This Week In BJJ Episode 61 with Rickson Gracie Part 1 of 4 

"You can't fight the force, you must use the force" Rickson is the truly the jedi master of jiu jitsu.

Rickson is everywhere all of a sudden. So awesome.

the host is a very cool dude. Excellent questions, very short and to the point. Great attitude towards master Gracie. Loved it. Keep it up!

Thank you for interviewing Master Rickson Budo Videos!

This is brilliant! Budo does a great job at interviewing, he listens, speaks slowly and asks intelligent questions unlike a lot of others

This is the best ive seen! Jiu Jitsu without self defense is like an arrow with no bows!

Back in I think it was 1999 or 2000 I was training with Renzo and we talked about how when Rickson goes all philosopher mode some people get lost and misunderstand. I think at least at that time and similar to what he was talking about here. Many people talk the talk in BJJ meaning they say all the things you're "supposed to say". We all hear the sayings "check your ego at the door", "don't muscle", I want to be a BJJ technician'. I think the reason Rickson is so much better than everybody else simply put . He walks the walk. His skill set was developed as the truest technician. He is one of the few people who can honestly say it's all about superior precise technique. From the time he began to walk he had this ability to be honest with himself and say I used too much muscle or strength on that arm bar even though he taped. I'm gong to do it again, but this time use the absolute minimal force.(This is checking your ego at the door). When I started I probably witnessed hundreds of guys intend to use pure technique, but the millisecond they encountered adversity they switched to muscle to make up the difference. It's one of the hardest things in all of BJJ. This is sort of a combination of mine and Renzo's take on Rickson's BJJ. Everybody wants to be a "technician"(sounds so cool), and way too many people self proclaim to be one but you can't be a precise BJJ technician unless You train that way all the time. It's an exercise in integrity. I think that's why Kron has been able to finally overcome and become World Champ. He grew up training this way. No short cuts to superior techniques even for Kron.

When I sweat, I look like a pig. When Rickson sweats, he just looks more fuckin manly.

I'm thankful that God created the opportunity for us, to see Rickson alive teaching over the internet . Just imagining how difficult it would be to get such lessons in the past, makes me thankful to live in this time.

This is the idea of Jiu-Jitsu I have for me. I'm practicing JJ for the last 7 years, and I always feel Jiu-Jitsu as a tool for self awareness... for me it's not a fight, it's a philosophy that I can apply the concepts I learn in the dojo in life. And i found in the Rickson's Philosophy a reference to follow and believe that I'm not crazy. Everything is connected, but you have to develop your vision to see...

Thank you, Jake! Amazing content! Cheers from Brazil!

I trained under Rickson for 2 1/2 years when he was in the Arely 90’s. I feel very fortunate and he had a great impact on me. I continue to practice and teach today.

I could listen to Master Rickson talk bjj all day.

Anyone else feel jiu jitsu in everything they do?

He's basically Saitama.

Great interview loved the content was great but cut on the ac you got master rickson sweating his ass off

Can some one please turn on the air conditioner ?

"The point he regroup is the point I kill him"- rickson

Rickson: "Use the force". Nice!

The Master! Thanks Budo

AWESOME!

Rickson just such a cool guy

At first I thought you were Alex Vamos!

ótima iniciativa da página em disponibilizar vídeos mostrando a rotina de grandes nomes do jiu-jitsu. Mas vai ai uma crítica construtiva: disponibilizar os vídeos com legenda em português, pois qual a lógica de os vídeos serem apenas em inglês se o maior número de praticantes ainda é no Brasil? Valeu.

Thank's

Can we have a 10 part special? =X

When I started training jiu jitsu I came from wrestling background, I had experience boxing and in some internal martial arts to practice sensitivity drills such as wing chun. Wing Chun seems brutally effective until The reality of how human beings fight enters the picture. Now you realize that a fight is not a chi sao exercise. When I first started training BJJ, I struggled with being a good training partner because I treated sparring it like a form of wrestling where going at 100% is the norm. Wrestling pushes conditioning strength speed attributes although there is a very technical side to it, The techniques does not always prevail against a much larger stronger opponent. In jujitsu the technique actually does help you beat much larger opponents with less experience, which is why it fulfills the promise that most martial arts make but fail to deliver. BJJ after a few short years of training enables a 150 pound kid to beat up to 220 pound linebacker on the football team. Obviously fighting is often a situation where a game fighter sucker punches a guy Who doesn’t realize the fight has started and that can take the wind out of anybody’s sail. But in one of those after school, meet at the bike racks and fight for the crowd fights with two willing parties, BJJ Gives the two-year 150 pound dedicated bluebelt a serious chance of beating up to 225 lbs linebacker. As long as he flows with the energy because the guy is probably going to tackle him to the ground and try to ground and pound before he realizes that the bjj guy is already on his back sinking in the choke and the guy has no choice but to pass out or give up. That’s what’s great about BJJ. Everybody in high school knows who the wrestlers are at least the good ones and regardless of how big the opponent is, any wrestler of average size is probably going to be strong as a bull and have no problem taking a fight to the ground and controlling someone so those guys don’t really get picked on too much. However somebody who trains jujitsu and doesn’t talk about it much can put on a clinic when scrapping with an unsuspecting reputed tough guy. In fact he can quite easily embarrass the guy if the fight is a real fight and not simply a sucker Punch. But once you Mature past the so I can defend myself, It takes on a spiritual element that can apply to any aspect of your life such as reading people, determining whose genuine, humble, a bully, mentally intense, and can also teach you about peoples physical intentions in a physical Conflict, The best analogy would be to surfing where You can time a wave, accept its energy And try to merge with it until the power starts to wane How much point you get out unscathed. On the other hand if you don’t accept the energy and simply try to exploit the power of the water to hitch a free ride, why are you attempt to see yourself separately from the water like you’re riding a wild bull, sooner or later you’re going to get crushed. It’s all part of the learning experience of course but like surfing any sort of combat training should slowly ratchet up the intensity when you’re ready for it. People should not come to I could get to class the first day and experience a beating. They could come to class and learn about the power of jujitsu through guys using very little effort to control them on the ground while letting them know that they can trust you as a training partner

Was the air conditioner broken?

damn he's sweating like crazy in the interview

Yes!!

5:27 Rickson Gracie.

Profound nuggets there!

I am glad the world is re-discovering chess. Everything he said, a chess player knows. Chess is how the pieces are connected and how the pieces are balanced. And it is an invisible game. The pieces are on the board, but how it is connected and balanced is invisible.

Wow what an awesome video, Rickson should come out with more content. What a great service to the jiu jitsu community it would be.

i think rickson is just the right amount of crazy to make him a killer. almost reminds me of a brazilian version of floyd talking if that makes any sense

ok here we gooooooooooooooooooooo finally!lets do dat lol

why is Rickson sweating his ass off

6 minutes of ads before the actual content is a long time...

We are all MAD - Martial Arts Disease

I as a Shodan in Aikido, have been able to understand my Aikido, better, since i have been studying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Basically- it's a "give and take" type of scenario- if I personally feel I can't "out muscle" a guy- why try?- if I wait, and at the right time, I can capitalize on the "energy" given by my opponent... Great interview...Respect to Rickson! Osu!

How do I get the Tanquinho complet DVD?

Jujitsu Chi sao.

U need to do something on Walid Ismael in English......faca na caveira.....da blood da blood.....

This was ahead of it's time unfortunately

Is it that hot in the room Look at those sweat patches

Why doesn't he give credits to other arts. Non of his idea are original, even Budo j caught on to this when he mentioned Akido and the theories behind it. I swear I love this guy but these guys are the biggest plagiarizers in the history of martial arts.

Gi is boring. Long live no Gi!

am I really the only one who thinks Rickson is a gigantic bullshitter? rather than saying "Oh I do this and this differently, and have been blessed with this and that, blah blah blah", he could've shown some humility and said "I don't think I'm any different than anybody else." Because the truth is Rickson in his prime would get smashed by today's champions. Kron has been submitted by many of today's black belts, and he at least has had access to modern diet and exercise science. Rickson never did anything that hasn't been done before. He was just ahead of his time. but that time has passed.