The Truth About Helio Gracie: Debunking the "Weak and Frail" Myth

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Steven on Instagram: "✅ Waldemar Santana, a former Gracie Academy student, began training with Hélio Gracie and Carlos Gracie in the early 1950s ✅ Hélio and Carlos opposed professional wrestling associations, fearing that worked fights would damage the Gracie Academy’s reputation ✅ Santana competed in a René Bastos–promoted event, which led to his expulsion from the Gracie Academy ✅ Santana later challenged Hélio, and the match was fought under vale tudo rules, not sport jiu-jitsu ✅ George Graci