NEWLY RELEASED Gracie-Challenge Fights!!!

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NEWLY RELEASED Gracie-Challenge Fights!!!

Postby Masato » Wed Feb 19, 2014 10:56 am

Hey folks, this is fucking AMAZING

I remember having an old VHS 'Gracie-In-Action' tape with a few of the challenge matches we've all seen 1000x

But these are new, it is an absolute fucking treasure of a find.

Beginning in the 1920s, the Gracie Challenge was an open invitation issued by the Gracie Academy to martial artists of all other styles to fight them in a "vale tudo" match. A precursor to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the purpose of these challenges was to prove the effectiveness of the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. In this rare never-before-seen footage, shot in the early 90s, you will see 10 Gracie Challenge matches against traditional martial artists at the Gracie Academy in Torrance, CA. It's worth noting that, unlike most Gracie challenge matches which are fought by members of the Gracie family, all the jiu-jitsu representatives in this video are students of the Gracie Academy. Thier names are: Lowell Anderson, Fabio Santos, Joe Pardo, Mark Baumeister & Mauricio Zingano.





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