Episode 8 - Ryron Gracie - Confidence, Impermanence & The Family Tree The Journey with Ryan Duey

In this episode, Ryan speaks with his friend and jiu-jitsu master Ryron Gracie; Ryron is Helio Gracie's grandson and the eldest son of Rorion Gracie. Ryron is part of the third generation of jiu-jitsu's most illustrious family, the Gracies. They discuss early UFC fighting, the pressures he felt growing up, and how Gracie University and Gracie Survival Tactics (GST) are changing the game for Law Enforcement through jiu-jitsu training that is helping to keep officers and the public safer.

0:00: Who Ryron is to Ryan
1:45: Where’s Ryron’s self-confidence comes from 
5:00; When Ryron first started BJJ
6:30: A history of the lineage of the Gracie’s
10:20: Ryron talks about if he always wanted to go down this path
12:45: The pressure Ryron felt as a youth 
19:00: The original rules of UFC
21:30: Inside the locker room of Royce Gracie of the early UFC 
24:20: Walking out with Royce at UFC 2,3,4,5
25:30:  Memories from the first days of the UFC
31:00:  The Journey of becoming a BJJ instructor
35:00: The transition of Gracie Academy and Gracie University 
38:00: Rener and Ryron’s relationship as brothers
45:00: The controversy of taking Jiu Jitsu online 
55:30: Jiu Jitsu with police officers and Gracie Survival Tactics 
1:03:50: Statistics of efficacy with GST
1:15:45: Something Ryron believes that isn’t commonly accepted 
1:26:30: Dying well 

Intro music by:
Artist: Nahko Bear 
Song: Beautiful Trouble