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Did Rafa Mendes really have an unpassable guard?
House of Grapplers
HoG report·1w ago
Did Rafa Mendes really have an unpassable guard?
The strongest version of the Rafa guard myth is not that nobody ever threatened it. It is that one old Cobrinha pass became so rare that the internet still treats it like evidence.
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HoG report·1w ago
The Rafa Mendes story people skip: two-a-days before the fame
The best Rafa story is not only the berimbolo. It is the volume: gifted teenagers, a coach who became a father figure, and a schedule that already looked professional.
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HoG report·1w ago
Danaher made Gordon play defense for Columbia students. That might explain everything.
The important Gordon story is not only offense. The New Yorker describes a room where he was assigned defense, escaped fast, and showed the Danaher system under resistance.
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HoG report·1w ago
Gordon in the gi under Danaher is the argument hiding inside Roger vs Gordon
The Roger vs Gordon gi debate should start from a real clip trail: Gordon did not ignore the gi; he trained it under Danaher, and people were waiting to see what transferred.
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HoG report·1w ago
Roger Gracie made the day-one cross choke feel unfair
Roger's cross choke is the cleanest argument for basics at the highest level: the move is public, the entry is obvious, and the finish still lands.
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HoG report·1w ago
The Roger grip-strength story has a ripped-sleeve receipt
The internet loves vague “he was strong” stories. Roger has a better one: a 2007 Worlds exchange where Drysdale's sleeve became the proof.
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