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387 - The Most Successful Gracie Fighter Of All Time, with Robert Drysdale

The Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting

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The Evolution of Jiu Jitsu

The Gracie Academy in the 30s and 40s and 50s was a self-defense oriented system for gear towards private lessons. They did not have group classes. I don't think people realize how important it is in terms of evolution. Like how do you advance an art just training in a private format? It's very difficult. There's no evolution. And power skills developed by regular upper class students versus the family itself.

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