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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