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Gene LeBell

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Joe Rogan podcast, check it out.

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The Joe Rogan Experience.

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Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night, all day.

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Today, ladies and gentlemen, today is December 2nd, 2013.

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And 50 years ago today, the first mixed martial arts fight was fought in America.

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60, right? 60 years ago today? What is the date of it?

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December 2nd, 1963, yeah.

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So it was 50 years ago.

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Yeah, I was three at the time.

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And the man in front of me, Judo Gene LeBelle, who I've known and I've been very fortunate to be your friend for a number of years.

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And it's been a real honor.

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You're a guy that amongst mixed martial arts fighters, especially even early in the day,

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you were really keenly involved in, I don't know if keenly is the right word to use there,

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but very involved in the education of martial artists about grappling.

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Joe, what I always liked to do when I was a kid, to get the point over,

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you shouldn't just do grappling, which I know you're great.

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You're an expert at grappling.

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And I admire you because you've been there and done that.

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But along with grappling, you should learn boxing, Kempo, Shotokan, Taekwondo, Kung Fu, Greco-Roman wrestling,

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freestyle wrestling, motorcycle riding, a little bit of everything.

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