#343 – Roger Gracie: Greatest Jiu Jitsu Competitor of All Time

Lex Fridman Podcast

Dec 03, 2022•Transcript available on Metacast

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Roger Gracie is a legendary jiu jitsu competitor and MMA fighter. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Bambee: https://bambee.com and use code LEX to get free HR audit - Mizzen+Main: https://mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex to get 25% off premium - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex to get 1 month of fish oil EPISODE LINKS: Roger's Instagram: https://instagram.com/rogergracie/ Roger's Website: https://rogergracie.com/ Roger's Online Jiu Jitsu: https://rogergracietv.com/ Roger's match against Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L-Ni7bFAHg Watch full matches at FloGrappling: https://flograppling.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (07:26) - The moments before a match (15:17) - Confidence (29:43) - Greatest jiu jitsu match of all time (51:04) - Renzo Gracie (1:03:21) - Braveheart (1:04:44) - Self-belief (1:18:50) - Cross-collar choke (1:22:53) - Mount position (1:39:07) - How to progress in jiu jitsu (1:41:22) - Best submission in jiu jitsu (1:45:55) - The greatest competitor of all time (1:48:01) - Roger's statistics (1:55:57) - MMA vs jiu jitsu (2:04:25) - Gordon Ryan (2:16:51) - John Danaher (2:19:23) - Bear fight (2:22:21) - Tie (2:32:53) - Advice for beginners (2:42:13) - Drilling (2:50:09) - Roger vs Bear, Lion, Gorilla, and Anaconda (2:55:14) - Advice for young people (3:05:02) - Love