So all I could make it was 14:30 in so my response is based on that. In many of their videos, there are a number things that can be learned and I even agree with a few of their general philosophies. They do great with justifying there stuff (weather it be mailing off a blue belt to someone who paid for a course but who has never sparred or trained under a real instructor or selling .25 a piece of mesh or whatever that was for $20 bucks or whatever because the Gracie Diet@ needs this special watermelon juice you can only make if you have it). They'll have you sold on whatever.
But... through this whole thing, all I heard was there "Gracie filter" marketing beneath it all and just though if this article (which is WAY SHORTER. Listen to Renzo for 2 min if you don't wont to read anything, just as a counter point to this)
Make your own call about each, but listen to the other side
http://www.bjjee.com/articles/renzo-...g-of-students/