First of all, a huge heap of gratitude to Grand Master Flavio Behring for taking the time out of his day to talk to me at such depth. He has been with the art for over 75 years now, so is one of the longest practicing people on our planet.

Secondly, my heartiest apologies for the sound quality, I'm still trying to figure things out. Thank you so much for your patience, and let me know what we should talk about next time!

Time Stamps!:

Quarantine at Home @0:30

Normal Travel Schedule @1:05

As a child and introduction @2:30

Taking a trial class with Helio #Gracie @5:00

#HelioGracie as a Teacher @8:00

Learning to love Jiu jitsu and looking up to João Alberto Barreto @10:15

Beating claustrophobia and asthma @12:20

First Newspaper Challenge at 14 years of age @15:40

First #ValeTudo match at age 16 @18:40

Sparring sessions in the 50’s started standing @22:00

#Fadda vs Gracie Relationship @28:00

Fadda's Academy @30:00

Continuing #Japanese Influence on the art? @33:20

#RobertDrysdale’s “Controversial” Statement. What innovation occurred in the 50’s, 60’s? @38:35

Rules for Challenge Matches vs Japanese @40:15

1970’s: The formation of the first Federation and the growing tournament scene @41:45

Herding Cats: Why the Federation took so long to form @44:45

Tournaments in the 80’s: Helio as Arbiter @48:00

Early Debates in Sport JJ: @50:50

The first ruleset and early changes 1971-1975: @53:40

Differentiating #Sport Priorities from Self Defence Priorities: @55:50

When did the sport paradigm overtake self-defence? @58:00

Training Holistically vs Distortion: No Pulling Guard @1:00:30

Pulling Guard: When did it become the norm?: @1:03:45

Marcelo #Behring and #Judo Crosstraining @1:07:11

What makes #JiuJitsu “Real”. 1:12:40

#KneeonBelly : Where is it from? 1:16:05