Rickson Gracie On How To Have Unbreakable Posture in the Closed Guard
Apr 13, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie shows some game changing concepts on the importance of proper posture when in your opponent’s guard. He emphasises the use of hips much more than arms. For him, proper posture will...
2 Generations Collide: Historical Footage Of Rolls & Rickson Gracie Rolling & What To Learn From This Video.
Apr 11, 2020BJJEE
It is widely believed by the Jiu-Jitsu community that cousins Rolls and Rickson Gracie were the top fighters of the Gracie family at different time periods. Rolls Gracie for the 70’s and...
Rickson Gracie on Cultural Differences Between Brazilians and Japanese
Apr 10, 2020BJJEE
The legend Rickson Gracie talks about the difference in cultures between the Japanese and Brazilians. We also dive into the critical aspect of learning for this white belt generation, and the JJGF...
Rickson Gracie Black Belt Henry Akins Joins SBG BJJ Association
Mar 25, 2020BJJEE
Henry Akins, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie has just anounced that he has joined Straight Blast Gym International, a BJJ...
Funny: Rickson Gracie & Mike Tyson Exchange Some Heated Words
Feb 26, 2020BJJEE
Mike Tyson and Rickson Gracie are legends in their respective sports: boxing and Jiu-Jitsu. What would happen if they got into an altercation? Of course this would never happen in real life so two...
Get Mind Blown with Rickson Gracie’s Hip Escape Mount Escape
Feb 15, 2020BJJEE
Let’s keep it real: there have been lots of times when you were stuck in your training partner’s or opponent’s Mount when you’ve resorted to doing the bridge and roll...
The Tragic Story Of Marcelo Behring, Rickson Gracie’s Greatest Student & His Descent To The Dark Side
Feb 05, 2020BJJEE
Marcelo Behring is one of the most important Brazilian jiu jitsu figures in the 1980’s. He was a black belt under Rickson Gracie, and was widely regarded as Rickson’s greatest student. ...
Kron Gracie On The Last Time He Rolled w/ His Dad Rickson Gracie in Jiu-jitsu
Feb 01, 2020BJJEE
There are many stories of Rickson Gracie manhandling and submitting BJJ world champions when they came to visit him in his academy during the 90’s. One of the names that come up are bjj greats...
Rickson Gracie Shares His Daily Eating Regimen
Jan 30, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie just celebrated his 60th birthday. Various members of his family celebrated the occasion. View this post on Instagram Happy birthday @ricksongraciejj @merfdogg in the...
Rickson Gracie on Using the Principles of Jiu-Jitsu to Live Your Life
Jan 22, 2020BJJEE
We were talking last week about Jiu-Jitsu Lifestyle and what it truly meant . One part of living the lifestyle was applying the principles of Jiu-Jitsu in your everyday life. Master Rickson...
Rickson Gracie Uncovers His Approach To Striking & Clinching
Jan 06, 2020BJJEE
In this video (above), Rickson Gracie demonstrates his approach to striking, protecting himself, closing the distance and clinching. Rickson used this exact method to win his many fights in the...
Henry Akins: The Biggest Lesson I Learned From Rickson Gracie
Dec 23, 2019BJJEE
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...
Royce Gracie on Who’d Win: Rickson Gracie or Gordon Ryan? Tells Interesting Stories
Dec 21, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Who would come out on top: Rickson Gracie vs Gordon Ryan? What about Rickson Gracie vs. Andre Galvao? And what happened between Royce Gracie and Eddie Bravo at Metamoris III? Chael Sonnen had a...
Rickson Gracie Reveals Why He Snubbed His Brother’s Red Belt
Dec 14, 2019BJJEE
Rickson Gracie has been traveling the world, doing a series of seminars. But one prominent thing about him is that he was spotted wearing his old coral belt and not the red belt that he was given two...
Is Rickson Gracie Truly The Greatest BJJ Practitioner Of All Time?
Dec 14, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Is Rickson Gracie truly the greatest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner of all time or not? And if he is, why is it so? Professor Ryan Young, a 2nd Degree Black Belt and an instructor at Kama Jiu-Jitsu...
Rickson Gracie: Rule Number One for BJJ Practitioners
Dec 04, 2019BJJEE
Rickson Gracie advises on how to train and roll. He emphasizes the fact that Jiu-Jitsu practitioners should focus on the thecnical side first without using their physical assets. In the words of...
Sports Psychologist Praises Rickson Gracie’s Visualization, Explains How To Use It To Win
Dec 04, 2019BJJEE
Dr. Michael Gervais is a sports psychologist who prefers the term “imagery” to “visualisation,” to keep the focus on all five senses rather than just sight. He...
Rickson Gracie Secret: Improve By Making Yourself The Worst Guy In Your Academy
Nov 04, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
If there were one thing that would immediately guarantee you that you’d keep on improving in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as time flies, what would it be? What would it be that you’d need to do?...
Edward Norton On Joe Rogan Podcast Talks Working with Rickson Gracie on the Hulk Movie
Oct 31, 2019BJJEE
Actor Edward Norton starred in the 2008 movie ‘The Incredible Hulk’ and had a famous scene with Rickson Gracie. In the scene, Norton who played Bruce Banner was doing Yoga with Rickson...
The Legend And Mystique Of BJJ Legend Rickson Gracie
Oct 15, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...
Rickson Gracie Secret: Side Control Escape Great vs Big Guys
Oct 13, 2019BJJEE
The person who knows Rickson Gracie’s style inside out is Henry Akins, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15...
Rickson Gracie’s Alpha Teaching Style: Why Does He Embarrass Students?
Sep 14, 2019BJJEE
“What I dont like about Rickson is his teaching style. He embarrasses people by putting them on the spot and many times even gets frustrated. He even changes his level of difficulty and adds...
Keenan Cornelius On Helio & Rickson Gracie: ‘Their Level Was Probably Tough Purple Belt’
Aug 18, 2019BJJEE
There are many stories of Rickson Gracie manhandling and submitting BJJ world champions when they came to visit him in his academy during the 90’s. One of the names that come up are bjj greats...
Rickson Gracie Facing an Alleged 6X Russian National Judo Champion
Aug 14, 2019BJJEE
Here’s an interesting video from the infamous ‘Gracie in Action’ tapes. Rorion Gracie narrates his brother Rickson Gracie’s challenge match with someone he calls a 6x Russian...
