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Breathe: A Life in Flow

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By (author): Rickson Gracie

From legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA master Rickson Gracie comes a riveting, insightful memoir that weaves together the story of Gracies stunning career with the larger history of the Gracie family dynasty, showing how the connection between mind and body can be harnessed for success both inside and outside the ring.

Undefeated from the late 1970s through his final fight in the Tokyo Dome in 2000, Rickson Gracie amassed hundreds of victories in the street, on the mat, at the beach, and in the ring. He has joined the pantheon that includes Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, and Jackie Chan as one of the most famous martial artists of the twentieth century. Jiu-Jitsu, the fighting style developed and pioneered by his family, has become one of the worlds most prominent martial arts, and Vale Tudo, the anything goes style of Brazilian street fighting over which the Gracies had a monopoly, was an early precursor to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Simply put, without the Gracie family, there would be no sport of MMA, no 4-billion-dollar UFC empire, and no Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at strip malls all across America.

In Breathe, for the first time, Rickson will share the full story of how his father and uncles came to develop Jiu-Jitsu, what it was like to grow up among several generations of world-renowned fighters from the Gracie clan, and the principles and skills that guided him to his undefeated record. From learning to assert himself on the streets of Rio to gaining fame and honour in Japan and emerging through heartbreaking tragedy, the martial arts master shares tales of overcoming challenges, extolling universal virtues and showing readers how pride and ego are the enemies of success. With never-before-seen photos and profound insights into the sport and way of life that only a studied legend can provide, Breathe is an entertaining and magnified view of an enduring legacy as well as an inspiring tale of weathering lifes complexities and overcoming them with style and grace.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 510g
  • Dimensions: 159 x 240mm
  • Publication Date: 19 Aug 2021
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780008440107

About Rickson Gracie

Rickson Gracie member of the most prominent martial arts family was born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil where he entered his first Jiu Jitsu competition at the age of six. By the age of fifteen he was teaching his familys martial art. For almost two decades Gracie reigned as world Jiu Jitsu champion in both the middle heavy weight and open divisions. He retired from fighting with an undefeated record. Since retiring he has focused on unifying and spreading his family martial art through his Global Jiu Jitsu Federation. Today he teaches seminars around the world and his students come from all walks of life: men women children senior citizens law enforcement officers military personnel veterans suffering from PTSD and martial artists of all styles. A film about his life Dead or Alive directed by Narcos director José Padilha is currently in production from Netflix.

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