the great Volcano informational share from the archives - Rolls Gracie
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Volcanos Introduction to what goes on:
First, a side story:
Ever seen Rickson fighting?
Well he doesnt have a boxing/MT stance/guard does he?
Well, that is cos of Kyokushin Karate if i recall, thats where he picked his guard from...
BTW look at the attachment, its Rolls vs some other peep
Look how they stand
Bling bling
Ring any bell?
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I was deleting my MA archives of stuff i got on the puter and came up with this thought this time id share with the ones less informed.
I got more stuff, but im deleting like pratically all it anyway screw dis
Ok, now to the post, this i got from the UG, wich had got it from Gracie Magazine:
Rolls - The Gracie Family Legend by Luca Attala and Todd Hester photos courtesy of Gracie Magazine
Struck down at the height of his power, popularity, and influence, Rolls Gracie is considered jiu-jitsu's greatest technical innovator, and also its most tragic story. On quiet nights, when the sun has dipped below the horizon and a cool breeze blows off the ocean, Brazilian jiu-jitsu masters, in a quiet voice, will often gather their young students together and reminisce about a skinny kid from Rio, with blue eyes and a quick laugh, who became a champion three decades earlier and changed a sport forever. Defending the honor of jiu-jitsu against all-comers, in all types of combat, Rolls Gracie became the hero of an entire generation whom, to this day, still mourn him. To those who don't know the story, listen, learn, and take to heart the brief story of Rolls Gracie - brief because of a tragic accident, at the age of 31, that stole him away from those he touched so deeply.
Rekindling the Jiu-Jitsu Flame
Back in the 1960s, in Rio de Janeiro, a television show called Heroes of the Ring, featuring vale tudo, or no-holds-barred fighting, was banned by the government for excessive violence. The show, which highlighted the Gracie family, caused a huge negative impact on Brazilian jiu-jitsu when it was cancelled. With the show gone, the Rio media had no reason to write stories about Carlos, Helio, Carlson, and the other Gracie family members. At the same time, judo became an Olympic sport and drew many students away from jiu-jitsu. In addition, karate and kung fu, popularized by American movies, also drew many students away. All of a sudden jiu-jitsu, which had been made so famous by the four Gracie brothers, was no longer on everyone's mind. Jiu-jitsu needed a champion with great technique, charisma, and leadership to touch and influence the younger generation of martial artists. In Rolls Gracie, jiu-jitsu found just such a leader. The boy with the strange name, raised at 14 Bolivar St., Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, close to the Roxy Theatre, made a conscious effort to become the banner-carrier of his era. He introduced physical education in his training program along with strikes and techniques from other martial arts. He promoted jiu-jitsu competitions but yet appealed to the mainstream youth by participating in surfing and hang-gliding. He became the leader of hundreds of young people on the south side of Rio. Not content to take what he was told a face value, he traveled the world looking for wisdom, sharing his style, and competing against sambo fighters on their own turf. Wherever Rolls went, he impressed everybody with his versatility, quickness, and power, Weighing only 160 pounds, he performed powerful jumps, kicks, and punches never before done by a jiu-jitsu fighter. The son of Carlos, the oldest of the original four famous Gracie brothers, Rolls was actually raised by the youngest brother, Helio. Fittingly, Rolls was the balance point of the Gracie family - a bridge between the old and the new. But at the peak of his power, fame, and popularity, a terrible hang-gliding accident in Visconde de Maua, a small town close to Rio, took him from the jiu-jitsu scene just as quickly as Rolls himself took out an opponent in one of his impressive fights. With his passing, the champion left behind a generation of spiritual orphans.
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