Rickson Gracie Complains ‘Diluted’ Jiu-Jitsu is Becoming a ‘Very Athletic Sport’

They have their own magazine, like Oprah.

Wasn’t that Faddas specialty when his guys beat the Gracie school?

If Shultz from then teleported to now and rolled with 99.9% of black belts, he’d never get subbed.

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I recently rewatched the first few UFCs with Royce. He used a lot of athleticism in his fighting.

Please explain. He was significantly less athletic than many of the guys including Severn, Shamrock, Pat Smith, DeLucia, Jimmerson, really almost everyone he fought.

Royce bull dozed into opponents, was very aggressive on take downs and used a lot of energy pulled opp’s arms for arm bars.

Was he using less energy than other fighters? Maybe but still quite athletic

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Aggression does not equal athleticism.

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Wrong. How accomplished a wrestler are you? Trust me a great wrestler can definitely generate power with knees to the head… even body from a cradle. I can.

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Absolutely. Near side cradle is a great position for devastating knees.

Lol as far as I know scissor crab has never won any major tournaments or titles… MMA or Jiujitsu

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All the years of Pride…where are the stoppages with knees from cradles

Show me one video of you stopping someone with knees from there

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I would sweep you, pass your guard with the steady pressure of a tide, and strangle you.

Talk some more about how you won pans or worlds but have no idea what year those events legalized heel hooks…

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Yeah you Stoopid fuckwad. OGers are mighty

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I’ve competed and won many tournaments over the years. And MMA titles. You’ve never won anything. Your stance on knees on the ground here proves you have no wrestling ability or control. My guess is your one of those sit straight to your butt, go straight for the leg lock or the newest ‘guard fad’… choke? Lmao. It tells a lot that you went straight for ‘sweep’ and didn’t say you’d take me down lol. You would never sweep me. You would never choke me. You would never submit me. You ‘tapped’ a adcc competitor once in practice…:joy::joy::joy: Dude I would smash you. You get on here and talk about ‘popping’ people’s knees when they’re a beginner and go too hard on you. That just shows me that you’re a mid level black belt at best and not even good enough to slow down a spazzy white belt and ‘Teach’ them while you roll.

Lets Go Start GIF

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Name a big tournament you have won? If you want I’ll post photos of my Medals from Worlds, or Nationals, etc… which would you like? Then you post yours, deal?

Yeah you fuckwad

Let’s keep this bickering going because it’s not pointless at all

It doesn’t detract from the subject matter in any way and your opinion, whoever you are, is the only opinion

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Just spice things up… I am a white belt and I would tap everyone on this thread using just my mind.

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Including Rickson.

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