Rose if the founder of Gracie Worlds tournaments. She talks about growing up in the Gracie family, her perspective watching Jiu-Jitsu spread to the US, her views on belt ranks, tournament bias and cannabis use in BJJ and MMA. Click “read more” for show notes!
SHOW NOTES:
- Growing up in the Gracie family
- Grandmaster Helio’s position on the women in the family learning Jiu-Jitsu
- The members of the family she spent the most time with
- A bird’s eye view of the growth of Jiu-Jitsu in the US
- Her father’s path of bringing Jiu-Jitsu to the American masses
- How the UFC changed the martial arts landscape
- Grandmaster Helio’s feelings on spreading Jiu-Jitsu outside Brazil
- Pedro Valente Jr
- How being a female Gracie made dating difficult
- Ryan Gracie / Poop bombs
- Ryan Gracie’s death
- Jiu-Jitsu’s bad reputation in Brazil during the 90’s
- The importance of morals in martial arts
- Her opinion on belt ranks
- Her inspiration to start the Gracie Tournaments
- Bias in tournaments
- Why she believes in the submission only rule set
- Combat Jiu-Jitsu
- Eddie Bravo’s involvement with Gracie Tournaments
- Drug testing
- Her opinion of Cannabis use in BJJ and MMA
- Upcoming Gracie tournaments
- The future for Gracie Tournaments