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