Summary: <p>On this weeks episode of Open Mat Radio, we have “Rigan Knows Best” with Rigan Machado.</p> <p>“I think Rolls Gracie vision was like 10 times ahead his time.”</p> <p>“It’s hard to tell what’s the best country to train jiu-jitsu today because America has some of the best teachers in the world.”</p> <p>“I believe if you put me and my brothers together, have over a couple hundred black belts we’ve manufactured in United States and all these black belts, I guarantee they have schools and they have black belts under (them).”</p> <p>“The techniques make the history. The fights make the history. I think the evolution of jiu-jitsu, some these people create some techniques that change the game and the history, I don’t think they’re going to be forgot that easy.”</p> <ul> <li>Rigan describes the competition scene in his day including some of the fighters that never got the recognition he thinks they deserve</li> <li>Rigan takes us through the early days of jiu-jitsu in America to today</li> <li>What it’s like to teach and train with BJ Penn, Dan Inosanto, Chuck Norris and Erik Paulson</li> <li>Why does Rigan think that a 67 year old white belt became his best student</li> <li>Why didn’t Rigan fight in the UFC? Can we blame Chuck Norris?</li> <li>Rigan talks about a possible Machado Reality TV show and his plans for a new multinational pro-am jiu-jitsu league</li> <li>Rigan gives his thoughts on the IBJJF belt standards and tells us what hes doing about it</li> </ul>
