ricksom gracie is a very unique man
Who and why is that?
Rickson Gracie , the way his mind works is the reason he has over 400 fights and undefeated 
They do a seminar on him on in saratoga Springs
wow i would love to go , hes getting old now though i wish he fort Sakuraba 
Is it true he's a 9th black belt of his family?
yes he is the best out of all his family, his family created a style of martial art called gracie jiu jitsu that was undefeated for 60 years
Self defense if very important to them.
Yes Helio Gracie the father was a physically weak so he created a martial art that weight would not matter
I like when people make things work for htem like that!