Rickson Gracie - The Man Behind The Legend

In the world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu the word “legend” gets thrown around a lot. I won’t say it’s over used, but anyone that’s been aware of jiu-jitsu for any length of time can probably start rattling off a dozen or so names that they would consider legends. But there’s a level of accomplishment that’s above legendary status. It’s reserved for a very elite few (if even more than one), the term “greatest of all time.” Baseball has The Babe, boxing has Ali, hockey has Gretzky, basketball has Jordan and so on. Well in the world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu we have Rickson (Gracie).