Just posted the Royce Gracie Interview.
-- Has one more fight left
-- Wears his blue belt (like Helio) instead of his blackbelt
-- Says tournaments are what ruin most martial arts.
Check it out.
http://www.insidebjj.com/2010/09/01/...cie-interview/
at my school we trains competitively but we also learn self defense and street fighting moves \every class. my master was also the original 6 to get his black belt from rolls gracie.
weird, i attended one of his seminars last year & he was definitely wearing his black belt.
I think he means that he wears a blue belt for "sports" Jiu Jitsu competitions. Like his father Helio was famous for saying that if he competed in a Jiu Jitsu only competition he would only be a blue belt. Gracie Jiu Jitsu's philosophy has always been about self defense and not about making the next Jiu Jitsu champion.Originally Posted by boboplata
I trained with him two weeks ago. He wore his blue belt. It's so dark it could easily be mistaken for a black belt but it is definitely blue. It was pretty cool to see.
i attended a gi seminar last year as well & will attend his no-gi seminar on Nov. 15.
WAR ROYCE!!!
ps.
he was wearing his black belt with the stripes(6?).
-- Says tournaments are what ruin most martial arts
Then why did he compete in the UFC.
that tournaments are kinda watering down the self-defense aspect of jiujitsu. he competed to prove the effectiveness of jiujitsu in real (almost)life fighting scenarios since the old ufc's have virtually no rules.
I agree with everyone. BJJ was developed to be the style that gives you the upper hand, not to compete with. Having said that, I think competition is a good way to develop BJJ because you are learning to be comfortable fighting people you don't know.
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