MMA has evolved so much since then, it's incredible. Refs not responding to 7-8 taps and commentator even asking another "what is guard".

The commentators calling a triangle choke an elbow lock just shows how new Jiu Jitsu was back then lmao

@ritmukocrib143

2 жыл бұрын

cmon man theres nothing there... haha

@aterr4498

2 жыл бұрын

@@ritmukocrib143 ...but it looks good

@binaryruffian7538

Жыл бұрын

Show the finishes against the Gracie killer, Kazushi Sakuraba

@DYRBCebuCity1968

Жыл бұрын

This was a different era. Nobody knew or understood what these fighters were doing except for a few who had seen these type of reality fighting in Japan and Brazil. I remember watching my first UFC which was UFC 2 in I think 1993 or thereabouts. It was a replay by VHS tape since cable tv at that time had limited coverage. The feeling of anticipation and uncertainty and excitement was so high. For martial arts enthusiast those times can never be recreated. Now a days you already know what to expect. Its a matter only of who is the better athlete. Back then its the ultimate truth to the never ending debate of who or which style is better. I consider myself lucky to see those very significant moments in martial arts history.

@iamartist4149

Жыл бұрын

they also said he has no choking power there

When this started in the 90s. People (commentators and fighters) did not understand how deadly BJJ is. Gracie came out skinny/fit and people didn’t respect him. Little did they know they were facing a legend.

@BrianPex

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Me and my buddies would watch the early UFC fights starting at the very first one. Great times but it was always frustrating to watch the ground game but we learned fast that’s where it’s at.

@jonathancox1231

Жыл бұрын

A legend ,who has trained how to use the gui as a weapon his whole life , when they took the gui away from him he did nothing but loose in the ufc

@hooywamd00pe95

Жыл бұрын

@@CalvinW.Allison He technically quit fighting when people were learning his game and style, and then he was just an average grappler. The only reason he dominated at the beginning was that nobody really knew grappling, at least on that level. BJJ was something else. In today's MMA he wouldnt be even a gate keeper, even in his prime.

@hooywamd00pe95

Жыл бұрын

@@CalvinW.Allison LOL you clearly have no clue kid. Dan severn and ken? ROFL. They would get stomped, MMA evolved, so did the fighters. In case of Royce it is even more the case. BJJ was virtually unknown and extermely efffective against people that didnt know it. Thats the only reason Royce beat people. Because they didnt know. As soon as they started to learn BJJ, Royce became irrelevant because he wasnt even that good of a bjj guy.

@BrianPex

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathancox1231 *lose. Not loose. Sorry but that one drives me nuts. Lol

Every technique that Royce used was from Gracie Combatives. All basic white belt moves. Amazing.

@jonathancox1231

Жыл бұрын

Especially how he used the gui as a weapon ,as soon as in he could not wear it he couldn't win in the ufc ,even scratch dogs were beating him,

@copsgovt4535

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathancox1231 He had 2 losses in his entire UFC career 1 was matt hughes.

@jegr3398

7 ай бұрын

​@@copsgovt4535only 1 loss in ufc. The other loss was in Pride against Sakuraba

@halfassranch8363

4 ай бұрын

​@@copsgovt4535 yeah cause he remarkably vanished when Marco Ruas showed up and guys like Dan Severn started striking from the ground....kimo exposed him and it was down hill from there...was fun to watch Hughes treat him like the beech he is.

@copsgovt4535

4 ай бұрын

@@halfassranch8363 yeah it would have been interesting to see if he could have adapted. I think he is/ was crafty enough that if his technique stopped winning he would simply stop competing. But until someone figured out how to beat him he dominated and that alone is impressive- cuz he fought some scary strikers like Shamrock & Severn. Also he was 40 when he lost to Hughes!! After losing only 1 fight in 13 years.. Age makes us all losers, so was he a beeatch who "remarkably vanished" or just old? Ya gotta be pretty dumb to be in your 40s competing in MMA. GSP alos had only 2 losses (1 to Hughes amazingly enough) and retired before age 40. And hughes retied at 40 too as did a ton of others. But it would have been interesting to see if he could have kept it up (I doubt it since MMA evolved past GJJ)

Holy shit, refs was really bad back then. Like Royce is litterally breaking someones arm and the other guy is tapping and the ref is just standing there looking for a good 3-4 seconds before going forward to stop the fight

@GuacIsExtra99

Жыл бұрын

That ref was Steve Mazzagattis mentor

@blagosvirakolo

Жыл бұрын

That's Big John McCarthy! It was just a different time back then.. they were not allowed to stop fights, only towel throw or tap until Big John introduced the concept of "Referee Stoppage" lol

@bildanj5950

Жыл бұрын

fr tho

@cindyandsuziq

Жыл бұрын

Rules were different. I remember alot more brutal fighters and fights.

Sem luvas, sem tempo, sem limites de peso,valendo quase tudo mesmo. O início brutal do UFC. E o jiu jitsu brasileiro sendo apresentado ao mundo.

@halfassranch8363

4 ай бұрын

In a rigged tournament designed for Royce to win

@heltonrufino1063

2 ай бұрын

@@halfassranch8363seu cu 😊

6:38 commentator says " doesn't matter whatever you do it's not good " 😂

Royce Gracie inspired so many of us to begin learning BJJ . Watching him dominate so many other styles was inspirational & motivating

@notme3686

2 жыл бұрын

It's true. Too bad he and his family are basically all pieces of garbage after we all saw them. Rickson was the only one that seemed to have any honor by rejecting the red belt.

@davidhickman2236

Жыл бұрын

He was the only one allowed to wear a ghee he cheated with it

@Spiritof_76

Жыл бұрын

@@davidhickman2236 That's bullshit. Fighters were encouraged to wear the uniform of their art. It made for a fun show. Go watch UFC 1 through 4 and try again. Several karate and judo guys wore a gi.

@davidhickman2236

Жыл бұрын

@@Spiritof_76 he use to choke people out with a ghee

@faizzhen755

Жыл бұрын

@@davidhickman2236 his opponent is twice his weight . so whats the deal? stupid

The announcers knowledge of grappling and jiu-jitsu was definitely limited. The sport has definitely evolved.

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!

@luissampayo4310

Жыл бұрын

@@silveriver9 , Sakuraba didn't engage in the grappling so much. what he did was stand up while they pulled guard. Rickson doesn't pull guard.

@antoniomitchell1883

Жыл бұрын

@@silveriver9 stop saying that

@henry247

Жыл бұрын

@@silveriver9 😂😂😂 you're a joke...he exposed the Gracie Family? That's why BJJ is huge all around the world nowadays right? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@paulosilveira4326

9 ай бұрын

​@@silveriver9Sakuraba He faced the Gracies in 1999... UFC 1 was in 1993... It was 6 years, where the rules changed, and much superior athletes learned jiu-jitsu and MMA (which was also jiu-jitsu)... Hélio already said in the 80s, we are not invincible, it is the art that is good... the Gracies lost when the world learned...They didn't come from crypto nor are they superman... They had knowledge that NO ONE else had... and they TAUGHT EVERYBODY...

Royce required at least 32 taps before releasing by the looks of things. Damn

@BuffGuy71

Жыл бұрын

Brutal 🤣

I remember the first time I saw this back in the 90s. For myself and many others, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was brand new. Nobody knew what the fuck we were looking at during Gracie's matches and then suddenly he'd be declared the winner.

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!

@chelsea9686

Жыл бұрын

Yup. I watched the first 3 UFCs on PPV, and no one really knew what was going on. Then there was Jimmerson with his one glove and the commentators saying how brilliant it was!

@jonathancox1231

Жыл бұрын

Yeah cause no one could grab him while he had his gui on, which was specifically made so we that it moved around when you grabbed it, It was a weapon ,as soon as he couldn't wear it in the ufc ,he is was in getting beat up by everyone, ever notice how he disappeared from ufc right after he couldn't wear it ???

@Spiritof_76

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathancox1231 What a knobjob you are. Put on a gi and go fight a good no gi fighter if you think it will help you. He didn't get beaten by everyone after he moved to Pride. It was the new UFC rules that changed the game: no elbows to the neck, gloves, short rounds, standing fights back up. It's so weird that yahoos on the web feel the need to put someone down who achieved so much in a new exciting sport. What's your deal, anyhow?

@thiagodias7506

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathancox1231 have you ever used a gi? It makes the fighter that wears it way easier to grab. It absorbes the sweat, makes you less slippery and allows an infinite number of ways to grab: by the sleeves, the lapel, the pants, the belt and so on... again, have you ever put on a gi?

Ahh the good ole days! The refs and the commentators didn't have a clue about what Royce was doing to his opponents. "Royce doesn't know, he doesn't know...." The choke was already locked in and dude was about to go night night😂.

@cmjcrappie

2 жыл бұрын

@@maverick8348 probably so but he waited for the ref to stop it. By today's standards the ref would have stepped in as soon as he tapped. I've seen too many times where someone releases a submission after a tap only to be knocked out because the ref didn't see the tap. Sucks but it's a brutal sport.

@nokungfuforyou323

2 жыл бұрын

@@cmjcrappie The "referee" was one of his cop students. Cops and lack of ethics, like peas in a pod.

@eldacar351

Жыл бұрын

@@maverick8348 I observed the same thing and was wondering if he has a reputation for being disrespectful.

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!

@wasdwecst

Жыл бұрын

That was here on the states . But in Japan Gracie was getting his ass beat. Have you seen the Gracie hunter videos??

Probably the greatest ever to enter the octagon, plus it was a lot harder back then 3 fights in one night less rules no weight class and Royce Gracie shocked everyone 🥋🥇

@richardcrum2003

Жыл бұрын

Definitely the pound for pound baddest dude to ever enter the octagon!!!

@kubapetynia2278

Жыл бұрын

dude was a bum and cheated most of his wins, he's as much of a legend as Jon Jones is

@richardcrum2003

Жыл бұрын

@@kubapetynia2278 ahhh grasshopper obviously you don't know what your talking about!

@kubapetynia2278

Жыл бұрын

@@richardcrum2003 i do, wouldnt have said it otherwise, thw name Gracie nowadays is synonimous with poop

@DiegoJFCampos

Жыл бұрын

3 fights in a night and without gloves huahua

As a white belt in BJJ it is amazing how little these people knew. Royce Gracie is using basic BJJ movements.

@AlexZander688

Жыл бұрын

Solid basic fundamentals in any walk of life is critical. The basic fundamentals allow progression to the next levels.

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!

@akumabakemono1447

Жыл бұрын

@@silveriver9 Sakuraba is a legend and the Gracie family too. No need to dis respect anybody.

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

@@akumabakemono1447 Gracie family does not respect anybody. Therefore, gracies deserves no respect. They are frauds.

@akumabakemono1447

Жыл бұрын

@@silveriver9 Time changes. I'm pretty aware of the bad things the Gracies did, but their art evolved and their way of acting evolved too. You can stand in the hate wagoon or move forward, taking from BJJ and the Gracies what it works for you and ignoring the rest. All this "I'm a fanboy/hater of the Gracies and BJJ" is so stupid and unnecessary.

Nothing but respect for the Gracie's, but geez... Some dudes tapped so many times and he kept holding.

@tjl4688

2 жыл бұрын

It's up to the ref to break up the fight, that belly down armbar was nasty for sure; but the ref didn't step in until after the break

@TorFactor

2 жыл бұрын

@@tjl4688 Valid point. That said, I understand in an actual fight you're going 100%; but I feel just from a sportsmanship perspective you can hold an armbar hard enough to have control but not hard enough to break it. But yeah, that ref should have broken it up the instant he tapped.

@ReezyR

2 жыл бұрын

@@TorFactor u saw the look of confusion from the refs when Kam tapped 5 TIMES on the map the bastard still had the audacity to confront the clueless ref an almost had the fight keep going Royce wasn't goin for that bullshi so he made sure his opponents tapped out multiple times so incompetent refs could step in and stop the fight they had no idea of what jijutsu was at the time and submission artists were rare

@RonSavage01

2 жыл бұрын

@@TorFactor wrong. You crank it 100%. That's the sport.

@TorFactor

2 жыл бұрын

@@RonSavage01 what I was trying to say was that he could have held the arm bar at like 70% to still retain control so he couldn't escape while bkt resorting to breaking his arm.

Funny trivia: ROYCE GRACIE was not even the biggest and best in BJJ at the time. His father picked him to fight in UFC 1 to show the world that a SMALL-FRAME guy could beat the LARGE-FRAME fighters from other fight disciplines. I was always amazed (watching live) that the accountant-looking ROYCE could destroy these giants. After ROYCE winning, everyone else in the new MMA sport had to learn BJJ to stand a chance at winning.

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!

@vietrounder

Жыл бұрын

Gracie propaganda will say that Royce was the 6th best of the seven but I doubt that is the case. He was definitely one of, if not, the best they had for mma. I’m sure the family knew this and chose him for the exact reason. No way they would use their weakest when the future reputation and fortune of the family is on the line

@celinreyes1983

Жыл бұрын

BJJ was not the only grappling discipline to stand a chance against the Gracies. There is also Judo, Sambo, Shuai Jiao and catch wrestling.

@JoaoPereira-fj2dq

Жыл бұрын

Just a correction, Sakuraba is NOT a legend, his only feat was defeating the Graces, not even when he did, was he champion of any important championship...

@J_L_A

Жыл бұрын

@@silveriver9 go look at who he trained with before beating the Gracies😁

And because of him, I practice BJJ in a gracie's academy today, thanks Royce thanks a Lot Man!

He was very, very dangerous fighter. My respect to him Mr. Brasil 🇧🇷

These early fights with Royce, especially against bigger opponents, just gave the impression of a predator against prey. That single-minded purpose to get them on the ground, and then while on the ground that maneuvering for the kill against opponents that were so uncomfortable knowing a kill was coming but too out of their element to do anything about it.

Many props to Ron Van Clief. He was in his 50's and had a remarkable reputation in martial arts and still challenged himself by getting in the octagon.

@halfassranch8363

4 ай бұрын

Copy that...I'll add that Ron was paired with Royce for a reason after kimo pushed Royce past his limit...poor Ron had zero ground game and they wanted to ensure Royce was fresh for the coming fights

@mjp-bi3re

4 ай бұрын

@@halfassranch8363 So, was this kind of fixed?

@halfassranch8363

4 ай бұрын

@@mjp-bi3re the fights weren't fixed but the rules and tournament match ups were manipulated to favor Royce

I like how he would hold shit on and hurt people, but backed out whenever he was tired so no one could say they beat him.

@halfassranch8363

4 ай бұрын

Truth

Imagine going into a fight and you know you have no idea how counter someone’s main strength. Props to the fighters for even fighting I wonder if anyone actually thought they had a chance

@NBeaver-bx4yl

Жыл бұрын

each tought their discipline was the best and that the others didnt stand a chance, especially the smallest guy in the competition.

So glad I got to experience this back in the day. My friends and I all shared the VHS tapes of the early UFC.

gracie proved that it doesnt matter how big your opponent are, its all about technique

@JohnEpresent

Жыл бұрын

It’s not like Royce was short though, just skinny. He was 6’1

@immoran9001

10 ай бұрын

Gracie was very strong don't buy just technique is enough thing.

@user-tr4bh7sn5z

8 ай бұрын

maybe back then when it was brawlers.. Now everyone has most skills in UFC like multiple martial arts under their belt.. Hints why weight classes exist now.. Would you put mighty mouse vs jon jones?? hell no lol

@k00lkane

7 ай бұрын

@@JohnEpresentTrue, but only around 80kg at 6 foot 1 so probably not that strong. At least in comparison to shamrock, Severn, Leopoldo etc

@halfassranch8363

4 ай бұрын

​@@user-tr4bh7sn5z really wasn't even all brawlers...a lot of the karate type guys from then would be found in mcdojo videos today

Assisti isso ao vivo, com meu pai e irmão... nunca torcemos tanto... cada vez que o Royce entrava no octagon... era um delírio!!!

@sandrocesteves

8 ай бұрын

Verdade irmão

@combatarmsjong

7 ай бұрын

Deveria ser insano, pena que não vivi essa época. Pelo menos temos a internet.

@halfassranch8363

4 ай бұрын

You were cheering for guys who actively attempted to rig the matchups and were known scum

Pqp, lindo ver Royce Gracie lutando. Um verdadeiro samurai!

Assisti com muito orgulho tds as lutas dessa fera. Cara franzino até, subjugava monstros bem mais fortes que ele. Lenda! 💪💪💪

OH MY GOOOOOODDDD! Can you imagine tapping like 50xs and your opponent just keeps the gas on!!! And NO Gloves!! WHAAAATTTT....BEAST MODE

Good job making this video

Royce gracie is one of the most influential athlete in the history

Amazing Man !!!

Durante a minha vida me espelhei em grandes pessoas , Royce Gracie foi um deles... Sempre em momentos de dificuldades mentalizo as lutas dele e Caio para dentro da vida. Um MITO .

@kirito3082

11 ай бұрын

é, mas pra falar a verdade esse vídeo é decepcionante porque eu nunca tinha percebido o quanto ele era filho da puta, ele nunca respeitava os tapas

@kieronjohn6334

6 ай бұрын

Ah durka durka!

@halfassranch8363

4 ай бұрын

Except Gracie was a jerk and his family are known cheaters and liars...

Royse Gracie was the man. And very exciting to watch.

Haha first commentator said “he’s in Royce’s guard” the other guy says “what does that mean” and the first commentator goes “he has his legs wrapped around him” lol 😂

Lucky enough for him to be coming to my gym next month 💯

Got to meet Renzo Gracie this week, he came to my gym. My instructor trained under him for 15 years, humble dude, so unassuming in appearance but when he puts his hands on you, you feel it immediately.

The referees were super bad back then. The guys tap out multiple times and the referees do nothing

@Spiritof_76

2 жыл бұрын

@Vegan Higler For what? Refs job to stop fights.

@Spiritof_76

2 жыл бұрын

@Vegan Higler In the early days there were guys who tapped and then kept fighting if the ref didn't see it.

@jeremysipes44

2 жыл бұрын

@Vegan Higler Gordeau bit Gracie!

@billg26

2 жыл бұрын

Even Stevie Wonder would see them tap out... Those referees were clueless of everything!

@nokungfuforyou323

2 жыл бұрын

@@billg26 They were Gracie students.

lmao the amount of disdain towards submission focused martial arts early in the UFC is hilarious to me

@shamanschlong

2 жыл бұрын

Early...?

@WestHamParker8

2 жыл бұрын

It's like sword wielding warriors bitching about guns lol

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!!

Uma lenda !!!

*JUST The BEST in HISTORY* RESPECT GRACIE FAMILY

THE LEGEND OF JIU JITSU. ROYCE GRACIE

グレイシー柔術が打撃を含めて凄まじい稽古をしていることがわかる動画 それにしても、まだこの時代にこの素手のルールいくら総合格闘技や柔術の技術体系が浸透していないと言っても、圧倒的なパワーや他の格闘技の技術の前に負ける可能性だってあるのに、ホイスは本当に勇敢だと思う

Royce was a pioneer in MMA.

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!!

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

"Bruce Lee is the Father of MMA" - Dana White

@ClickClack_Bam

Жыл бұрын

@@silveriver9 Royce Gracie was blazing the MMA trails before Sakuraba was even known. Then to say he "exposed" the Gracies. The FUCK are you talking about? Do you even know your MMA history? Sakuraba used GRAPPLING to beat the Gracie's. He used the same techniques the Gracie's we're using. He didn't "expose" ANYTHING. EVERY single MMA fighter up until today has to know jiu-jitsu or they'll get their ass handed to them.

I don’t train Bjj but my cousin does and one thing Ik is, if you don’t train that way or something similar to develop that grip strength you will be amazed at how hard they can squeeze your wrist and not let go.

@jonathancox1231

Жыл бұрын

And the gui, they are specifically tailor made so that when ppl try to grab you it moves around so no one can get a good grip on you,ever notice after Royce wasn't allowed to wear it in the ufc he was getting beat by everyone,now the bjj is badass ,but the gui gave him a super advantage

@henry247

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathancox1231 Wtf? The gi actually makes it easier to grab lol Its way harder to fight in a no gi championship than in a regular championship...have u ever fought in your life? 😂😂

Damn Royce was dirty. He held those subs

Una leyenda recuerdo cuando era un jovencito y tuve la oportunidad de ver estos torneos. Ese Roy un leyenda debería tener documentales

@Molk8773

Жыл бұрын

Una leyenda pura

@halfassranch8363

4 ай бұрын

There are many documentaries detailing how the Gracie's rigged tournaments in order for little Royce to gain advantage over unskilled opponents.

The BEST, but after only old and wise.. RESPECT..!!

A great technical fighter, props !

The win over Dan Severn was amazing, it was one of the longest UFC fights Royce had beaides the 2nd Shamrock super fight. It was like 14mins. I remember watching it in the 90s when we rented the VHS as a kid nad didn't know shit bout BJJ. Years later in 2004 I remembered watching them and remembered the GI so i started looking up Royce and BJJ in general and got into it. I started renting all the 1st UFCs and pretty much all they had at the video store back then. Jason Delucia actually fought Royce at their school before the UFC when the Gracie's used to accept open challenges. There's some video clips on it where Rorion is narrating.

@woklam342

Жыл бұрын

remember royva was only 78kg all opponent are more then 90 kg plus

@perfectsplit5515

3 ай бұрын

I believe it took 15:49 for Royce to submit Severn. The triangle choke he used was not the textbook triangle choke; it was an advanced variation where uke's arm is on the outside and not pressed against his face.

Wtf was that ref looking at in the first one. Dude literally taps 5x right in front of him and ref does nothing lmfao he asked the fighter if he tapped lmao

@iamjp1

Жыл бұрын

the refs literally had no idea what they were watching lol

@chuckyolives2000

Жыл бұрын

these were stupid boxing refs prob

@rorkan138

Жыл бұрын

The ref for UFC1 was good ole John MCarthy

@chuckyolives2000

Жыл бұрын

@@rorkan138 no he was added later.

Le vrai goat du mma ,pas de categories de poids ,pas de limite de temps, plusieurs combats la même soirée.

Flashback in the early 2020's

Quanta diferença com os tempos de hoje... o ser humano sempre evoluindo em tudo. Época em que praticamente ninguém sabia jiujitsu, também facilitava o fato de não ter luvas, portanto a mão entrava mais fácil no pescoço, coisa que a luva atualmente atrapalha nesse sentido. Sem contar a falta de fair play que muitos lutadores tinham, percebe-se que o Royce sempre queria apertar um pouco mais o pescoço ou puxar o braço após a interferência do árbitro. Enfim, isso é a história.

@rodneychagas

6 ай бұрын

Acredito que ele fazia porque os próprios juízes não entendiam a regra. Na luta contra o Kem , quase o juiz faz eles continuarem lutando mesmo o adversário batendo várias vezes no chão .

@LifeStyleBR

6 ай бұрын

@@rodneychagas Isso é verdade mesmo. Assisti essa luta também e vc tem razão.

*locked in triangle choke "there's nothing there, no power in those legs to choke him"

Gratidão Royce Gracie Ossss

top, merci bcp

5:05 is one of the nastiest sliding gi chokes I've seen, plus he's right into potential armlocks, plus the announcers have no clue what's happening.

The gracies definitely revolutionized martial arts but don’t forget Jiu Jitsu existed before them.

@3xperiment8

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Jiu Jitsu originally in Japan had a complete system of punches and kicks. Like a mix of Judo and Karate. Helio Gracie was very thin and small, so he tried to focus only on the ground game to fight bigger opponents. Techniques vs Size. He enhanced all the ground game, creating new techniques, submission methods, inventing new moves, bringing some of judo as well and making It ground only. Then Brazilian Jiu jitsu was born :)

His shots were so quick amazing

That block was amazing. I had to replay and play it slower to check techniques

Interesting seeing the comments on here and realizing how many people today are too young to have witnessed this and don't understand where MMA and BJJ really came from. Says a lot about how far BJJ has come though.

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

"Bruce Lee is the Father of MMA" - Dana White

@phoenixamaranth

Жыл бұрын

@@silveriver9 Some truth to that, but technically, Japanese Jiu Jitsu beat Bruce Lee to it as well. In the end, actual sport MMA was from Gracies.

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

@@phoenixamaranth biased comment witth zero facts.

@phoenixamaranth

Жыл бұрын

@@silveriver9 Nope. Bruce Lee didn't start an MMA movement and Japanese Jijitsu had striking, takedowns, and some grappling long before he was ever born. Until Gracie's started UFC, MMA didn't exist in sport form. It took about 10 UFCs for it to start to develop. It developed as a response to their use of BJJ.

Jiu jitsu !!! Rio de Janeiro Brasil

The early days of the UFC was some shit straight out of Dragon Ball. All the best fighters in the world, from every martial art and every gym coming together to see whos the best. Crazy 😅

THE BEST

Uma lenda !!

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!

That was a hell of a lot of taps from Jason before he broke his arm. Royce seemed pretty eager to break it. No gentleman’s agreement there. I think I recall Royce saying he fought Jason in the Gracie challenge matches. Guess he wanted to send him packing

@lifeisartTV

Жыл бұрын

they had actually fought behind the scenes before and there was bad blood. that's why.

master class

Remember Sakuraba ? The Gracies hunter

@clebersilva5731

Жыл бұрын

Lembra do Wanderley Silva

The Gracie Family Will always Be legends Too ME😀

@timeisahumanconstruct9251

2 жыл бұрын

to me

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!!

@jalenikezeue4114

Жыл бұрын

@@silveriver9 Dude I need you to Answer a question Who Would Win in a Rickson🇧🇷🥋 Gracie Or Kazushi🐯 sakuraba 🇯🇵

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

@@jalenikezeue4114 Kazushi would win. It is also why Rickson never accepted the fight with Kazushi when he called out Rickson multiple times to fight.

@jalenikezeue4114

Жыл бұрын

@@silveriver9 Is this fact

Gracie holding on sub after the opponent tap. Then kicking/slapping/pushing the opponent after the ref stopped the match. Good sportmanship... Hopefully the BJJ community is WAY better today than what this guy displayed.

@obiwancannabis8408

2 жыл бұрын

Are you crazy? I'd totally hold on to submissions because some fighters could be tapping out and sucker punch me.

@johndouglas1294

2 жыл бұрын

Really. This was 30 years ago. BJJ was in its infancy with MMA back then, he'll it was new period. Go watch some BJJ matches (which I know you didn't with comment) and check back in. Peace.

@MrQuidoxz

2 жыл бұрын

@@johndouglas1294 I'm a brown belt bru, don't need to watch, I practice it.

@MrQuidoxz

2 жыл бұрын

@@obiwancannabis8408 And disrespect them by pushing/spitting/kicking them when downed?

@obiwancannabis8408

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrQuidoxz hell yeah. What do you expect? This is not a beauty pageant.

He's amazing and ruthless

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!!

"Now Jason is in Royce's guard it's called" "What's that?" "Royce has his legs wrapped around him, that's called a guard" They had never seen anything like this before

Jeez, he was a bit of a prick about holding on to submissions well past the tap…

@pshaps120

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he's remembered favorably, but consistently did things that Palhares has been demonized for. Funny how that works.

@docholiday2319

2 жыл бұрын

@That Ellipsis Guy Yeah it’s cuz he’s had several matches where the ref didn’t know/couldn’t see if the guy tapped. Let go too soon u have the chance of losing the position.

@laughingman8578

2 жыл бұрын

He held on longer onto Gerard Gordeau because he was upset that Gordeau had committed a foul earlier by biting his ear during the match.

@ModernVince

2 жыл бұрын

The damn ref was like, “oh there’s an arm bar going on over here? A submission that means a broken limb or not within 2 seconds? LET ME TAKE 15 TO STOP AN ALREADY BROKEN ARM FROM BREAKING”

@Athena124

2 жыл бұрын

He really did! Not cool dude.

Seeing Royce in these videos makes it unreal to me that I had multiple trainings with him when I was in BJJ. One as a yellow belt, blue, and purple

@kpl455

Жыл бұрын

yellow belt in BJJ?

@thiagodias7506

Жыл бұрын

@@kpl455 for kids there's a yellow belt

@halfassranch8363

4 ай бұрын

Did he hold his submissions well after the tap with you as well

Quando il JIU JITSU era avanti di 20 anni in confronto a qualsiasi altra arte marziale . Una rivoluzione x tutti noi .

We need this ufc back

I never realized what a jerk Gracie was the guy was tapping and he knew it kept trying to hurt the guy's

These refs were so bad

I respect to the family's Gracies.from where i learned to fight jiu jitsu brazilian..thanks you family's.

Que buen video.... me dieron ganas de peliar... pero terminando el video ya se me quitaron las ganas :D

El mejor del mundo arriba Brasil

Osu! Brothers and sisters what say you? Was the Gracie success in the early days mainly due to the Gracie brothers themselves being so damn good or their system just being better devised around overcoming other systems, whereas not much was known or trained for to counter some pretty novel BJJ techniques at the time? Or was the major factor the rules which appear to have lent themselves to success of grapplers early in the evolution of the sport? Or am I misinformed on all of the above? There's obviously no simple answer but I'd love to discuss opinions from folks who have something more nuanced to add than "my system is better than your system". I don't get out much in the backwater town I live in and most discussions online seem to be riddled with trolls so I don't get many informed opinions from folks with an iq higher than my Basset Hound...... My kyokushin family seem to carry the sentiment "just punch their lights out". I'm not about to disagree or argue with people who beat the crap out of me 2-3 nights a week lol

@MP-ow3py

2 жыл бұрын

there were pretty much 0 rules.grappling>>>>striking,99,9999% of the times

@j.d.t.3293

2 жыл бұрын

The system is good. In no rules grappling bjj usually wins. Also with any kind of striking someone can land a lucky hit, with grappling there are no lucky hits. Striking is important, but you can't train it full force the same way you can jiujitsu, so jiu jitsu people are usually more prepared for fights. That and many karate schools are now oriented towards point fighting and not actual fighting.

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!!

Scary master! Miss you! 🙏

Royce is a legend, he is a pioneer on this sport.

Him snapping that dudes arm after tapping like crazy was messed up.

@Apostate1970

2 жыл бұрын

Incompetent, inattentive ref.

@jerp5809

Жыл бұрын

Supposedly they fought before the match so he did it on purpose

It's interesting how the boxer decided - just tap before exhausted and injured. Smart move, but the audience didn't like that.

@Sandlund93

9 ай бұрын

Being completely controlled by someone who knows BJJ or submission wrestling is terrifying if you don't know how to defend against it. I believe he panicked, because he knew that there was no way out. He didn't have the knowledge or technique required to escape such a situation. He would have been laying on his back for the rest of the match, unless the ref forced them up or something. He probably didn't want to humiliate himself further. Knowing when you are beat can save you a decent amount of suffering.

Wow..a machine..

All of this seemed impressive until you read the history of the family. The grandpa basically made their home into a compound. They trained from early childhood for hours at a time, 7 days a week. Meanwhile half these guys they fought learned in high school from a studio where they could only train an hour or two a day 3 times a week. The Gracies didn't just sign up with Royler at 17 at the local BJJ McDojo.

@notme3686

2 жыл бұрын

@@jerryh2954 fighters need to know basic bjj. Like less than a blue belts worth of knowledge. Wrestling and striking are far more important, especially when talking about real life fights. There's no amount of self defense bjj that will save you getting your head kicked in by the buddies of the dude you're fighting when you're on the ground trying to land an anaconda.

@SamaelVR

2 жыл бұрын

@@notme3686 other arts won’t save you from being outnumbered either. it’s already been proven that the difference between not knowing grappling and anything else is monumental.

@notme3686

2 жыл бұрын

@@SamaelVR Not really. Being able to stay off of the ground is far more important than knowing how to submit someone. Not saying bjj is completely useless or anything, but you only need to know some fairly basic stuff. Controlling the cuff in spider guard is far less important irl than knowing how to stuff a takedown. Watch most bjj players. Completely unaware how to throw fists, remain standing, or defend against multiple attackers. But sure. If you find yourself in a fair fight with the other person accepting rules that don't allow slams, striking, or any cheap hits, then bjj is pretty good.

@drewparry2574

Жыл бұрын

@@notme3686 brother, 90% of street fights end on the ground

@notme3686

Жыл бұрын

@@drewparry2574 that's why wrestling is important

He is highly accomplished at breaking arms and joints, but what a nasty piece of work. If the refs were on the ball, he wouldn't have been able to debilitate so many men who clearly tapped for a long time before he relented.

❤❤❤ легендарные кадры боёв великого Грейси, браво !!! ❤❤❤

Não queria comentar e apenas apreciar os momentos mas, esse cara que entrou de luvas pra lutar uma vale-tudo foi um brincalhão! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Cenas assim tiram o brilho do evento.

A wise man thinks and lives outside of the box. Royce was the best ufc champion ever.

@raymondsantana1

Жыл бұрын

Not even remotely close

Refs just ignoring the tap 😂 good old days.

@nicholasgatses7948

Жыл бұрын

lol

I Love Doing Old School MMA No Rounds no Rules

Man wearing Gi in a MMA match was such a bold move, It always reminds me that NoGi BJJ is still kinda new.

Royce Gracie but also the whole family, were true indestructible warriors. Now they are legends of mixed martial arts 💪👊

@StoningXStephen

2 жыл бұрын

Indestructible is a bit of a stretch. Often times, even in the early days, Royce dropped out of fights because of injuries and many of the Gracies got beat by Sakuraba. It's how he got the nickname 'Gracie hunter".

@chriscoop6852

Жыл бұрын

ummm, you’ve never seen Pride FC? Way better than UFC and shows the Gracie brothers getting beat by Sakuraba.

@ZenvoGlob

Жыл бұрын

@@chriscoop6852 I watched more ufc than pride actually. I'll see if I find this fight. Thanks for the information.

@thedopesickshow

Жыл бұрын

@@ZenvoGlob they’re not lying. I’m a bjj blue belt, judo brown belt, box and love bjj. Sakuraba beat Royce, Ryan, Royler, and broke Renzo’s arm. If you go to Renzo’s in NYC Renzo has the picture of it happening up in his gym, humble legend.

@scarred10

Жыл бұрын

@@StoningXStephen Royce never dropped out of any fight due to injuries but certainly the gracies lost several times even before MMA.

176 Lbs 3 fights in one night!! 😱😜

@dellwright1407

2 жыл бұрын

All carefully hand selected by the Gracies! No wonder he won against them but then lost badly when they couldn't select the opponents (Matt Hughes). Never came back after that mind.

@pedroiranzo3883

2 жыл бұрын

@@dellwright1407 Matt Hughes vs Kimo= R.I.P Matt.

@3xperiment8

2 жыл бұрын

@@dellwright1407 That Fight everything was different. Rules, time limit, etc

@roberjohnsmith

2 жыл бұрын

@@dellwright1407 you have no idea what you're talking about.

@Spiritof_76

2 жыл бұрын

@@dellwright1407 How was it hand selected when it was a tournament? You are clueless. Hughes was a badass who competed with the best around. Royce went on to several tough fights in Japan, despite not having the genetics of some top guys later to the game.

Esse cara era bom D+

After watching the Gracie DVDS Basic series I was hooked

@silveriver9

Жыл бұрын

One man by the name Kazushi Sakuraba single-handedly exposed the multi-generational Gracie family. Sakuraba is an absolute legend!!

@royce45678

Жыл бұрын

@@silveriver9 that he is. Gracie jiu jitsu worked for me in the street and gave me a whole new level of confidence. BUT THAT’S just my feeling.

The learning curve was so quick back then. When these guys learned how Gracie Ju Jitsu works, they started beating Royce. Gracie, Severn, and Shamrock were the true pioneers of the UFC.

@roberjohnsmith

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. And what would they have been without Gracie? Gracie helped them evolve through natural process, they weren't doing that on their own. Gracie changed the game. How many fights did he have before he was undefeated? And he fought outside of his weight class. Gracie is a legend

@StoningXStephen

2 жыл бұрын

@@roberjohnsmith Not sure what the "Lol" is about considering that you are basically saying the same thing that I am although, you make it sound like Royce was personally teaching these guys which is nonsense. As if their evolution wasn't from their own hard work.

@StoningXStephen

2 жыл бұрын

@EDUARDO DE SOUZA NOGUEIRA True

@lilith4961

2 жыл бұрын

Your comment if anything confirms Gracie's contribution to MMA. Nowadays no one can be a good fighter without having at least some basic grappling and sub game.

@StoningXStephen

2 жыл бұрын

@@lilith4961 I never intended to diminish Gracie's legacy or contribution to the sport of MMA or in grappling but, I often feel like the perception of Gracie in those early days actually diminishes the contributions of Shamrock, Severn, Kimo, Frye, and even Tank Abbot. They all brought different aspects of fighting to the forefront and influenced modern MMA. No knock on the Gracie family at all.