pride 1 etc.. The Yoji Anjo challenge...
Rickson Gracie On Why BJJ fighters Are Afraid to Pull Guard in MMA
Jun 12, 2020BJJEE
Kron Gracie faced MMA veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri at the Rizin Fighting Federation Grand Prix: Final Round event on December 31st, 2016. He won via rear-naked choke in the second round. This improved...
Jean Jacques Machado on Rolling With Rickson Gracie: ‘It’s Like He’s Reading Your Mind’
May 21, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie is regarded by many BJJ practitioners as the greatest Jiu-Jitsu fighter of all time. What made him so superior? What made him so special? People who have spent time training with...
What Does Rickson Gracie Really Think About Leg Locks?
May 21, 2020BJJEE
Leglocks have been at the center of the bjj zeitgeist for quite some time. They are referred to as the great equalizer. Cases like this are just why. A white belt competitor named James Hunt had an...
Japanese Comedian’s Hilarious Impersonation Of Rickson Gracie
May 20, 2020BJJEE
We all know that Rickson Gracie is very popular in Japan from his past fights in Japan Vale Tudo and the first editions of Pride. Check out this hilarious impersonation that this Japanese...
Rickson Gracie Shows His Striking Method & Clinch
May 10, 2020grappler z
Rickson Gracie rarely shows BJJ techniques on film so it’s a refreshing change to see a video of him demonstrating a technique. In Rickson’s first ever official Jiu-Jitsu instructional,...
This is The Actor Who Will Play Rickson Gracie in Upcoming Netflix Movie
May 09, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian jiujitsu will get its source story told by José Padilha, the film maker behind the police thriller Elite Squad along with Netflix’s crime dramatization Narcos. Padilha will lead to Dead...
Rickson Gracie Shows His BJJ Solo Drill Routine That You Should Do EVERYDAY
May 09, 2020BJJEE
When there isn’t a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu school nearby you or when your academy is closed because of the Coronavirus pandemic, you always have the option to do solo drills at home. They are trul...
Lessons From Rickson Gracie: Importance of Positional Training in Jiu-Jitsu
May 09, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Henry Akins, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15 years. Akins became the...
The Epic Moment Rickson Gracie Met Sakuraba & Why They Never Fought
Apr 28, 2020BJJEE
2 martial arts legends met in Japan a few years ago: Rickson Gracie and Kazushi Sakuraba aka ‘The Gracie Hunter’. In the early and mid ’90s the Gracie family ruled the world of MMA, and...
Rickson Gracie’s Message Of Hope For All Those Currently Going Through Hard Times
Apr 17, 2020BJJEE
As the World is battling the new Coronavirus, many friends and family have fallen sick. The economic situation is also disastrous with 6.65 million people having filed for unemployment benefits in...
