In the 1990s, an unusual thing happened to Brazilians when they flew to the US. Some of their belts magically turned from blue to brown or even worse, from purple to black. Overnight, Hoist Gracie became the biggest name in martial arts and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu exploded in popularity. Horian thought it was hard to control the Gracie's, but soon America will be flooded with non-family members who represented the good, the bad, and the ugly of my family's martial art.