Joe Moreira Jiu Jitsu Legend

Joe Moreira Jiu Jitsu Legend  Ep 200

Joe Moreira was one of the first Jiu Jitsu black belts to arrive in the United States. 

Joe Moreira takes us through his start with Reylson Gracie to his transition to instructing Marco Ruas at Kings MMA. 

There is very little public documentation about Joe Moreira and this interview goes DEEP 

Special Thank You to Bernard Magalhaes and Fred Hammer for helping land this historic interview. 

Joe Moreira Jiu Jitsu Legend Ep 200


0:00 Lytes out intro
0:19 guest introduction
0:40 interview start 
0:42 starting Judo at 5 years old
2:55 George Medi conflict with the Gracie’s 
4:13 training with Carlson Gracie and Rolls Gracie
7:38 training with Reylson Gracie 
8:40 moving to the United States 
10:09 meeting Cab Garrett
15:26 Joe Moreira vs Rickson Gracie
20:02 impressing Hélio Gracie
22:12 relationship with Reylson Gracie
24:00 Francisco Mansor and Georges Mehdi
26:41 training with Marco Ruas 
27:40 Marco Ruas challenging Rickson Gracie 
29:00 relationship with Allan Góes
31:06 Allan Góes not being invited to ADCC
32:03 relationship with Carlson Gracie 
35:29 Ricardo Libório
37:13 Atlantico Sul Cup BJJ tournament 
38:48 influence from Francisco Mansur 
41:47 organizing the early Pan Americans
45:54 getting into the UFC
50:19 Joe Moreira vs Zane Frazier
51:52 Joe Moreira vs Paul Varlens
54:41 Meeting Marco Ruas and Eugenio Tadeu 
57:11 Marco Ruas beating up Pedro Rizzo
59:15 training Tank Abbott 
1:01:39 Tank Abbott and Allan Goes crowd fight 
1:05:09 Kimo Leopoldo saving Joe Moreira 
1:09:30 secretly training with Marco Ruas 
1:11:12 Joe Moreira International Open 1997
1:15:47 Rockson Gracie Vs Many Gamburyan issues 
1:16:44 relationship with son 
1:19:39 Joe Moreira vs Uri Vaulin
1:21:53 promoting Marco Ruas to black belt 
1:24:44 Kimo Leopoldo contract for Royce Gracie fight 
1:27:02 backlash from the Gracie’s 
1:28:56 Carlson Gracie training Marco Ruas
1:31:39 being the only black belt without Gracie name at one time 
1:33:55 training Tito Ortiz for ADCC
1:35:30 Tito Ortiz vs Wanderlei Silva
1:37:26 Joe Moreira vs Joe Son
1:39:39 Joe Moreira vs Paul Herrera
1:43:10 Marc Laimon student 
1:44:39 Joe Moreira vs Royler Gracie 
1:46:35 Rhadi Ferguson 
1:48:00 no one wanting to fight Cafe Dantas
1:49:49 Rolls Gracie
1:51:06 Ricardo Teixeira
1:51:31 Randy Bloom
1:52:04 Anderson Goncalves
1:52:53 Michael Jen
1:53:37 interview wrap up
1:55:20 outro/ final thoughts 

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