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- Always assume that your opponent is going to be bigger, stronger and faster than you; so that you learn to rely on technique, timing and leverage rather than brute strength.
- Jiu-Jitsu is like a philosophy. It helps me learn how to face life. Helio Gracie. Philosophy, Faces, Jiu Jitsu.
- The Jiu Jitsu I created was designed to give the weak ones a chance to face the heavy and strong. Helio Gracie. Art, Strong, Giving.
- Jiu Jitsu is a mousetrap. The trap does not chase the mouse. But when the mouse grabs the cheese, the trap plays its role. Helio Gracie. Art, Play, Doe.
Dec 26, 2023 · Helio Gracie passed away on January 29, 2009, but his impact on martial arts continues. His teachings and philosophy have influenced not just Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners but also competitors in mixed martial arts and other combat sports.
- “Discipline and consistency. I owe these two factors all have attained in my life. Things have never happened overnight. Results have appeared as a consequence of decades long toil.
- “I drill techniques – my main techniques, my “A” move, my “A Game” sweep, the guard pass and sub I hit the most, over and over again. I’ve drilled them so many times, my body just reacts now.
- “Dad reasoned that whether we were better than someone else should not be focus because our position in relation to others was out of our control. We could not control another’s performance nor could we control how we would be ranked.
- “The perfect technique is one without much effort or conscious thought applied at the right time in the right direction, with the right amount of force – a spontaneous reaction to the opportunity presented by the opponent’s movement.”
“I think it's silly for a guy to be afraid of dying. He should be afraid of being born. I’ve already told my children that when I die, I want a party — with no booze, nothing excessive,” said Helio Gracie in one of his many memorable interviews. The party, indeed sober and well behaved, took ...
May 5, 2021 · I get everybody in that space”. “I never defeated anybody. I just helped them defeat themselves”. “A real Jiu Jitsu fighter does not go around beating people down. Our defense is made to neutralize aggression”. “Jiu Jitsu is for the protection of the individual, the older man, the weak, the child, the lady and the young woman ...
Oct 11, 2018 · History. The samurai Helio Gracie and his seven duels with death. 10/11/2018 | Written by: Graciemag Newsroom. “I’ve already told my children that when I die, I want a party — with no booze, nothing excessive,” said Helio Gracie in one of the long interviews he granted Graciemag.
Oct 10, 2015 · Helio died from pneumonia at the age of 95 on Jan. 29, 2009, leaving a behind a legacy forever synonymous with MMA, the UFC, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the Gracie family itself.
