Members of Sherdog posted over 25 questions for Draculino, he answered all of them and here are 2 of those questions on a well known Jiu-Jitsu Instructor and some of his philosophies. As always, Drac was hilarious and wasn’t afraid to speak on some touchy subjects.
Question 1: What do you think about Eddie Bravo
Question 2: Eddie Bravo claims that exclusively training no-gi is the next revolution in Jiu-Jitsu, what are your thoughts.
Denny “300″ Prokopos will be a part of Jiu Jitsu history for a long time. He is the first person awarded a Black belt by Eddie Bravo. When Eddie first started teaching the Rubber Guard people were writing it off. They said it was not very effective or practical. Nevertheless Eddie Bravo won over a lot of students across the planet. Many are highly skilled. Many medal in various tournaments. Yet one proud Greek student, Denny “300″ Prokopos soaked up the game at an insane pace. He moved ahead with a work ethic thats hard to match. At the end of the day, Eddie Bravo could only award ONE man the first Black Belt in his system. This is his story.
In Free Trip to Brazil,” MMA legend Eddie Bravo told us about his unlikely victory at the North American trials for the ADCC Submission Grappling World Championships, the best competition of its kind on the planet. In part three of this FIGHT! Life series, Bravo, who arrived in Sao Paolo, Brazil as a brown belt surrounded by black-belt masters, recounts his now-legendary fight with Royler Gracie, the undisputed top dog in the sport who had never given up a single point in his career. Bravo had nothing to lose. Heres what happened.
Produced and directed by Matthew Ross. Shot by Rick Lee, Marc Rizzo, and Randy Ward. Edited by Ashley Cahill and Ryan Jackson-Healy.
MMA legend Eddie Bravo didnt come to Hollywood to become a martial arts master. All he really wanted to do was rock out. He ended up doing both. In Part 1 of the latest FIGHT! Life series, Bravo takes us through his childhood in Orange County to his discovery of a little-known sport called Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Produced and directed by Matthew Ross. Shot by Rick Lee, Marc Rizzo, and Randy Ward. Edited by Ashley Cahill and Ryan Jackson-Healy.
Interview with British UFC star Dan Hardy after autograph session in Manchester, England September 2009. Dan discusses fighting in the UK, what he has learned from Eddie Bravo, fighting Dong Hyun Kim and the war of words between him and Marcus Davis. Directed, Filmed and Edited by Matt Holmes for PressPlayMMA. Music courtesy of Doormat Sounds, Askani – Mr Oblong (Richard Knott Remix). Music available soon at www.junodownload.com
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