Roger Gracie: Greatest Jiu Jitsu Competitor of All Time | Lex Fridman Podcast #343

Roger Gracie! Made a career of Tapping world class black belts with techniques you learn your first few months of training. Unfathomable control and pressure! A black belt once said about facing him in the absolute( open weight division), “ I could only move my eyeballs” 😂

Lex is KILLING it with the guests lately!

When I thought your guests couldnt be more interesting, you drop this bomb. What a privilege is to listen to you guys. Thanks a lot Lex, keep up the podcast

My son started bjj a few months ago at 13. Best thing to ever happen for him!

I remembered my father saying "Simple is best, but doing something simply is very hard" Roger Gracie is the embodiment of that, the fact people can see the attack, they know what's coming, yet they succumb to it is just a testament to his skill in this art.

Roger gave a masterclass in Jiu Jitsu here. Also life.

I was walking out of the Pyramid after 2009 Worlds. Me and a friend going back to our Hotel. I had been training at a camp Roger has been attending for a week and saw me on his way home also. He was nice enough to invite me and a friend to dinner and said a few friends are attending, we jumped at the chance. Those friends were Renzo, Mauricio, Braulio, Draculino amongst some other old school famous names . It was BJJ heaven for 2 visiting Australians. this is the first time I’ve seen Lex fan boyish in the presents of Roger. Nice to know he is human .

Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: - 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 0:25 - The moments before a match 8:16 - Confidence 22:41 - Greatest jiu jitsu match of all time 44:03 - Renzo Gracie 56:20 - Braveheart 57:43 - Self-belief 1:11:49 - Cross-collar choke 1:15:52 - Mount position 1:32:06 - How to progress in jiu jitsu 1:34:21 - Best submission in jiu jitsu 1:38:54 - The greatest competitor of all time 1:41:00 - Roger's statistics 1:48:56 - MMA vs jiu jitsu 1:57:24 - Gordon Ryan 2:09:50 - John Danaher 2:12:22 - Bear fight 2:15:20 - Tie 2:25:52 - Advice for beginners 2:35:12 - Drilling 2:43:08 - Roger vs Bear, Lion, Gorilla, and Anaconda 2:48:13 - Advice for young people 2:58:01 - Love

Time for some coffee and headphones cause this will be epic

What a humble and likable and highly intelligent guy Roger is.