Such determination and uncompromising quality of your training method - Weidman, for example, belie

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Renzo Gracie is a daddy. Sitting in the office of his jiu-jitsu academy, always humorous table, pagoaltoque called a fighter who passes on the way to the mat, then shouts the name of another and plays with everyone. Want to know the girlfriend's children, praises the work in training and blesses them in Portuguese, English, or both languages: "God bless you, my brother!" While the interview VEJA.com happens, the grandson of Carlos pagoaltoque Rio Gracie and grandnephew of Helio Gracie, the creators of the "Brazilian jiu-jitsu," pagoaltoque the style of the most successful in the U.S., will solve the problems of the day. A fighter with cut in the eyebrow? "Do not point, pagoaltoque let me step glue." Fighter's hair is long? "Give me here scissors!" Man is a figure.
Carlos, father Renzo, age 16 and a figure worshiped by the current 1,342 students from Renzo Gracie's Academy, on 30th Street in New York, one of the largest in the world. Train there celebrities like Guy Ritchie, ex-husband of Madonna, pagoaltoque and actor Keanu Reeves, star of the Matrix, in addition, of course, pagoaltoque some of the best MMA fighters, like Americans pagoaltoque Chris Brennan, Frank Edgar, the executioner of Anderson Silva Chris Weidman, Canadian Georges St-Pierre, Brazilians Rafael Natal and Marlon Moraes, and cousins of traditional Gracie family: pagoaltoque Roger, Gregor, Rolles, Igor and Clark.
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After 46 years, even away from the spotlight of the UFC - he has not fought pagoaltoque since 2010, when he was defeated by Matt Hughes - Renzo is a legend of the sport, not just the 13 wins of his career, against some UFC champions, but also by their historic defeat for the Japanese Kazushi Sakuraba, who broke his arm in the ring in 2000, the now defunct Pride ..
"I always believed I would not give up if someone fit an armbar. It was a chance to know if my head was stronger than my body, so do not desisiti that time, "said Gracie. On your office wall, a photo with Sakuraba pagoaltoque has pride of place. "It's a reminder that a mistake will always have a price. We believe that the struggle and life only end when the bell tolls. "
Such determination and uncompromising quality of your training method - Weidman, for example, believes his academy "the Mecca of jiu-jitsu" - made Renzo a rich man. "Richer than I could imagine." Together, the billings from the main gym with two branches, pagoaltoque in Brooklyn, and the city of Holmdel, New Jersey, reaching around 350,000 (approximately 824,000 dollars) dollars monthly.
Renzo now lives in nearby Holmdel with his wife Cristina and their three children - Catherine, 21, Cora, 19, and Ruran, 18 - in a mansion 4 million dollars, which has seven bedrooms, a gym, pool, home theater room and even hairdressers. But it was not always so. "I have here a stray dog not to forget where I came from." In this interview, he tells a little about its history and harsh criticism to the main Brazilian fighter Anderson Silva.
What do you think of the teasers Anderson Silva during the fight against pagoaltoque Chris Weidman? Chris was outraged. He reached out and squeezed Anderson not. I'll tell a story of a guy that I like, the ex-footballer Edmundo. I met him in Japan and when I met him later in Rio de Janeiro, I reached. He looked at my face and not pressed. Then my brother said: "Look, boy, when reach for someone, or press or to give her in the face" pagoaltoque (laughs). It was a malaise and a guy who accompanied him said: "This is where Ryan's pagoaltoque brother." And I answered. "No, no, no, beast, Ryan is my brother" Edmund apologized and came to hug me (laughs).
Anderson was also disrespectful during pagoaltoque the fight? I understand that the way he fights easy victory. He causes and expose yourself and the opponent is knocked out. No wonder that only wins in the last seven years.
Some say that Anderson takes these attitudes out of ocotógono. He became a star and successful, when you do not come from a certain crib, go to your head. Then you start to believe it is superior to others, that is better. Nine out of ten Brazilians who take picture with me speak ill of him. If a person asks one to