man, if everybody could listen to what he has to say... the guy is a fountain of knowledge. A true master

Rickson is just fkn brilliant. Whenever I hear him speak I spend the next few hours consciously having to force myself not to speak in his voice, shit's contagious.

Rickson is not a fighter - he's a WARRIOR! Listen to him and you may actually learn something. There's far moe to life than fighting...

Rickson is a role model for the sport, what a legend!

Mr. Helio it's gone,we still have Rickson. He is our father now.

What an Honor to Interview Rickson Gracie, One of the Best Ive seen.

Ricksons a true master and a genius

I am glad the Gracies realize that there is a difference between jiujutsu for sport vs jiujutsu for self defense which was the original aim for their art much like the japanese jujutsu was

Just his vocal tone gives me chills

Rickson Gracie is always amazing to listen to

Fantastic interview, good work. Hespect to Master Rickson.

Fantastic interview. Rickson Gracie is a true master of his art...so much to learn from him.

Hey guys. I appreciate the comments here. Let's keep it without insulting each other. Thanks...

what a great man..you can almost see the aura of power around him

Great interview....I could listen to Rickson all day everyday :O) Greetings from London

That was the fastest 32 minutes of my life. I felt like I wanted it to go on another 3 hours! I also see you did a Gokor interview that I'll watch next. I would have sold my soul to see them fight. I would have found a way to put up the big money they were asking for back in the day if I could have. I didn't know there were actual talks a few times until they were already past. Great interview!

Amazing interview! Thanks to you and to Master Rickson Gracie

awesome interview. i agree 100% what he said about changing certain rules to make it it more effective. this is the main reason why i train in BJJ is to be effective not to win medals....screw the medals in my opinion. i want to be able to defend myself on the street.

thank you 4 bringin it, much love from the netherlands! keepupthegoodwork

This was an excellent interview! Rickson is a true master, but i would really like compliment the interviewer, great questions, respect for martial art and the master he was interviewing, congratulations! Going to subscribe right now!

thank you for a wonderful interview

GREAT MASTER! Fantástico! Boa sorte!

Great job with the interview, keep it up!

Excellent interview and a most excellent exchange. Thank you very much for sharing. Great work! Seriously talented interviewer. (you really got skills not seen often) I can't imagine the joy you must of felt being a fan of jits and mma and all and this being your experience :-) just awesome. Anyway blessings2u and your future and to Rickson and his fam and new brand and vision. Great vid!

man this guy is as smart and intelligent as the legendary renato laranja

Sakuraba has developed a similar, almost mystical reputation in Brazil. He is very respected, and in a different way than Rickson. When he arrived in Los Angeles to graple Renzo.- The BJJ community showed up just get a glimpse of one of the gratest lutadors in history. when he entered the arena limping, and smoking everyone was stunned.Maia said 'hes the man. No one could touch him in his prime."

Maaaan I was just gonna skip through this video but it was so good I got caught watching it till the end> Awesome interview from a Great Master and Legend!!!

Im glad you guys did this interview.

Rickson is the man, great interview and great job letting him speak and asking relevant questions

What a fantastic interview!

Good, high quality stuff. I wish you creating much broader audience in 2015, this content is absolutely worth it.

Wonderful interview, and even more props for answering the feedback in the comments section. (And we all know how sketchy the comments section can be). Great job on the interview and the questions. Something about Rickson's voice is just calming.

I found myself nodding stupidly at everything Rickson said ahah bringing my face close to the screen too LOL. Fuck me im fanboying way too hard

gospel from the high priest! great interview

the Greatest Of All time.

Rickson is aging well.... I trained with a guy that grew up with Rickson, he said without a doubt Rickson was the best...

Great video thanks for posting.

Great man, true master....

I liked so much that interview. Rickson is a Legend. Great Job!! A big hug from Brazil.

I really like what he said about the differences between Brazil and America.

Very god interview Rickson um verdadeiro mestre da vida

Simply the greatest

Thankyou for the interview it was amazing.

Very enjoyable interview.

I'm working on my blue. I hope to get it very soon. It is in "Self Defense Gracie Jiu-Jitsu."

so good.

Parabéns Rickson

Great interview :)

Solid interview. Great questions accompanied with deep answers Professor Rickson's ideas tell me that he is a very wise man and knows what he is doing. I would definitely vote for him to be the first Planet Earth President (but I think he wouldn't like that idea anyways )

Great interview

Legend

Great video. When the professor brings up his dogs, they are important. We ask a little more about his babies...lol!

Dude, good interview. I like all the old school guys. Journalism are stories either good or bad.

Priceless Learnings wow

Really insightful interview.

thanks for sharing PlugOneTwo

off the hook... the mestre explaining his wisdom, good job man!!! respect

Another great interview... The one with Eddie Bravo is great too!!! I wonder why Rickson picked Joe Rogan over Eddie?? hahahaha... That must be great to talk to the masters and legends like that.... Thanks for posting and sharing!!

"Brazil is a shitty place but is Nice! The U.S.A. is a Nice place But is Shitty" lol

Well, this guy knew mayweather would win the fight :D Amazing interview, thanks to both of you!

Amazing stuff

Thank you i oike this video

bravo fantastic interview

love Rickson Gracie true gent and legend

Great interview with a legend. One critique I would make is that you insert some comments at times, instead of letting Professor Gracie talk it out. Just my two cents, and heck, I'm not the one with the honer of capturing this interview. OSS!

Rickson is the man. I totally agree with his words.

Mario Sperry said watching Royce Gracie compete was like going to a museum of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

I just started BJJ last month. I just got done watching "choke". I am now fully infatuated with GJJ/BJJ and want nothing more but to excel and progress in it. Im 27, and I wish I started younger, but I am in good shape and have a ton of passion for this. I enjoy it more than anything in my life so far...

Great interview. It would seem to me that any type of competition JJ is nearly mutually exclusive from combat JJ. And although reforming the rules may make the sport more exciting and slightly more realistic (to a real fight) its still a long way from a street situation. Certainly the mission of trying to get the JJ schools to refocus on the true meaning of JJ and its self defense applications in combat is a worthwhile endeavor. I just don't see a significant correlation in "that goal" versus modifying sport JJ current rules. After all, the over riding philosophical principle behind Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is "survival". Certainly that principle in no way fits into being successful in competitive JJ. I respect Rickson's opinion more than just about anyone in martial arts so I would appreciate anyone that has insightful feedback.

Good interview. Question: How did you accomplish the shifting camera angles? Multiple cameras? Thanks.

oss

This is the jj man !!! but I was interested when he said 'we feel be in a box in American ' .. maybe Brazilian people must to feel be in a box too, with strong rules and severe penalty for anyone.

i hope that jgff will work with ibjff, they have some sort of database of competitors i think

Rickson Sensei..

I struggle with his comments on cross academy training. "why should i give you my time and love"... you can keep the love but I will pay you thousands of dollars to show me the techniques. I played football for over 10 years and would play for different teams and representative areas in the same year. After years in BJJ there seems to be this fading idea of it being some sort of secret. It's a sport at the end of the day, and a academy is a business with customers. Sometimes I want to roll and train with my friends across town.

6:00 I Love the Idea that BJJ is a Chess Game..

I found it very interesting when he sais biggest jump should be from white to blue

Great interview! But, I wanted to know what type of dogs he has. He wanted to tell you. You didn't ask. lol good work, messing around.

Try legend!!

half-filipino dude watching this in 2015

Everything he says about Brazil is the same truth about the Philippines. Growing up here so many people live in poverty but still they enjoy having parties and being happy in their situation. It's just how it is

Can't agree more stalling is killing jiu jitsu

Rickson is spot on about stalling !!!! I think the exact same about mma now, more so the UFC !!!! the UFC does not show mma the way it was meant to be, it has turned into a joke to be honest. look at Miocic... beating hunt, he musta stalled a minimum of 20 times. I think he leaned on mark against he cage at the end of 1 round for about 15 seconds without even moving or trying to attack or advance positions. when people understand this they will notice it a lot more. stalling is not fighting. stop idolising guys who stall like gsp etc. these people exploit rules to win and do not win based on the actual FIGHT which is totally against the whole point of why mma fighting started. it makes me sick to see referee's allow guys to lay and not advance position or strike. the ufc has the KINGS of stalling. I feel like if I paid to watch that shit I would be sick to my stomach that I pay to be entertained and have to sit and watch a guy dry humping a leg. the fighters are PAID to entertain !!!! if they don't then they are basically sticking a middle finger up to anyone who does pay to watch it !!!!!

How have you been brother? It's Gerard lol

I m tkd black belt but wants to learn jiu jitsu but there are no gracie jiu jitsu classes in INDIA

sport

00:02 min Rickson fights falling asleep :-)

I fear his wisdom

lyoto machida and ricks on sound the same

Main cultural difference between Japan and Brazil, in Japan, they respect the guy who's beating their guy, in Brazil, the brazilian team insults the opponent all fight long, just learn 3 words in portugese : "filho da puta", which mean "son of a bitch"... now, just watch any Gracie video, MMA, dojo challenges etc, and just count how many times you'll ear "filho da puta" by the brazilian camp...

5 min or 10 minute submission only (no points) , if time expires.....sudden death, first point wins

please guy's before talks about Rickon English. ...dont forget he's not american...but Brazilian. ..so try you guys speaking portuguese....

Romo Rorny Roids Rarry Rymen (Rorny's sister) Ruckleberry

Good interview but not sure about saying "correct" constantly to Rickson.

Why Rickson's ears are perfectly ok ?

I dont think his right. A person can study Bjj in the morning and sricking at night. That is what Wanderlie silva did, That is how they train in the Chute Boxe- Kicking ,punchung and later BJJ. Silva came out of there and was a great muay thai fighter-Knoxking out many of his rivals and a great Bjj fighter.

I like how he said the country have a big lack of education. Yeah , including him... The martial artist has to adapt to the martial art , not the opposite. It's not because you're brazilian that you have to forget respect and say that your challenger is a son of a b... , a motherf..r... One thing the Gracie will never understand : the practice of martial art teaches you to respect yourself , to respect others , including your challengers . It teaches you humility and kindness , 2 things that the Gracie absolutly don't know. All the asian real martial art master have those qualities. The Gracie are doing fight sports , not budo , not martial art. In their "method" , there is no education , no philosophy , no way (do) , nothing that could make you grow and become a better person , except if your basicaly a stupid punk thug. P.S: I WON T ANSWER ANY COMMENT LIKE : THE GRACIE WOULD KICK YOUR ASS ' , etc...

i suplexed rixon gracie in CARLSBAD KALIFORNIA

NEW rule no jiu jitsu on your back shit in the first round people want to see stand up fights and teeth knocked out broken jaws type of shit .Jujutsu in the first round is boring plain and simple you still have 4 more rounds for that shit

too scared to face sakuraba