The Gracie Family and the birth of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (part one)
In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Gracie family name was synonymous with “Jiu-jitsu”. Now, of course, Gracie BJJ has many other connotations, including Gracie Barra, Renzo Gracie, Gracie Academy, etc. Before that, Jiu-Jitsu was a niche martial art, until it was spearheaded in the US by Rorion Gracie, who
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