Helio Gracie Rest-in-peace

[CDavidNeely]

Greetings,

Just in case you didn't know. Helio Gracie, the founder of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu died on January 29. 2009. I don't know if this is an acceptable post for this area of the forum but considering his impact on the MMA I thought it would be nice to make sure it was known.

http://sherdog.com/news/news/helio-gracie-dead-15977

David

[Fatman]

A long, fruitful life. We should all be so fortunate, but also determined. His legacy lives on.

[cheesedog]

RIP, Helio.

[BillyBones]

Sad =(
RIP.

[billgetsstrong]

And you wanna talk about shape? That guy fought for hours on end.
RIP old man.

FYI for anyone not hip to this, but;
calling a martial artist old man is an honorific term.

[samthor]

he was an amazing man.

he learned traditional jiu-jitsu by watching his brother, Carlos, teach it, but his small frame made it difficult for him to execute the moves. As a result, he adapted techniques to fit his limited physical ability and gave rise to modern-day Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

there ya go: take a negative, adapt into a positive.

[steveobur1000]

A god walking amongst us mortals.

Rest in peace and gods speed brother.