RICKSON GRACIE | The Gracie Family Champion (Ep. 242)

Undaunted.Life: A Man's Podcast by Kyle Thompson

Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we welcome Jiu-Jitsu royalty to the show in the form of Rickson Gracie. Rickson is the son of the godfather of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Hélio Gracie), a 9th-degree red belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, a pioneer in the world of combat sports, and a New York Times bestselling author of his new memoir Breathe: A Life in Flow. In this episode, we discuss the origins of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, what it was like growing up in a fighting family, how he became the Gracie family champion, his Vale Tudo fights, why the family chose to put his brother Royce into the Ultimate Fighting Championship 1 tournament as opposed to him, the legendary and mysterious gym fight he had against Yoji Anjo, how he thinks he would have performed against modern UFC talent, and much more. Let’s get into it… Episode notes and links: https://www.undaunted.life/podcast/ricksongracie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Undaunted Life, a man's podcast, I'm your host Kyle Thompson.
0:22.5	Let's get into it.
0:23.5	Alright guys, I am so excited to bring this one to you today because I've literally
0:27.4	been like nervous and giddy all day today and I get nervous and giddy before interview
0:31.6	sometimes.
0:32.6	But this one was a little bit different for whatever reason because I'm bringing
0:34.8	to you an interview with the goat, Hicks and Gracie.
0:38.4	Okay, so this guy doesn't need a whole lot of intro, but for any of you guys who don't
0:41.7	know who this guy is.
0:42.7	He is a ninth degree Red Belt and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.
0:45.3	He's the son of the godfather of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Alio Gracie.
0:48.8	And he's considered to be the greatest Gracie fighter ever.
0:51.7	So he's the Gracie family champion.
0:53.8	That's why we named the episode what we did today.
0:55.6	This guy is a bona fide pioneer in the sport of Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts.
1:00.3	And so obviously I talk about Jiu-Jitsu all the time.
1:02.5	I've been training myself for about four years and then mixed martial arts is one of
1:05.5	my favorite sports.
1:06.5	And I've been watching it since I was a little kid.
1:08.3	But this guy was right there when all this was being formed with the family that basically
1:13.0	made mixed martial arts a thing.
1:15.2	Okay.
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