Episode 320: Flavio Behring - a podcast by Ryan Ford: Grappling Enthusiast, Entrepreneur, Podcast Host

Grandmaster Flavio Behring has over 70 years experience in Jiu-Jitsu. He talks about the early days with his instructor Grandmaster Helio Gracie, self defense Jiu-Jitsu, dealing with multiple attackers and watching GM Helio fight for 3 hours straight. Click “read more” for show notes!

 

SHOW NOTES:



* His origins

* Overcoming asthma with Jiu-Jitsu

* His memories of Grandmaster Helio Gracie

* Jiu-Jitsu’s impact on people off the mats

* Is self defense curriculum fading away in Jiu-Jitsu?

* Simulating real world adrenaline for self defense

* Why your options for self defense should be very simple

* Practicing environmental awareness

* His self defense story against multiple attackers

* His time spent teaching prison guards in France

* Dealing with multiple attackers

* Dealing with a larger, more athletic attacker

* Being an effective instructor

* His favorite Grandmaster Helio Gracie story

* Learning from Grandmaster Joao Alberto Barreto

* Witnessing a 3 hour fight of Helio’s

* His challenge match against a Judo fighter

* Lineages in Brazil outside the Gracie family

* The rivalry between the Faddas and the Gracies

* The biggest changes he’s seen in Jiu-Jitsu over the last 70 years

* The reason he doesn’t follow MMA or sport Jiu-Jitsu anymore

* His upcoming European tour

* Jiu-Jitsu’s growth outside Rio

* Marcelo Behring

* The Pummel

* Why he switched to a Vegan diet

* Why he wears a white belt again

* His major goal in his journey



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