R.I.P. Grand Master Helio Gracie

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Uploaded by on Feb 8, 2009

My small tribute to the man who made MMA and BJJ what they are today.

Hélio Gracie (October 1, 1913 January 29, 2009) was regarded as the creator of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, also known as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). Until his death, Gracie was the only living 10th degree master of the discipline and is widely considered as one of the first sports heroes in Brazilian history; he was named Black Belt Magazine's Man of the Year in 1997. He was the father of the world-renowned fighters Rickson Gracie, Royler Gracie, Royce Gracie, Relson Gracie and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) founder Rorion Gracie. Gracie was also a 6th dan in judo.

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  • Why are there so many dislikes? Can't you guys respect the master of Gracie Jiu Jitsu?

  • @ymk19 It got voteboted before the new voting system, by some religious fanatics.

  • Im sure his sons teach exactly the same way he did.

  • @Chris2O09 I hope not. He would have liked it if they revolutionized martial arts, but without completely forgetting traditions, like he did. (IMHO)

  • Shame he couldn't live forever physically. The martial arts world lost a lot of knowledge that may take centuries to be replaced.

  • well if we forget about the purity of real MMA we will lose knowledge, but for now we still have schools waving the flag of fighing. I really wished he'd've lived at least till 100 just to rub it into those tai chi and yoga bastards.

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  • He's finaly going to get that Kimura rematch...

  • i really wanted to meet him

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  • @rigapov5000 um... O-Kay, but yeah, i respect Helio too...

  • @ymk19 i respect Hélio, i from brazil, but that video sucks, the other vid tribute for Hélio has many likes and only one dislike, just saying

  • @rigapov5000 But c'mon man! Show Respect!

  • @ymk19 The video is a crap!

  • how old was he?

  • @JustaEropeanGuy I'm sorry I don't understand what you mean by rubbing it into those Yoga and Tai chi people can you please explain? lol

  • dep

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