*** Instant New York Times bestseller *** *** USA Today bestseller
*** *** Wall Street Journal bestseller *** From legendary Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu and MMA master Rickson Gracie comes a riveting,
insightful memoir that weaves together the story of Gracie's
stunning career with the larger history of the Gracie family
dynasty and the founding of the Ultimate Fighting Championship,
showing how the connection between mind and body can be harnessed
for success both inside and outside the ring. Undefeated from the
late 1970s through his final fight in the Tokyo Dome in 2000,
Rickson Gracie amassed hundreds of victories in the street, on the
mat, at the beach, and in the ring. He has joined the pantheon that
includes Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, and Jackie Chan as one of the
most famous martial artists of the twentieth century. Jiu-Jitsu,
the fighting style developed and pioneered by his family, has
become one of the world's most prominent martial arts, and Vale
Tudo, the "anything goes" style of Brazilian street fighting over
which the Gracies had a monopoly, was an early precursor to the
Ultimate Fighting Championship. Simply put, without the Gracie
family, there would be no sport of "MMA," no 4-billion-dollar UFC
empire, and no "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu" at strip malls all across
America. In Breathe, for the first time, Rickson reveals the full
story of how his father and uncles came to develop Jiu-Jitsu, what
it was like to grow up among several generations of world-renowned
fighters from the Gracie clan, and the principles and skills that
guided him to his undefeated record. From learning to assert
himself on the streets of Rio to gaining fame and honor in Japan
and emerging through heartbreaking tragedy, the martial arts master
shares tales of overcoming challenges, extolling universal virtues
and showing readers how pride and ego are the enemies of success.
With never-before-seen photos and profound insights into the sport
and way of life that only a studied legend can provide, Breathe is
an entertaining and magnified view of an enduring legacy as well as
an inspiring tale of weathering life's complexities and overcoming
them with style and grace.
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Brilliant book
Sun, 2 Oct 2022 | Review
by: Ahmad Fayyaz A.
Excellent read thus far , a real page turner. Anyone who is a fan off, or who trains Jiu jitsu , or any martial arts for that manner, will love this book.
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