Kimura outweighed Helio Gracie by more than 80 pounds when they fought in 1951

[Richmma80]

In 1951, Helio Gracie of Brazil, the grandfather of Gracie Jiu Jitsu, issued a challenge to the best judo master of all time, Kimura of Japan. Kimura was afraid and hesitant and sent the number 2 judo master and Helio choked him out in 3 minutes.

That forced Kimura to finally accept the challenge. He went to Brazil where he fought Helio Gracie. Kimura outweighed the frail and sickly Helio Gracie by at least 80 pounds. Helio knew he was going to lose. Kimura was absolutely massive and Helio was a very small man. Helio fought him anyway like a true samurai.

 

[Bacco]

Grappling skills are cool, but to overcome huge gap in terms of size/strenght/weight you need to be waaay better than the other guy

Fun thing, this guy using one arm is a nod to the Helio-Kimura fight

 

[Sirwastealot]

Both legends of the game.

But this guy in the video, never liked him. Gives strong snake oil salesman vibes.

Also i doubt kimura was "afraid"

 

[Cole train]

Throw karelin in ufc 1 and watch royce fly to moon

 

[nostradumbass]

An excuse video 70 years after the match? Should have gone with "his foot was a ballewn"

Kimura was 5'7 and about 180 lbs. Guy would have been a smallish WW now.

 

[Richmma80]

An excuse video 70 years after the match? Should have gone with "his foot was a ballewn"

Kimura was 5'7 and about 180 lbs. Guy would have been a smallish WW now.

Helio only weighed 100 pounds when they fought and was very sick

 

[Osculater]

Helio had to left feet and baby hands and still put up a good fight against the monster Kimura

 

[Pliny Pete]

200,000 people in attendance

 

[HARRISON_3]

I was there.

 

[WhiskyJack]

Lol at people always claiming size and weight is some huge fucking factor when it comes to skill and luck. I've fought people alot bigger who weren't newbs to fighting and have taken them down. There is a whole bunch of different factors.

"He can be the biggest motherfucker in the world, you crack his knee he is going down like the rest." ---Wade Garret (Pro Bouncer at bars)

 

[Legumes]

Helio only weighed 100 pounds when they fought and was very sick

That doesn't look like a "100lb" man in the video to me. Gotta be about 40lbs heavier than that or else you would appear to be skeleton like with every bone in your body showing at around 5'9''ish and 100lbs.

 

[nostradumbass]

Helio only weighed 100 pounds when they fought and was very sick

What was he very sick with? It's not like he was on his death bed, he was 38 years old at the time, and died when he was 95.

Seems like some major embellishments from the people who make money selling one side.

The match had no weigh-in and none of the fighters were weighed in earlier, so the exact weights of Gracie and Kimura remain unknown.[7] While shorter than Hélio, Kimura was certainly the heavier of the two, with an advantage that has been estimated between 10 kg (22 lbs.)[7][10] and 15 kg (33 Ibs.)

 

[Richmma80]

Some accounts of people attending said Kimura looked to have weighed 300 pounds and Helio weighed only 80 pounds

 

[Blayt7hh]

200,000 people in attendance

Maybe. I mean its not like people had much else to do for fun back then.

 

[JoeyJoeJoeJr]

If I've learned anything about the Gracies, it's to not believe anything they say

 

[Patrick Jane]

Both legends of the game.

But this guy in the video, never liked him. Gives strong snake oil salesman vibes.

Also i doubt kimura was "afraid"

Kimura had a good chuckle. According to an interview with him, the Gracies brought a casket to the match and told him it's for him because Helio was going to kill him. He said it was just so funny that he had to laugh out loud.

What was he very sick with? It's not like he was on his death bed, he was 38 years old at the time, and died when he was 95.

Seems like some major embellishments from the people who make money selling one side.

Keep in mind that Rener Gracie once claimed in one of those YouTube breakdown videos that Helio was so small that he couldn't walk up a flight of stairs without passing out, so such bizarre statements are no rarity. He also said that Ken Shamrock had never seen a Rear Naked Choke in his life before UFC 1, lol

 

[Bacco]

Throw karelin in ufc 1 and watch royce fly to moon

Karelin would have grabbed Helio and Kimura together and Karelin Lifted both

And refrigerator would still be his toughest fight lol

 

[Striderx5]

https://kimuralock.com/2014/05/27/kimura-lock/

 

[kiley_sean]

Pro Tip:
The Gracies embellish everything.

 

[Sycho Sid]

Pro Tip:
The Gracies embellish everything.

The hell you say!