Rickson Gracie FAQ

Whats your point? Rickson is one of the most phenomenal BJJ practitioners ever. You dont need to sell Rickson Gracie to me.
 
Apparently a new and better quality version of the 2nd (?) Rigan-Rickson fight. Enjoy

 
Blunt Trauma said:
Sergio was a bonafide purple belt.

Accounts of the story vary but one common point everyone made was that Sergio gave him a lot to handle and was injured when they fought.
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1- Sergio was, and rem$ains, a very talented grappler

$2- Sergio was, and remains, a very VERY tough guy

3- Sergio trained over $4 hours a day for over a year as a purple belt and started subbing all browns and some blacks, that is how he was the only case I've ever heard of of someone going from purple to black

4-Rickson subbed him twice. In Rickson's words "he yelled once and slept the other time. He didn't tap, he is a very tough guy"

5- Sergio was about 30lbs heavier than Rickson

6- When they fought, Rockson had been born sickly less than a week before and Rickson hadn't slept, much less trained, since then

As the father of a 10 month old daughter I can just add that, the first week after she was born, I slept on average 2 hours a night, a maximum of 30 minutes at a time.


Either way, Sergio was submitted, twice, by a lighter, exhausted Rickson, on the same tournament. That should settle the issue.

Notably, those who DID give Rickson some trouble were: his pupil and best friend Marcelo Behring and Rolls Gracie.

Last but not least, Rickson tools Fabio Gurgel who won the Europeans last year. Old or not, the man has still got it.

Carry on gentlemen.


P.S. Lol at "some guy" +1 :P
 
Since Marcelo Behring was brought up, here's a really long, really cool match with him and Cassio Cardoso:

 
I don't have the time to put up all 8 parts, but this one should link to the rest of them.
 
Hades666 said:
yeah they roll, but not to see who will tap out who, rickson is still in great shape and even though he may not be as athletic as kron, i have no doubt rickson would tool kron, the other day rickson was showing a guard pass and had kron do it against a brown, when kron started struggling a little to pass, rickson just shook his head and told him, "time was up 30 seconds ago, you waste too much energy" then rickson gets up and goes in the browns guard and while the brown was defending (and this brown belt is a very good one, im not talkin about a brown just because he was training for 10 yrs, the guy is good) rickson does the same pass with no effort all while talking and explaining, the skill level between kron and rickson is still a huge, huge gap, and that says alot because as u all know, kron is amazing, and rickson is...the man
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Hi, I thought Rickson was traveling or in Brazil (not in US). But you mention numerous times Rickson has been around recently and teaching. Please elaborate when you get a moment: how often does he teach at his school? any specific days and times? If not, what days and times did he drop by recently? Would be rad to catch the legend at his school some day.....

Again, if I am wrong, please correct me....Tx.
 
BjjHeaven said:
Hi, I thought Rickson was traveling or in Brazil (not in US). But you mention numerous times Rickson has been around recently and teaching. Please elaborate when you get a moment: how often does he teach at his school? any specific days and times? If not, what days and times did he drop by recently? Would be rad to catch the legend at his school some day.....

Again, if I am wrong, please correct me....Tx.
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rickson cruises around and pops in here and there during tournament season to help kron, id say he comes and helps kron teach like 5-8 times a year, but the guy is either chillin on the beach in rio or travelin doin seminars, ive been to a seminar at his academy in west la, he talked about breathing for like an hour and it blowed my mind

anyways, rickson actually is now back in brazil and kron went with him

at the moment i have no master, im like a ronin

os!

oh and to answer your question, in order to see him you have to train there all the time because u never know when he shows up

seein rickson is like spotting a unicorn, always a magic moment

yeah i have a man crush on rickson
 
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Hades666 said:
rickson cruises around and pops in here and there during tournament season to help kron, id say he comes and helps kron teach like 5-8 times a year, but the guy is either chillin on the beach in rio or travelin doin seminars, ive been to a seminar at his academy in west la, he talked about breathing for like an hour and it blowed my mind

anyways, rickson actually is now back in brazil and kron went with him

at the moment i have no master, im like a ronin

os!

oh and to answer your question, in order to see him you have to train there all the time because u never know when he shows up

seein rickson is like spotting a unicorn, always a magic moment

yeah i have a man crush on rickson
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Thank you! Hmmmm if Kron & Rickson are in Brazil who is heading the academy? Also, is Kron just visiting or when is he coming back if so?

Everyone contributes so much to such a great thread
 
BjjHeaven said:
Thank you! Hmmmm if Kron & Rickson are in Brazil who is heading the academy? Also, is Kron just visiting or when is he coming back if so?

Everyone contributes so much to such a great thread
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he's just visiting, we have some dope browns teachin until he's back in a few weeks
 
Man every time I pop by this thread there is always something new and interesting to read. Thanks to everyone that keeps it going!
 
mtruitt76 said:
Agreed. The Rickson worship is bad enough with out a stickied thread to help it.
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he's worshipped because he is the man when it comes to jiu jitsu and many, many badasses praise his skill, he deserves our respect and for u to come here and add your bullshit thoughts and taint this thread, i would love to smack u upside your head
 
u'd pee in your pants if u had the chance to learn from rickson, take your jealousy and envy elsewhere douche
 
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