#106 Flavio Almeida and Gracie Barra
March 2, 2008
Flavio Almeida, Gracie Barra black belt.
Flavio Almeida is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Gracie Barra and is the brother of Ricardo Almeida, who we had here on the show back in episode 89 of the Fightworks Podcast. Flavio is a former world Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion in the middle heavyweight division and now holds a leadership position in the Gracie Barra organization. On today’s show we’ll discuss his famous matches against Margarida, the origins and global growth of the Gracie Barra organization, where he sees Gracie Barra in ten years and much more.
Plus, we’ll tell the story of Kenny from Marlyand, who’s selling cookies to fund his trip to the BJJ Pan-Ams at the end of this month, and relay the tale of BJJ used in an unlikely self-defense situation!
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Heh – IIRC, Rob T trains in Wales, so I’m guessing it wasn’t London.
Could be wrong though – seems to be fairly internetty, so will most likely see this himself.
[...] The Fightworks Podcast: Interview with Flavio Almeida and Gracie Barra [...]
[...] enthusiasm and forward thinking that we heard from Flavio Almeida about growing jiu-jitsu in episode 106. MF: And a follow-up… any bad memories?! C: Well I feel terrible about having Cesar Gracie [...]
[...] Martial Farts (MF): The Fightworks Podcast has been going for 127 episodes at the time of writing. Do you have a “best memory” from the show that springs to mind? A favourite episode or interviewee? Caleb (C): You may have opened this thing with the hardest question possible. My best memory of the show is not a specific episode but when I hear from listeners and they thank me or tell me that they appreciate the effort that’s put into it. I don’t have a favorite guest, but I did especially enjoy the heartfelt enthusiasm and forward thinking that we heard from Flavio Almeida about growing jiu-jitsu in episode 106. [...]
[...] FLAVIO ALMEIDA Gracie [...]