Helio Gracie on the Jiu-Jitsu Belt System

[@hongkongcantonese501]

"I was the best fighter in the world, and now I'm nothing. " That is insightful. Fighting career is like beauty career. In your twenties and thirties you may be a champion but everyone gets older with time. If you base your self worth on temporary virtues, what will you do when they are gone?

[@hongkongcantonese501]

@@SereneJudo Great observations. I've known quite a few guys who chased the title of Best Fighter In The World, and it's a fiction. If you are undefeated, it usually means you haven't fought enough. If Muhammad Ali has a loss, then anyone can lose. Michael Jordan hasn't won every game he's ever played. BJJ has its uses but under a different rule set, where for example, multiple guys can stomp your groin and kick your head, maybe being on your back is not the way to go.

[@johnk2146]

@@SereneJudo if that's what you walked away with from this, then I don't think the video was for you.

[@thecure9890]

@@hongkongcantonese501 How about Mayweather 50-0 and Khabib 29-0? These 2 still haven't fight enough in their career?

[@TheFivezerofive]

@@johnk2146 he has the right to say what ever he wants to say

[@johnk2146]

@@TheFivezerofive Same, I don't remember giving up that right.

[@KironKabir]

With all due respect, this is one of the best videos you guys have put out. thanks a lot. it's refreshing to hear this.

[@Charlie7829]

I wish there's been a traduction to english.

[@newgunguy4176]

@@Charlie7829 Turn on CC.

[@Eric-yb9is]

"This junk painted on my belt". That cracked me up when he said that. LOL

[@wordpower2710]

Toda academia de BJJ deveria ver esse video e aprender com o mestre Helio... faixa e grau deve ser baseado na habilidade pessoal de cada lutador. Se um atleta demonstra aprender rápido e desenvolve uma boa tecnica, a faixa pede ele, e não ele pede a faixa. É importante ter o sistema de graduação como referência da arte, mas as escolas deveriam dar o grau por merecimento.

[@vincentmcgettigan7948]

Well said.

[@Kolohe56]

I've watched tons and tons of Jiu jitsu videos about technique, interviews, behind the scenes and so on......why the heck did this only pop up now, 8 years later!!!! Awesome video, thank you for posting wisdom from the grandmaster and legend Helio Gracie!!!

[@StillRolling]

I'm so glad you have some of this footage documented.It is very important for us and future generations to get to see and hear directly. Not just quotes or words on a page. We are lucky, a lot of Martial arts don't have that. Teaching opens the mind👍

[@yeahimafreakofnature6804]

É emocionante escutar o velhinho!!! Que deus conforte eternamente a alma desse homem, apenas agradecer TUDO o que fez por todos nós praticante dessa arte e os que possuem orgulho de ser brasileiro!!!

[@ernienelson5105]

So much intuition and wisdom from this video.

[@mucioferreira6308]

Mestre dos mestres! Que orgulho para os brasileiros ser reconhecido com seu jiu Jitsu no mundo inteiro.

[@valetudo025]

Thanks for sharing this footage and knowledge.

[@SergioArroyoSailing]

Amazing, this changes the understanding significantly.

[@gabrieltoledo1978]

Grande Hélio, disse tudo neste vídeo, graduação é de professor, dentro da academia, no ring ou na rua não tem graduação, tem aquele que sabe e é valente e aquele q não.

[@carzoparazzo9698]

Totally agree, Belts colors should be based on techniques learning and understanding, not fighting skills. In fact I saw strong white belts tapping purple belts. So, one thing is fighting and rolling and another thing its understanding the bbj, for the first one you have Medals and for the second one you have color belts (grades)

[@rafaelsantana8167]

Hélio Gracie era pessoa fora da curva, grande pai, grande mestre..Admirado até pelas pessoas de outras artes...Saibas as palavras.

[@20202020ish]

Sábias..

[@CarlosDaniel-rs8cd]

Esse “velhinho” era f…da! A maior lenda do esporte. Tinha uma sabedoria fora do normal. Se hoje vestimos kimono para treinar é devido a ele, Carlos Gracie e aos outros irmãos Gracie. Só tenho a agradecê-los. Parabéns pelo vídeo. Sou fã dos irmãos Valente que são “brabos” demais. RIP grande mestre Hélio Gracie

[@ronilsonjj4619]

"Lutador não tem grau, tem tempo" Essa vai para aqueles que pensam que BJJ é só competiçao ... Oss

[@dragonballjiujitsu]

Helio Gracie always kept it real.

[@juniorstein1635]

Esse vídeo deveria ser passado em todas academias, tem muito ensinamento nessas palavras.

[@nikolaslavov3498]

Imagine casually walking in your BJJ gym only to see Helio Gracie and let your jaw drop to the floor

[@AruMaLyon]

Very nice hearing this from the late great Master Helio!

[@alcapone4656]

The message is clear, DEGREE is not from fighting or any sort of a competition but by TEACHING.😊

[@LexingtonJiuJitsu]

Thank you for sharing info like this. If you don't no one will therefore people will try to rewrite history.

[@Tang77so]

Most sense I have heard - that goes with just about any ranking system, because its so subjective. Very good!

[@muriloninja]

Agree! I get a laugh every time an MMA fighter wins a fight and his BJJ coach gives him a black belt. Its a joke! Rank has nothing to do with fighting ability and has everything to do with the ability to teach and pass along the techniques of the art.

[@fol6154]

murilo ninj I don't know where you come from but Brazilian Jiu Jitsu DOES NOT issue belts as easily as you've mentioned here (I've never heard of it). Everyone fights, but you don't get a black belt let alone any colored belt after "A" fight, even if you participated and won Gold in the olympics. If thus is the case, I'd be wearing the Red Colored belt Master Helio is wearing, but I'm not. The Professor (A BJJ teacher) will issue a student a NEW colored belt after, in their professional opinion, you have shown progress or have matured the techniques taught and they have witnessed you apply it numerously during training and in competition with fluidity. Doing it once WILL NOT earn you a belt change, nor doing the "same technique" a thousand times. A NEW colored belt is NEVER issued after ANY fight. It would take an average student at LEAST 4-6months to earn "A stripe" on their belt (a professors acknowledgement of a students performance confirming that in his/her professional opinion you are advancing and showing constant and continuous improvement). Majority of the students earn a new colored belt at least 12-18months of rigorous training, commitment and progress. If you are enrolled or know of a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu school that issues its students new belts after "A fight" or after an MMA competition, I'd like you to put the Schools name here for everyone to see as proof! Not, because you've heard someone said it which is why you've elaborated it here. If you don't know anything about something in general, SHUTUP. You sound like a keyboard warrior to me or a fat couch potatoes or both. Take this opinion of mine anyway you want, I don't give a shit. If offended, I'll invite you to roll with me on the mat. Now, Before you go again making assumptions of anything, "roll" in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, is a term used to indicate a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu challenge, be it for training practice or a real fight, your choice!

[@MikeLibbie]

I do the same thing in my coaching world, CrossFit. When someone says CrossFit causes injuries, I always ask, "Please give me the name of the gym where these injuries are happening. List the name of gym. Let's get to the bottom of it." The replies? Crickets.

[@mikeiswhite3]

Apao Fonmanu McGregor got his brown belt after (I think it was) knocking our Alvarez

[@hurteverybody9786]

Every time? Name all the times that every happened.

[@ememe1412]

@@fol6154 you sound like you got insulted 2 years ago. 2 years ago, you werent aware of the black belt promotions of Josh Barnett, Caio Terra and BJ Penn?? Caio Terra and BJ Penn did not go through nowhere near the ranking system you described, which would average 9-10years to get black. They were awarded it after 3 years. One can only assume due to their MMA performance or maybe theyre just truly gifted. Josh Barnett has never even trained in BJJ according to himself. He has maintained that he is a catch wrestler and does not practice in gi, with guards, sweeps or any bjj derived stratagem... Whats the basis of his promotion? Why would you offer out a random on KZbin? That is beyond sense. Offer out Erik Paulson for Barnett's promotion and Rigan Machado for endorsing it. Offer out the professors that promoted Penn and Terra. For the jaded, these promotions are marketing ploys to associate the fighters to their academies for business. This is not the ideal that we hear Helio himself talk about in this clip, is it? Ask Barnett to run you through bjj basics from the guard and within guard... he doesnt train or have trained it. So when did the professors see him apply it numerous times and fluidly? He has a Machado endorsed black belt... Lets excuse Tony Ferguson for the black belt after winning in the UFC, or for his own professor, Eddie Bravo who got a black after his victory in 2003 over Royler in Dubai. Or you can challenge them as well. After all, if you feel that someone stating that it happens somehow deserves something then surely the examples even more so. I myself dont care. Black belts or any belt color can mean what you want them to mean.

[@trevormarcray]

Great advice. And it took a lot of humility in explanation as well. Great point... at 35 you wte a kick ass black belt who could beat anyone, but at 95 that's not the case at all... so do you lose your belt based on diminished ability. No, the belts represent knowledge. Great point Helio. Then the other fantastic thing he said... 'in Rio I'm a blue belt".

[@gabrielferreiradeoliveira6824]

grande mestre deixou muitos ensinamentos

[@Mdrnsamurai]

Absolutely Brilliant Insight!

[@billylow3939]

He is right degrees is only showing you that you trained a long time or makes you feel better but nothing else ! People just making business from this and if you train they don’t show you most technics or maybe they don’t know them selves , they want you was training longer and keep paying, it doesn’t matter you is white belt or black or red, meter is you who you are ! If you good enough you can win anybody training one year !

[@Nilton1057]

A muitos atrás eu treinei, se tivesse levado a sério seria hoje um faixa preta fiz judo atéa amarela. Mas voltei e sou branca a 3 anos, mesmo assim recebo elogios nos treinos porque mesmo sendo branca tento ser o mais técnico possível e não é qualquer um que consegue me finalizar. Ouvindo o samurai Hélio isso, me anima mais ainda.

[@jefersonjeff8627]

Palavras sábia de um Verdadeiro professor. ARTE DE ENSINAR PARABÉNS HÉLIO GRACIE .

[@otsuguaization]

O Grande Mestre Hélio Gracie de forma lucida deixa bem claro a diferença entre lutador e professor! Por isso ele e o Hemetério usavam a faixa azul! Osu

[@dano1307]

What exactly does he mean when he says in Rio I am a blue belt?

[@Mdrnsamurai]

Great video. Grand Master Helio he such a great way of explaining things.

[@SyPer84]

Awsome! never thought of it that way.

[@julianosilva4026]

Esse guerreiro devia ter 200 anos de vida para passar mais do seu conhecimento para o mundo.

[@ronilsonabreu691]

Falou tudo o grande mestre.

[@rodrigomiziarayunes4763]

fantástico este vídeo, Helio Gracie fez história e deixou sua marca

[@c.duncansutherland8347]

He is the only reason I practice Jiu-Jitsu. I would have been turned off by the majority of people who represent Jiu-Jitsu because of age or physical prowess. Those things are interesting "to an extent" but in the long run Helio's philosophy of Jiu-Jitsu is for everyone, especially for the weak to defend against the strong. Most of Jiu-Jitsu is "look how strong or well conditioned I am" in a manor of speaking. Hello said Jiu-Jitsu is first an effective self defense martial art.

[@comanchedase]

You talk like a bitch

[@gp1003]

@@comanchedase Trying to play tough Lillbambino? How old are you? 10? 12?

[@fabianothebull7875]

Hélio os the toughest man I ever seen in my life . A true legend

[@benmurphygo1]

Perfectly said

[@christianhunt8009]

Wise words from Helio Gracie

[@mikereed3915]

Great point when he said hey I was best fighter in world now what? Lol.

[@kenapowers]

Has Rickson seen this video? Since receiving and refusing to wear his Red belt. It's interesting because I see both points of view. Rickson and Helio both make solid points from differing opinions.

[@carzoparazzo9698]

Helio its not God, he just gave his sight about BJJ, doesnt mean that all have to do what he said.

[@bambamjiujitsufaixaroxa1462]

Eterno Hélio Grace sempre muito à frente do seu tempo osss

[@larizzkielektronik508]

Helio real legend

[@kravmagapersonaldefensesys1603]

Estou completamente de acordo com o grande mestre helio gracie

[@majora471]

He may be dead but we always show respect to him

[@FakedMagic]

amazing!

[@rafaelfarias7401]

O velho era foda!!! Mestre Hélio Gracie

[@aahr2034]

Quando foi?

[@curupirarj7880]

Tempo é coisa de Colégio.

[@clinch4life]

THANK you!

[@dominikbozic9236]

translate??

[@typhoeus3370]

I am who I am regardless of pieces of fabric that hold my uniform together.

[@fernandoribeiro7479]

Que isso fique para sempre como a palavra do criador. Qualquer teoria diferente não vem da fonte.

[@edinho.sideral]

Hélio Gracie sabia tudo e mais um pouco!

[@SammyWinFL]

Does anyone know how old Helio was in this video??

[@igord.1636]

Grande mestre Hélio Gracie.

[@ronaldomustafasalesmustafa8424]

Respeito d +++ 🇧🇷

[@rogerioluis5619]

Grande mestre oss

[@wildmansamurai3663]

RIP

[@ludditerebel]

Is there a translation out there?

[@angelcatalan3709]

you know trovador Ramos from the Philippines she is 14 degree redbelt Master in the word 4 man..red belt has one is trovador Ramos..

[@flankophotography7493]

hahahhahahahah

[@a.sedaghat6717]

Great man

[@poleag]

What did he mean when he said "In Rio, I'm a blue belt"?

[@ishkabibble2204]

I'm pretty sure back in the day, they only had two belts, a white and a blue.

[@brunosampaio8084]

Mestre!!!

[@vincentmcgettigan7948]

Helio was trying to stress the importance of teaching BJJ. Passing it on, and inspiring the next generation. That's what it's all about, you're ability as an instructor to inspire those below to great heights. That's what martial arts are really all about.

[@geovaniadacosta522]

Amaziing

[@mattbugg4568]

In most arts when you understand one form of sacred geometry you achieve rank, it's kinda stuck in jujitsu because you can turn even the most basic exercise into a square, circle, triangle etc and build sacred geometric pictures with it so the trancendance is unneeded. So the fact that you can teach structures having different teaching methodology makes sense. I just put this out there because there is 1000 of sacred geometrical pictures, like the kenpo crest, the Spanish circle, the yin yang diagram and pakua, the Jewish star, etc.. etc.. etc.. on and on forever. I think some people who didn't find this coralation search endlessly for since in there own system because they always evolve into the next level and the old system doesn't fit into the new one yet the structures are the same there just making a new picture. Hope this helps anyone who is stuck in this there is no one way but 1000 of ways that are still correct. Helio is a grandmaster and regardless of how anyone feels he has his standards for achievement in his art and that isn't for anyone to judge except himself. There is different competences for certain skills, teaching methods, and even loss of personal self preservation, that warrent special training and advancement. There is also promotional life achievements and honerary ranks. I'm sure any of it has its reasons. I made a comment about system information that everyone did a double take in a way earlier post it was because I saw someone who was searching for this I hope he gets this message it really has nothing to do with this fine system or any other martial art or trying to flex it was ment to kinda open a door that we look at all the time and passively ignore.

[@BRGPF1TEAM]

Não entendi a parada da faixa azul do Rickson

[@aahr2034]

O que ele falou?

[@Mani_Matter]

Old man looks strong

[@jhonrodriguez5493]

So what did he say?

[@curtis8559]

Wow! As real as it gets.

[@nickalvarez69]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@thewarrior6784]

This is one of the few times I disagree with Rickson. When it comes to this, I side with Helio.

[@danielsautner9743]

might be dumb but isnthat dos anjos ??

[@jujutsu9]

Grandmasters Carlos And Hélio Gracie always used a merit based system. Some other examples of practitioners who received degrees quicker than the average times: Rickson Gracie received his seventh degree before the age of 30, Rigan Machado got a 5th degree when he was only 25. Receiving degrees because of time is senseless. Imagine graduating from college and then, automatically, receiving the masters degree after 3 yrs and after another 3 years receiving the PHD.

[@SomoshiphopRadio]

+jujutsu9 "Imagine graduating from college and then, automatically, receiving the masters degree after 3 yrs and after another 3 years receiving the PHD." that's a fucking good one!

[@aquilesschreiberdossantos3798]

I agree however it is also important to exist a time just to set things right for example if that were to happen all of these legends like felipe preguiça,leandro lo and etc would be red belts because of their ability since jiu jitsu is a filosofy itself more time=more knowledge but we shouldn’t stick to the system strictly i think it should be just right

[@geovaniadacosta522]

Incríble

[@graciejiujitsu407]

💙💯💙💯💙

[@garymcivor7696]

the belt system changed when money got involved. it's ridiculous there are now degrees of white belt. just now money to make

[@vtrmcs]

+Gary McIvor Not all schools charge for stripes on belts, in fact, many dont use stripes at all. At my school, they use stripes, but as an indication of your progress as an individual. We don't pay to take an exam and we receive them when the instructor thinks we are ready, and not before. Are they important? Probably more so for children than adults, but, it feels nice to have confirmation of your progress, particularly in BJJ, when belt awards are measured in multiples of years, rather than months. It's useful for motivation and to assist with pairings in class, for example.

My school doesn't charge for stripes just gotta buy the new color on your own when you earn it.

[@Seegie16]

Back when i used to train in the 90's we had no stripes nor did we have to buy the new color. After rolling the professor would just drop a new belt on your lap, the whol;e class would clap then youd have to run the guanlet and get whipped by everones belt.

[@Spazticspaz]

I go to a Gracie certified academy. NO stripes for white belts and just the usual fee for membership.

[@nakulsharma409]

WHY do you have to get whipped ,i assume this is kind of ceremony or something? i have seen fighters choke them with their belt after the guy receives a new belt,is that the same thing

[@evertonlucas1882]

E mesmo mestre faixa e de enfeito o que vale e na hora do pal

[@BrodyDelestre2088]

Perfect!

[@maxbuglear917]

In all honesty I prefer no gi over wearing a gi as in general the belt grading system is the most flawed system in all of combat sports. I remember getting my yellow belt in kickboxing and the same day a guy got his brown belt. We sparred before we got our belts and I destroyed him in sparring. That alone was one of the main reasons I stopped going to that school as I would also spar a blue belt regularly and would batter him in sparring.

[@h28custom84]

so with this explanation coming from the top,,,why does it seem Rikson doesnt feel same way?

[@jims512]

+H28 Vapes - - good question. Keep in mind that not everyone “in the family” (blood or otherwise) agrees with each other on this. Dave Kama, one of Rickson’s first American black belts (and “Dirty Dozen” member) agrees with GM Helio, but is ultimately obedient to Rickson, his professor. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGG5dHhjq7Knbbs

[@jonathanhensley3042]

I could use an English translation.

[@HvZTank]

you can enable it right bottom side.

[@elizeuvieira7945]

que lição oss

[@joasventura7462]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😇😇😇😇😇

[@Tentaisei]

The first thing Ive ever heard that man say I agree with it.

[@marquesu.s.aarmasnosestado2823]

“ hoje não sou *•#@$& nenhuma “...vc sempre foi e sempre será ...

[@evertonlucas1882]

Essa porcaria de faixa e de efeito parabéns mestrao

[@MrBluemanworld]

I wish I would have met him, what a damn shame and I live in the general area. What a loss.

[@dunehistoireauneautre6618]

MITSUYO MAEDA

[@ejzferreria6764]

well said master.

[@sirbrad4]

Best fighter in the world? Did you fight and beat Benny Urquidez.? I didn't think so.

[@mariog9202]

🙎‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@rippersubmissionwrestling2704]

George was better according to Carlos Gracie! I believe that because George fought in any ruleset, win or lose!

[@kokopelli5357]

I call this the order of the white lotus

[@francescofelicimm8021]

In fact

[@mariuscatalin5982]

Gracie belt system When you lose to an opponent gang up on him with steel pipes They quite literally have a LENGHTY criminal record of doing that shit

[@andreelecktra]

Melhor ser e não ter faixa que ter uma faixa e não ser !