Even Notorious B.I.G spoke of the art in “Hope You N***s Sleep” saying he’d use “Jujitsu, when I hit you then I split you.” On the track “Kublai Khan,” Vinnie Paz from Jedi Mind Tricks spits “My mother raised me alone, you can’t break me/My hearts pumpin the blood of Royce Gracie.” In the track 7 Pounds GZA says “They still cage matching MC’s thats scrapping/Not the UFC, but my opponent is tapping.” Alcoholics, Dilated Peoples, Heltah Skeltah and many others have mentioned the Gracies in their music.
Its hard to think about Hip-Hop’s love of the battle – think the influence of Bruce Lee and Jeet Kune Do – on b-boys and DJ’s and MC’s and not see what fertile ground this was for Helio’s teachings. But the influence of Helio Gracie can be traced with great accuracy from Brazil, to Los Angeles, to the Bay to New York to Hawaii and the rest of the world. With many people, their greatness cannot be measured. BJ Penn, no Rashad Evans, no movies like “Never Back Down” or “Red Belt,” no TapOut clothing. Once asked exactly what his art was about, he replied “What the samurai’s did with their swords, we do with our hands.”īe crystal clear on this fact: There is no UFC, without the Helio Gracie. Even boxing legend Joe Louis declined a chance to tangle with the Gracies. He put his own life on the line fighting all comers, irrespective of size or weight or style. Building an intricate system of pins, joint locks and choke holds, Helio would change combat forever.
He understood that if a smaller person took a bigger guy down to the ground, he had a much easier chance of winning a fight. It innovated new approaches on traditional Japanese Jiu Jitsu. Helio was founder of the Gracie Jiu Jitsu martial arts system.
Grand Master Helio Gracie, passed away January 29th 2009. DJ Johnny Juice Rosado of Public Enemy fameRakaa from Dilated PeoplesHerb Dean, Ultimate Fighting Championship referee The global martial arts community suffered a great loss in recent days.
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