The Most Successful Gracie Fighter Of All Time, with Robert Drysdale and Stephan Kesting

Not only is Robert Drysdale a BJJ and ADCC World Champion, he has also conducted extensive research into the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In this interview, he reveals some of what he's discovered, including... 01:54 - The first wave of jiu-jitsu in Brazil - Helio Gracie and Carlos Gracie 04:35 - Exhibition and carnival fighting in Brazil 06:55 - Traditional jiu-jitsu style vs modified judo 12:14 - Training methods of the Gracie Academy in the '30s, 40s and '50s 18:43 - The second wave practitioners 19:47 - Waldemar Santana 22:49 - Carlson Gracie and the Rua Figueiredo Magalhães school 33:19 - How BJJ rule changes changed the sport 42:31 - Rolls Gracie 48:51 - Self-defense and Vale Tudo training 55:28 - Rolls Gracie death 1:00:55 - The Carlson Gracie tragedy 1:13:54 - Carlos Gracie Jr. 1:21:03 - Future rule changes, luta livre, and the sportification of jiu-jitsu 1:35:10 - The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the book You can grab Robert's book, the Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which goes into MUCH more detail on these topics at https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Evolution... Note that today's episode was also published in my audio podcast, The Strenuous Life Podcast, as episode 387. Please find it at the links below: The Strenuous Life on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... The Strenuous Life on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... The Strenuous Life on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5NTGdrt... The Strenuous Life on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/step... Cheers, Stephan Kesting