Grantland looks at the Gracie family history

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hackett -


I wrote a response to the article today at http://mmanuts.com/news/grantlands-gracie-family-history-misses-the-mark/



I think it missed the mark badly. A lot of errors, a lot of myths passed along as fact, and a lot of important folks left out.

Good article. He just doesn't seem concerned with facts, especially if they get in the way if a good story. How does a guy who has written stories on GSP and Anderson Silva not know how long an MMA round is? It's not three minutes!

Or claiming that early Judo was all about flashy throws and had no submissions! One of the subs he mentions as banned in Judo was one of their original basic techniques! Phone Post 3.0

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MickColins - 
hackett - 


I wrote a response to the article today at http://mmanuts.com/news/grantlands-gracie-family-history-misses-the-mark/



I think it missed the mark badly. A lot of errors, a lot of myths passed along as fact, and a lot of important folks left out.


Excellent points. I don't know how anyone with knowledge of BJJ in MMA today can read the Grantland piece and not think the writer was lazy.

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In Phone Post 3.0

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Nice thread Phone Post 3.0

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wunderbut - Hackett well done bro. I learned a few things. 1 for creation myth Phone Post 3.0


Thank you very much. Appreciate it

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The whole point of the Gracie clan was to lay the groundwork for Eddie Bravo.

Gracies = Old Testament

Eddie Bravo = Jesus Christ