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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 Importance of Carlson Gracie in Jiu-Jitsu

Carlson Gracie was the most successful Jiu Jitsu fighter of all time. He trained hoists for UFC appearance, which really catapulted jiu-jitsu onto world stage. Carlson had a dominant team for three decades in Brazil and didn't borrow students but built them from white to black. This whole life for 30 years, he did that. And this is the guy that never got the recognition. It's kind of convenient to be able to track your lineage back to somebody who's dead because they're not there to contradict you or feed you any money.

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