Rickson Gracie: Choke

Rickson Gracie: Choke
by Robert Raphael Goodman

Rickson Gracie: Choke
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Actor: Rickson Gracie
Director: Robert Raphael Goodman
Cinematographer: Jacek Laskus
Producer: Robert Raphael Goodman
Editor: Sandy Guthrie
Producer: Allan Wachs
Producer: Larry Golin
Writer: Larry Golin
Producer: Larry Perel
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-05-30
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Manga Video

DVD Reviews of Rickson Gracie: Choke

DVD Review: AWESOME VIDEO!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars

One of the best documenteries on the gracies!!! One of the most motivating videos in my library!

DVD Review: Weak
Summary: 2 Stars

Young, inexperienced no-names are invited to get beat up on by the Gracie's best. I felt bad for these guys. Gracies are shameless.

DVD Review: Could be better!!!
Summary: 2 Stars

Well, unfortunately or not i had already seen a lot of this video on Youtube and i didnt know it, until i bought it The content is good but its not worth the money. Actually i bought it because im a brazilian jiu jitsu athlete and a big fan of Rickson Gracie, but i think the video could have shown more training aspects, what its really interesting for me. As a documentary is ok, but once more, its not worth the money,it could be a little bit cheaper.

DVD Review: Great buy
Summary: 5 Stars

This movie is right up there with The Smashing Machine. Great look into MMA at its roots. Hopefully a new documentary like this surfaces in the future because they sure are great to watch.

DVD Review: Rickson the Great
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a great look into a few days and hrs inside the legend known as Rickson Gracie. Anyone who really knows BJJ and it orgins knows Rickson is arguably the greatest fighter ever. This video really shows you how great Rickson was for his time and shows how far advanced he was. This video left me wishing I could see more of Rickson and wondering what if he competed today. It is a great inside look to how the baddest man alive flet and dealt with pre fight gitters. Long Live Gracie Jiu Jitsu!

Description of Rickson Gracie: Choke

This exquisite piece of work is far more professional than any of the American pro wrestling mega-event videos produced recently. The often-gory fights are well handled and only play a small role; this video is not solely about fighting. Done in documentary style, Choke takes an introspective look at the men--their goals, their dreams, and their families--who become the ultimate fighting machines in the ring at the 1995 Vale Tudo World Fighting Championship in Tokyo.

Delving into the life of the undefeated and undisputed world freestyle fighting champion, Rickson Gracie, a 30-year-old jujitsu expert from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this video displays a side that you rarely see in sports: the articulate, intelligent family man who turns his training into the art of movement and athleticism--not violence. It also explores the world of two men expected to offer a serious challenge to Gracie: American heavyweight kickboxer Todd "Hollywood" Hays and Japanese shootfighting heavyweight champion Koichiro Kimura. These two men provide some of the more uplifting moments in the documentary. Hays, who is also a member of the U.S. Olympic bobsled team, explains how he will use his performance money to fund his dream of buying a bobsled that will allow him to be a driver in the 1998 Winter Games. Kimura completes his training but then has to ask the permission of his elderly parents to compete. The big man bluffs his way through with a warm smile and a respectful manner.

Choke is an insightful look at a full-contact, controversial sport. The only warning it should carry is that some of the scenes are graphically violent and some of the language is X-rated. --Gordie Sholtys

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