{"id":73186,"date":"2013-11-05T07:01:38","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T15:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=73186"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:37:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:37:34","slug":"renzo-gracie-responds-to-royce-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/renzo-gracie-responds-to-royce-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Renzo Gracie Responds To Royce Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/renzo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43363\" title=\"renzo\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/renzo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/renzo.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/renzo-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/renzo-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;In order to make a negative comment about the Gracie family, you have to help the Gracie family. You have to actually be producing new champions, putting your time to build new champions. I don\u2019t remember Royce doing that&#8230; Each man chooses their path. How can I judge someone if I don&#8217;t walk on their shoes? It&#8217;s their comfort zones. Unfortunately, I cannot just sit and watch. Don&#8217;t judge others with harsh word on situations that you didn&#8217;t try to improve them. This is the portrait of life. People will claim that we forgot who we are, that we forgot jiu-jitsu. &#8230; We didn&#8217;t forget s&#8211;t, man. We are 100% what we are. We live, eat and breathe what we do. Come train them, and then you&#8217;re going to be able to evaluate the reality. 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