Bloody Elbow grappling editor Roy Billington tells the story of BJJ standout and EBI 7 competitor Denny Prokopos, and how Joe Rogan helped him decide to focus on BJJ.
Perhaps the most beautiful thing about martial arts is that they are constantly evolving; each epoch offers only a transient glimpse of technical superiority, that is soon to be overtaken be the next generation of athletes and jiu jitsu is no different. The 1990’s saw the mainstream rise of Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Royce and Rickson spearheaded a gi-laden revolution, but like all things, it could not last forever. ADCC and the no-gi revolution would soon enter from the periphery and one man would become a symbolic figurehead of the no-gi movement.