Helio Gracie Teaching Ryron & Rener in 1988 (Never Before Seen Footage)

People always ask: "What it was like growing up in the Gracie Family?" Even though it's hard to put into words, one thing we can say is what a blessing it was to have a superhero as our grandfather and our teacher. What many people don't know was that his real superpower was his ability to make us (and everyone else he taught) feel like WE were the superheroes. We share this special footage from the "Gracie Garage" in 1988 so you can see his level of love and commitment to empowering others. He was 75 years old in the video, and he remained active in jiu-jitsu into his 90's. If it wasn't for him, so much of who we are and what we love would not exist today.

Happy Helio Gracie Day everyone!

[jorgecruz]

That was awesome to see the kids having so much fun with grandpa. I see Rener never stopped talking even at 4 years old😂

[ferranlagar]

Can't wait for the gracie breakdown of this.

[odrikez]

How lucky were those kids back then... Helio such a role model.

[TheGuanche]

Absolutely love this. You can tell by the way Helio teaches how important the self defense aspect was to him.

[danielmcgibbon]

Rener was hyperactive both as an adult and as a child

[fuck_chinanobrain]

Having a BJJ God teach you with the gentleness of a grandfather is the ultimate blessing.

[SPECTROID]

These little guys don't even realize how lucky they are..

[thewarrior]

That was beautiful! That's the kind of culture I want to create when I become a father, and then a grandfather!

[LucasPenido]

That’s like a 4 yr old playing soccer with Pelé, or Jamming with Hendrix without even knowing about it. This is touching!

[mattpkp]

“Calm down” Rener is still mastering this advice to this day 😂

[joeysislandofmisfitsongs]

The love of a grandfather playing with kids is beyond words, value or compare!

[garronjohnson]

This would be cute if I didn't suddenly realize a 4 year olds jiu jitsu was better than mine

[justsaying]

I literally shed a tear watching this. Not only was this the making of beasts, it was a grandfather leaving behind his legacy and it hit me to the heart and had me missing my own grandad. Grrreeeaat video

[Pathological_Flyer]

I smiled the whole time I watched this 😊

[mariomiera]

I could only imagine growing up in the best martial arts family in the world. What a memory to have. Thanks for sharing !

[NMN_M]

When I'm old I want to be like that man to my own grandchildren. This was touching, thank you for showing this to me

[DiegoJordanA]

Man I got emotional from watching this, made me miss both of my grandpas and made me want to have kids already, RIP grand master Helio and long life to Rener and Ryron, thank you very much for sharing this!

[bohyeur]

It cracked me up when rorion told ryron to get out of the frame. Heard that from my dad all the time when i was a kid too!! 😂😂

[pedrolomeli]

Rener launching that right hand every time he could lol, savage.

[spitzfire]

Seeing Helio spending his time with his Grandsons.