Comfort in Darkness

The Invisible Power of Jiu Jitsu

De: Rickson Gracie, Peter Maguire - contributor

Narrado por: Fred Sanders

A masterwork about the art of combat and the invisible powers within us all from Rickson Gracie, the world’s greatest Jiu Jitsu fighter and New York Times bestselling author of Breathe

A mythic figure in fighting and a legendary member of the “first family of martial arts,” Rickson Gracie is considered the godfather of what we recognize today as Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Although Rickson’s three decades of total dominance in Jiu Jitsu is astounding, even more astounding is the serenity and spiritual depth of his approach to combat.

For Rickson, Jiu Jitsu is a metaphor for life. Some consider Jiu Jitsu a martial art, others consider it a sport, but to Gracie, it is a philosophical system he uses to face and evaluate life’s challenges and maintain happiness and mental balance.

Gracie wrote Comfort in Darkness after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, a terminal sentence which he views as the final fight of his life, one he knows he will eventually lose. This is Gracie’s defining life statement about his spiritual and technical practice.

For the first time, Gracie reveals his time-tested theories and techniques of invisible Jiu Jitsu, a combat system and life philosophy for life he developed over the course of his life. Anyone can use the principles of invisible Jiu Jitsu to awaken their dormant inherent power and apply it to their everyday lives. An indispensable tool for any fighter or seeker, Comfort in Darkness is a timeless book of strategy about aligning the mind, body, and spirit.

©2024 Rickson Gracie (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

Long Live Rickson Gracie

Rickson has so much experience and wisdom 🙏🏻🙏🏻 I’ve read both of his books and learned so much from his stories and lessons. Thank you Rickson for all that you have done for JiuJitus

Rickinson Fans Will Enjoy

This book is less about physical Jiu Jitsu and more about the mindset of a Red Belt. You will enjoy it if youre a Gracie fan.

Jiu Jitsu is life!🤙

Such an awesome addition to his first book Breathe. Definitely recommend this for anyone who’s a Jiu Jitsu practitioner, or who isn’t but have a fascination with martial arts in general. Jiu Jitsu is more than what you do on the mats, it’s how how you grapple with what life throws at you.

Excellent story

If you liked “Breath”, you will love this book. Some of the same stories but nested under a different perspective.

emotional

I spent most of this read with tears in my eyes because of the powerful messages and stories.

Inspiring!

This entire book was excellent! But the final chapters of this book are very inspiring! The chapter on love to my opponents, was very moving. What a legend Rickson is!

Such a great listen

I loved this book, it was a great listen and I learned so much. This is such great history of BJJ and truly an inspiration to all of us.

Basically a rewrite of, “Breathe”.

Good, but it is Basically a rewrite of, “Breathe”. Would get one or the other.

Good read

If you read “breathe” you will find a lot of repetitive information. It makes sense why it’s been told again, because one might not have read the other book, but since I did, I found it slightly disappointing. The narrator is not my favorite. Very robotic, no emotion shown. Rickson is a flawed man full of wisdom and honor, and jiujitsu is very well represented by him. His life brings many lessons one should take home and apply.

Much more than a BJJ story.

I didn't know a lot about Rickson, other than his amazing fight career and what I have heard from BJJ Professors. His life out of the ring seems harder than in the ring. Great book whether you are a BJJ practitioner or not.