Jesus christ, this is ridiculous. I absolutely have respect for Helio, Carlos and the other OG's where Brazilian Jiu Jitsu came from don't get me wrong. But does anyone else get a little annoyed about how much the Gracies and their minions talk about Helio? They put him on this untouchable pedestal like a Greek god and they take almost any talk of him as the worst blasphemy in the universe. Yes, we all have respect for Helio and where BJJ came from, no one disputes that if they have half a brain, but just chill out, hes not jesus christ, hes not god, hes not Muhammad, hes not zeus. They get "offended" so fuckin easily and take everything out of context like they are just waiting for someone to say something so they can jump down their throat and have another opportunity to talk about Helio. And yes I understand that he is your father, grandfather, etc. Everytime I here someone talk about Helio (especially a Gracie) I have to take a deep breath. The Gracies are like religious fundamentlists and treat themselves, their family, and the gi as sacred and holy. ALOT of pride and hubris in that family. Maybe its because I am young, but to me the only Gracies I really care for and look up to are Rickson and Kron. But maybe that's just my young, naïve, blue belt opinion, I don't know....
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