Roger Gracie: Greatest Jiu Jitsu Competitor of All Time | Lex Fridman Podcast #343

Roger Gracie is a legendary jiu jitsu competitor and MMA fighter. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Bambee: https://bambee.com and use code LEX to get free HR audit - Mizzen+Main: https://mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex to get 25% off premium - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex to get 1 month of fish oil EPISODE LINKS: Roger's Instagram: https://instagram.com/rogergracie/ Roger's Website: https://rogergracie.com/ Roger's Online Jiu Jitsu: https://rogergracietv.com/ Roger's match against Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L-Ni7bFAHg Watch full matches at FloGrappling: https://flograppling.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:25 - The moments before a match 8:16 - Confidence 22:41 - Greatest jiu jitsu match of all time 44:03 - Renzo Gracie 56:20 - Braveheart 57:43 - Self-belief 1:11:49 - Cross-collar choke 1:15:52 - Mount position 1:32:06 - How to progress in jiu jitsu 1:34:21 - Best submission in jiu jitsu 1:38:54 - The greatest competitor of all time 1:41:00 - Roger's statistics 1:48:56 - MMA vs jiu jitsu 1:57:24 - Gordon Ryan 2:09:50 - John Danaher 2:12:22 - Bear fight 2:15:20 - Tie 2:25:52 - Advice for beginners 2:35:12 - Drilling 2:43:08 - Roger vs Bear, Lion, Gorilla, and Anaconda 2:48:13 - Advice for young people 2:58:01 - Love SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman