Rose Gracie To Feature on Eddie Goldman's 'No Holds Barred'

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again speaks with Rose Gracie, the president of the Gracie U.S. Nationals, and the Gracie Worlds, about the set of rules at these events wherethere are no points or judges and a competitor can only win by submission.

The 2012 Gracie U.S. Nationals jiu-jitsu tournament, which featuredboth gi and no-gi divisions, took place January 28-29 in Los Angeles. The 2012 Gracie Worlds, also with gi and no-gi divisions, will take place Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15, at the TheFitExpo San Jose at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California(http://thefitexpo.com).

Eddie spoke with Rose Gracie by phone on Monday to follow up on his interview which took place before the Gracie Nationals. They discussed the results of using these rules allowing only victory by submission, and how these rules reinvigorated this competition and made it better for both the athletes and fans than under the old rules,which had points, advantages, and judges. Gracie explained how these rules go back to the original vision of jiu-jitsu pioneered by her family, including her grandfather, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu co-founder Helio Gracie, and her father, UFC co-founder Rorion Gracie, who attended the event to support her.

Eddie and Gracie also discussed the relationship of jiu-jitsu to mixed martial arts, striking and grappling, the drug testing which took place at the event, the coverage by the media, how the kid's competition was conducted, the importance of using eventslike these to teach children values to make society better, how events under these rules may once again revolutionize jiu-jitsu, and muchmore.

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