^and by winners I'm guessing in this case it would be the "richer." If only Fadda had a bigger marketing budget. :)
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^and by winners I'm guessing in this case it would be the "richer." If only Fadda had a bigger marketing budget. :)
That^ and the Gracies had a better plan. Lets multiply like wild pigs. There's just so many Gracies. Now we have generations of Gracies.Quote:
Originally Posted by David Rosado
Thanks for sharing this Ross.
hahah. True. Who else would market you better than your own kids?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack LaBarge
Thanks, but I totally got this from Sean Applegate during my trip to Decatur.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurzy
Wow I find it amazing that I have been doin Jiu Jitsu since 2000 and this is the first time I have heard of this
Lolololol, Yo I get tired going up some stairs too, damn
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Originally Posted by jack labarge
Apparently a lot of the info in this thread is covered in this book:
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The truth is always more complicated than people make it out to be.
My personal favorite part of all this:
In the late '90s I was told that Maeda had been in Brazil to help Japanese immigrants establish themselves in Brazil and that Gastao Gracie was a local politician who did Maeda a few favors in exchange for jiu-jitsu lessons for his sons.
This is a very different tale than what is currently in Maeda's wikipedia entry:
"Gastão Gracie was a business partner of the American Circus in Belém. In 1916, Italian Argentine circus Queirolo Brothers staged shows there and presented Maeda."
The original made it sound like they were both damn near diplomats and now it looks like they were involved in circus acts.