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Something I was thinking of, and it's not just Helio Gracie but all founders of any martial art, they all gave themselves a black belt correct? With Helio for instance, he learned BJJ from watching his brother but had never actually trained himself until his brother was late for class and Helio taught it instead. Then the students liked his teaching so they asked for him. Basically Helio promoted himself to black belt over time. Obviously he knows what he was doing after training and fighting for years though.
I know there was a stink when Kevin Casey promoted himself to blackbelt but ultimately, whats the difference?
I know there was a stink when Kevin Casey promoted himself to blackbelt but ultimately, whats the difference?