Hello Ralph. I haven’t seen the current Gracie Combatives program myself so I can’t comment from direct experience. I did get the Gracie self defense VHS tapes back in 1992 or 1993 (from Black Belt Magazine), and based on those tapes and what I have read, it sounds like the GJJ material is higher quality or more effective. I’ve read that the Combatives are surprisingly ineffective compared to other possibilities and compared to the depth of their Jiu Jitsu. But again, I can’t comment from personal experience.