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400 Undefeated Fights! Special Interview (Part 2) Legendary Martial Artist Rickson Gracie
- This may be a difficult question, but if you were to explain "Jiu-Jitsu" in a few words what would it be?
Rickson: If I were to explain Jiu-Jitsu, I would have to say Jiu-Jitsu is a simple method of understanding yourself, basically it's the art of becoming a person that doesn't lose.
I guarantee that the people I teach Jiu-Jitsu to can become invincible. I promise that they will become individuals that absolutely will not lose. You have my word, 100 Percent.
However, that doesn't necessarily mean you will be able to beat the person in front of you. That's a different story. However, if you know you can't lose, the only other option is to draw or win.
Try imagining that you are going into a fight that you know you won't lose.
- That's a pretty good situation (smile).
Rickson: Right? For example, a situation where some bad guy attacks you. Someone 15 years younger than you and 80 pounds heavier is coming at you with the intention of hurting you.
You hold that person there for an hour and eventually the cops show up, arrest the person and you escaped a near death experience. Things went well. This would be the same as a substantial victory, and at the very least you would have saved your life.
If the terms were more evenly matched you probably would have won. If you were around the same age, similar physique, and other things were the same then there's no doubt you would have thrashed that person for trying to attack you.
Coming Next: (part 2-e)
"Surviving" rather than "Winning" is what's important
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Translation by:
Eliot Kelly
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