The Importance of Respect in Fighting

The next chapter in this book is coming to America. The rivalry between our two martial arts made all of us better fighters, steel sharp and steel. We should all be grateful for the fact that we always had the ability to fight one another respectfully. Horien was by far the best promoter of Gracie Jiu Jitsu. Nothing helped spread Jiu Jitsu more than the portable video camera. After Horien came to America, he began challenging fighters from other styles and videotaping the bouts. Footage from these and other fights transformed what would have been urban myths into documented truth.