Also he makes a bit of a slip up and refers to Rilion as his cousin. Rilion is actually his uncle, being the youngest son of Carlos Gracie, Sr. Another interesting thing is that he briefly talks about his older brother Charles. In all the interviews I seen Renzo do, I’ve never heard him ever mention Charles. He always only mentions Ralph, Ryan, and Flavia, but never his other siblings by name. I’ve always assumed there was some beef between them.

They got their black belts back in late 2003 and are already as high ranked as their much older uncles and cousins who have been black belts since the 1970s and 80s. Carlos Gracie, Jr. got his belt around the mid 1970s and Ryron is already only two degrees lower than him.

one on every corner

Long live to Renzo Graice!!!!!!!!!!
ps- also, i believe some other guys from the 2nd generation of Graices should come back to the dojo, tatame and fight!!!! maybe the UFC is too hard, so with gi and IBJJF´s rules, these guys could come back give us show!!! i know everybody will be happy!!! losing or winning!!! GOD bless!

Long live to Renzo Graice!!!!!!!!!!
ps- also, i believe some other guys from the 2nd generation of Graices should come back to the doje, tatame, to fight!!!! maybe the ocatogonon is too hard, so with gi and IBJJF rules, these guys could come back give us show!!! GOD bless!

Also, worth sticking in a link to the follow-up interview with Rener, which has also generated plenty of discussion.

I used to actually go to TGA in Torrance. I left because they would only let us compete in official ‘Gracie Academy’ affiliates(basically affiliated with Rorion) and not outside in any other tourney. I’ve always though that was really, really stupid. This was ages ago, you know….back when Carlson Gracie’s main academy was in Whittier, CA and not his Chicago location. I haven’t even checked lately, but I’m sure Rorion’s tourney policies are the same.

Now, on to my comment. I believe I can shed some pivotal light as to why Rorion is always coming up with something that is “pure” and “real” and so on as to his jiu-jitsu. I hate to say it but it obviously has to do with greed, we all know that. But, Rorion is the one who put Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on the world stage. It was his effort that put it for the world to see. Rorion was hoping he would exclusively cash in on this forever and by himself. Rorion did open the door to all the other Brazilian and Gracie style of jiu-jitsu experts to come to America and make serious money.

I could go on and on, but the underlying feeling is that Rorion opened the road to worldwide prosperity for all the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu teachers out in Brazil. Yes, it is true, from a business perspective he single-handedly put the Gracies on the map and the rest of Brazilian jiu-jitsu pros and the country of Brazil on the world economy.

So, to close, can you imagine how Rorion feels every night he goes to sleep? He wants all the credit, all the glory and all the money that has been generated since he co-established the UFC and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. However, he co-established it without any other Brazilians. He was the only Brazilian entrepreneur that brought out jiu-jitsu from under a rock to the center stage of the world.

Rorion’s ego is very large. Unfortunately, Rorion is not at peace with himself. He is a very, very saavy businessman, but he wants to be a top of the mountain by himself. It is very safe to say that it was the business saavy and aggressiveness of Rorion Gracie that brought out Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to America and the world. But, for your own sake, Rorion Gracie, you have forgotten that though you are single-handedly the business wizard of jiu-jitsu, you would have nothing to bring to the world if it wasn’t the hard work and innovation of your uncles, Carlos and others Gastao, Osvaldo and the rest Renzo mentioned in this interview.

Rorion, be humble and kind. You revealed jiu-jitsu to the world, but don’t bury those before you who created and gave you this wonderful art and self-defense style. It is because of them you have profited and your kids have what only you yourself would have only dreamed of if you were not born a Gracie. Honor your name, do not smear it! Do not become a cancer upon your own flesh and that is the flesh of the GRACIE name.

You are awesome, Renzo.

All that he said is true, the boys from torrence is avoiding the pain and blood road.
like their father, they are business man, all they want is the easy office work, sell some DVD’S and now the gracie universsity . The reason that made BJJ a sensation was the fighters like Renzo that put their neck and reputation in the ring. Peace

If you look at the bio of helio gracie it alway reffers back to the carlos’s school
and that one student ……. [etc] when eve you saw a video of Rorion and Helio speaking of bjj and the supposed claims you can see a sense of guilt inhis eyes and get the sense that he’s be pressured to speak out …..