Full podcast episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhfmGM6hswI
Lex Fridman podcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman
Guest bio: Roger Gracie is a legendary jiu jitsu competitor and MMA fighter.

This guy makes a lot of sense. His sweater game is legendary.

What is amazing about RG is his mental fortitude. He never overeacts, overpraises or downplays something. Always controlled, cool calm and colected. And that is exactly the way he fights no matter what happens in the fight. That shows you he is not trying to be like this. He is like this. Special human being for sure.

Roger Gracie.... No words.. Just an amazing human being

I spared with Roger once. He grabbed my lapel from his open guard and it felt like The Terminator grabbed it. Subbed in 45 sec.

That was the best explanation for why leg attacks were looked down on .

Lex has the legend on this time!  I"m glad Lex is into BJJ to can keep interviewing major players.

Roger is the GOAT , great ambassador of the sport. Very analytical.

Man you can tell why John learned so much from him. Both are analytical.

Most humble Gracie I’ve ever hears speak

Really glad Roger addressed the reality of street fights with leg locks, and the high risk safety aspects of jiu jitsu

You can think of many different criteria and in many of them Gordon would be branded as the best but in my opinion it's Marcelo Garcia for two reasons:
-Marcelo Garcia basically created modern nogi game. Big part of what Gordon(who is currently the best) uses is some variation of Marcelo's game.
-Marcelo was small in size but still managed to compete successfully with much bigger guys. That's the essence of jiujtisu. He even took back of Roger Gracie(although eventually lost)

Roger's top mount, and more specifically, his lapel choke, is nothing short of legendary.
Everyone knows what's coming, everyone knows the defense.... but u can't do anything.

I'm not proud but I was in prison and a guy hit me from behind knocked me down..off my back I grabbed both his legs by the heel and my feet were Inside de la riva and I sweep him . Immediately I figure 4 his knee with my legs and fell back for an Achilles lock...He was done he didn't know what was going on..And I was cranking to the sky and heard all types of good things popping..when finally the guards convinced me to let go..or I was catching a metal club to the back of my head..the guy passed out from pain..so leg locks do work in the streets trust me..I'm from north Jersey..And Harlem NYC..

he makes a very good point on the leg locks in a real fight simulation

Lex trying to explain the bodylock to roger is like trying to explain creation to god 😂😂

HHaaaHAAAAAAAAaaa   Roger's response to the body lock question is hysterical!

I just finished the entire 3 hour podcast... what a freakin legend.

why did i watch this clip before bed. now im wide awake and in need of the full video lol. great content

This is the best explanation I've ever heard as to why the foot lock and leg lock game was underdeveloped prior to the popular rise of no gi grappling.