Ep 246 Joe Pardo Gracie Academy Torrance

Joe Pardo started at the Gracie Academy Torrance 1 week after UFC 1 aired. Joe Pardo was featured on the Gracie in Action tapes taking on all challengers those that doubted the Gracie system.

Joe takes us through his fight career and all of the political back room dealings that have never been addressed

Ep 246 Joe Pardo Gracie Academy Torrance

0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 Joey Venti’s guest introduction
0:44 interview start
1:00 first day at the Gracie academy
3:32 LAPD no choking policy
5:30 taking part in the Gracie challenge
7:01 thoughts on Jason Delucia
8:35 interactions with Rickson Gracie
9:12 why Rickson Gracie wasent picked for UFC 1
11:57 interactions with Helio Gracie
14:04 Lowell Anderson and Craig Kukuk leaving the Gracie academy
16:15 opinion on Richard Bressler
17:24 instructor program at the Gracie academy
20:40 time spent at Gracie academy
21:16 experience with Rorion Gracie
22:21 interactions with Erik Paulson
25:10 Oleg Taktarov blocked from the UFC by Rorion Gracie
28:13 Joe Pardo vs Obake
30:02 training with Rico Chiapparelli
30:49 Tom Erickson vs Murilo Bustamante
31:43 Rico Chiapparelli kicked out of Gracie academy
32:57 Chris Brennan in the instructor program
34:01 Joe Pardo vs Brad Kohler
36:51 training leg locks with Royce Gracie
39:00 purposely teaching back techniques
42:01 Royce Gracie’s fighting record
43:28 Training Royce Gracie for UFC 2
44:13 Randy Ziegler doing private lessons with Rickson Gracie
46:11 Beverly Hill Jiu Jitsu
47:09 training with Marc Laimon
47:44 Marc Laimon vs Ryron Gracie
48:37 Royce Gracie flying to Europe to avenge loss
50:30 getting picked to fight during the Gracie challenge
52:07 Joe Pardo vs Mike Van Arsdale
57:21 Joe Pardo vs John Lober
1:02:41 fighting at Kajas cage combat
1:04:32 relationship with Kajas
1:06:17 outlaws in the Huntington Beach fight scene
1:11:09 experience with Henry Akins
1:11:51 Joe Pardo vs Vladimir Matyunshenko
1:12:49 Kajas claim of creating the octagon cage
1:15:25 tapout logo borrowed from Kajas
1:16:19 Gracie Challenge coming to an end
1:16:54 Baret Yoshida
1:17:01 rolling with Rico Rodriguez
1:17:51 Pacific Northwest fighters
1:19:24 training partner John Crouch
1:19:49 Mauricio Zingano
1:21:12 Jon Burke
1:21:49 Lowell Anderson
1:22:46 Mark Baumeister
1:23:34 interview wrap up/ outro


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