Professor Crosley Gracie joins the show to talk about the challenges of growing up as a Gracie, fighting for Pride and Pancrase, Jiu-Jitsu for MMA and his epic match against his cousin Ryron Gracie! Click “read more” for show notes!
SHOW NOTES:
- Growing up as a Gracie
- How being a Gracie made him a target as a young man in Brazil
- His father, Master Rosley Gracie
- How his father’s entrepreneurial spirit influenced him later in life
- Learning from his uncle Master Reylson Gracie
- Has Jiu-Jitsu been watered down over time?
- Learning from Carlson Gracie Sr
- Master Ricardo Liborio
- Moving to the US / Training under Master Ralph Gracie
- Balancing a well rounded top and bottom game
- His guard game
- Applying the guard to larger opponents
- His MMA career
- Dealing with the pressure and nerves of fighting
- Jiu-Jitsu for MMA
- Why he doesn’t teach striking to kids
- His thoughts on competition as a tool for self improvement
- His match against his cousin Ryron Gracie in 2001
- His favorite aspects of teaching Jiu-Jitsu
- Why he prefers a smaller affiliation
- His upcoming seminar in China
