Or is he telling it like it is ?
http://www.insidebjj.com/2016/03/21/221-ralek-gracie/
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Or is he telling it like it is ?
http://www.insidebjj.com/2016/03/21/221-ralek-gracie/
I listened to it. I feel kind of bad for the guy. He's obviously pretty dumb. I mean low-IQ. His understanding of concepts is limited, his vocabulary is that of a 15 year-old, his has limited ability to articulate his thoughts.
I sense a lot of insecurity from that, which has turned into ego. He's in a world of people smarter than him and he's terrified.
As long as he is in charge of Metamorris, it's fucks-ville.
Ralek is a idiot but that's just my opinion.
http://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/rumors...iner-in-peril/
It's too bad Ralek's name comes up so often in the Nibiru Forum. I suppose it's unavoidable though given the history and relationship between Metamoris and EBI.
The privilege of thousands of mediocre children born around the world into rich families. You get to be dumb as hell but still make million dollar moves because of your million dollar family.Quote:
Originally Posted by Craig Murray
Honestly... Ralek's name doesn't come up that often on this forum from what I've seen. I listened to the podcast and had an honest question about whether parts of his side of the story could be legitimate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brett Grayson
ICYMI there was already a thread about that very interview:
http://www.10thplanetjj.com/threads/...de-Bjj-Podcast
I must admit I did not see that one... apologies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brett Grayson
He's both delusional, crazy, and also completely full of shit. Nothing he says should ever be believed. He's promoting Metamoris 7 and several athletes (including one in the main event) have yet to sign any sort of contract or officially agree to even be in the event.
Typically only when he says stupid/untrue shit about eddie and/or EBIQuote:
Originally Posted by Jason Mallory
yeah you won't see too much positive stuff about him written here. The reality is that I'm sure there are things he says that are true. His biggest problem is that he's muddied the water so much with stuff that's been shown to be false, and he's lost so much trust by doing things like multiple charging people's credit cards, booking matches without signed athletes, saying one thing and having it contradicted by either himself or other trusted sources later---that it's really hard to tell where the truth ends and the bullshit begins.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Mallory
I'll say this. I think Ralek thinks that most of what he says is true. I don't know if it's delusion or if he's just bullshitted himself into believing his own line. But I think he mostly believes he's being honest.
Here is my problem with what he said (and I’ve heard it before from “traditional” guys). He argues that “any” rules are bad, and that the matches that end in a draw don’t pose any problem for consumers. I feel like there is a bit of denial going on here. He’s a little butt-hurt that EBI has been so successful. The “traditional” approach is that it’s not “real jiu jitsu” if it’s not self-defense based, and any rules take away from this. However…there are obviously a lot of rules in any jiu jitsu event, otherwise it’s just a street fight (no biting, no hair pulling, no eye gouging, no punching, etc.). So the whole “any rules make it worse” argument is weak.
He also talked a lot of shit about the growth of EBI, basically saying that Eddie used his performance at Metamoris as a springboard to promote EBI. He expounds by saying that had Eddie not performed so well, that EBI wouldn’t be as successful as it is today. I have 2 problems with this logic. One is that he taking full credit (or giving Metamoris credit) for the success of EBI (just like “they” always gave the first win over Royler all the credit for the success of 10th planet, and never giving credit to the system itself)…like he’s trying to give Metamoris vicarious life via EBI. My second problem is this: Let’s say for the sake of argument that his statement is true (which we know it’s not, because Eddie was promoting EBI way before his second match with Royler)…but just for arguments sake let’s say it’s true. How, as a fellow businessman, are you going to hate on another businessman for using everything in his power to market his product? How can you hate on someone for having a better, more cost efficient, more effective marketing strategy?
This guy blown my mind.