You can't go wrong with either school. Think about the other things: cost, perks, unlimited?, class size, your schedule, location, and so on.
I have trained a tiny bit in the Gracie style and a lot in the Machado style and have to say that the biggest differences exist in the early white belt levels. It's not much different and as you advance you will learn basically the same things from both schools. The Gracies, most of them at least, tend to emphasize vale tudo and self defense a bit more than the Machados. The Machados are very sport juijitsu oriented.
One good thing about Renzo's school is that, in addition to Renzo himself who is a world class fighter and grappler, he has so many very advanced students who also teach and help out. He has some satelite schools taught by guys who got black belts from him scattered throughout the northeast.
But really, both schools are very very good.
The Machados are as close to the source of Brazilian juijitsu as the Gracies. If you're just a white belt or a blue belt, both parties could teach you a lot. They could probably still teach you a lot no matter who you are, but I guess if you're really advanced it's a matter of personal preference. I prefer sport juijitsu. I like training with the gi and don't want to hear about vale tudo or self defense, but that's just me.
I have trained a tiny bit in the Gracie style and a lot in the Machado style and have to say that the biggest differences exist in the early white belt levels. It's not much different and as you advance you will learn basically the same things from both schools. The Gracies, most of them at least, tend to emphasize vale tudo and self defense a bit more than the Machados. The Machados are very sport juijitsu oriented.
One good thing about Renzo's school is that, in addition to Renzo himself who is a world class fighter and grappler, he has so many very advanced students who also teach and help out. He has some satelite schools taught by guys who got black belts from him scattered throughout the northeast.
But really, both schools are very very good.
The Machados are as close to the source of Brazilian juijitsu as the Gracies. If you're just a white belt or a blue belt, both parties could teach you a lot. They could probably still teach you a lot no matter who you are, but I guess if you're really advanced it's a matter of personal preference. I prefer sport juijitsu. I like training with the gi and don't want to hear about vale tudo or self defense, but that's just me.
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