Gracie Family Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 1990

Before the UFC, the Gracies came in with a seminar that amazed martial artists of all styles.

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[TriangleJiuJitsu]

helio, rorion, rickson, relson, royce, pedro valente... man how much would this seminar cost today?!

[iplayelectricguitar]

Rastle a little bit. lol

[hondaciviccoupe10]

@ 2:19, that is one of the Valente brothers. It's either Pedro or Guilherme. They are not related to the Gracies, but are so close to them, they were like sons to Helio. They began their training in Rio under Helio, Royler, and Rolker. They opened The Gracie Miami Jiu-Jitsu Academy.

[laci6666]

The music in the end is more lethal than bjj :D

[mrkitanai1]

The hilarious thing is that judo has been popular in the continental U.S. since the late 40's. Yet people viewed judo as strictly sport rather than an effective method for self-defense. In those days, there were (and still are) many judo clubs offering free judo instruction in community centers across the country, yet people chose instead to pay a lot of money to take karate or kung fu, because that's what they saw in the movies, so that's what they believed was effective.

[Vazquez71]

@TriangleJiuJitsu good point.. today that would be easily 500+ dollars seminar..ha

[apocalypse123]

Oh how I wish I had been born sooner so I could have attended this seminar. Even if I got my ass whooped, it would have been whooped by a Gracie. A privilege very few people get.

[toonietoonz]

How many of you would go back in time just to say you were at this historical event before it all blew up in the US and the rest of the world?

[jpiacentine]

I love the fact that GM Helio was all smiles. Even when the students were practicing their RNC on him he was smiling. He was truly a man who LOVED to teach.

[ninjamurf]

@Sawbucks23

I don't think it's Rener? Rener would be about 6 or 7 if this is actually 1990. I thought it actually looked like Rockson for a second but I think he was even younger then Rener?! It does look like a Gracie though doesn't it? Then again, with the way that family breeds it might be some long lost kid we've never heard of! LOL

[Fadur1]

What took my attention is that the Gracies show here on this video an armbar counter ON A OPPONENT THAT STRETCHES THE ARMS BUT.. i don't know.. a fighter with a little bit groundskills NEVER WILL stretch his both arms.. (that is giving a present to your opponent like "here are my arms.. do a armbar with them".. :s:s:s).

[Sawbucks23]

Is that Rener @ 2:19?