“He’d Line Them Up and…”: Despite Being a Black Belt for 14 Years Himself, Joe Rogan Marvels Over BJJ Legend Rickson Gracie’s Hardcore Training Regime

The Gracie family is known for their extensive dominance in the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The family consists of many legends who garnered a lot of accolades. Moreover, UFC color commentator and podcast host Joe Rogan recently mentioned how good is Rickson Gracie, and how he possesses skills that other black belts don’t.

Joe Rogan has a background in martial arts. As such, he is very enthusiastic about the discipline. Rogan understands martial arts in such a way that he never fails to point out when someone possesses skills that sets them apart from the rest. This time, the 55-year-old, who has a black belt in BJJ, opined about Rickson Gracie’s prowess in the discipline.

Joe Rogan claims Rickson Gracie’s BJJ skills were on another level

Rogan was having a conversation with former Navy SEAL Andy Stumpf on his million-dollar podcast, the JRE, about the variety of black belts in jiu-jitsu. That was the moment when Rogan mentioned Rickson Gracie. He said, “Rickson when he would do seminars, he’d teach these black belts finer points and techniques – things that they didn’t even know. Like, these guys are black belts.”

Rogan added that Rickson Gracie’s techniques and lessons made other black belt fighters feel doubtful about the way they were training earlier. It helped them get better ideas about the technical aspects of certain moves. Rogan said, “They [the black belts] are like, ‘Holy sh*t!’ Now all of a sudden lightbulbs go off and you realize you have been doing this one position wrong, a very simple position.”

Joe Rogan claims Rickson Gracie would spar with all the black belts one by one

Joe Rogan revealed that after Rickson Gracie was done teaching the black belt fighters, he’d start sparring with them. He’d spar with them one by one as the fighters would line up to get their opportunity and grapple the BJJ legend. Rogan said, “He [Gracie] would teach these black belts… and he’d line them up and roll with them, one after another.”

While the fighters prepared for their chances, they’d often witness Rickson Gracie roughing up their fellow black belts. They’d hope that the BJJ legend gets tired, but Gracie had an endless ‘gas tank’ and would hardly gas out. “They [the black belts] would watch him [Gracie] go to town with these assassins. So you’re like, ‘I’m fifth. Maybe I have a chance. Maybe he’ll be tired.’ He never gets tired,” said Joe Rogan.

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Joe Rogan also mentioned how Gracie used to adopt a Samurai look whenever he fought. He said, “He was the motherf***er. He used to wear his hair like a Samurai bun.” Rickson Gracie’s influence in BJJ saw him earn the red belt. He also tried his hands on MMA and retired with an undefeated record of 11 wins and o losses. It is worth mentioning that many people regard him as the best no-holds-barred fighter in the history of martial arts.

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