Professor Dennis Ortega is a black belt under the legendary Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro. He talks about his start in BJJ, the importance of idols and dealing with pre-training anxiety. Click “Read More” for show notes!

SHOW NOTES:

Origins

Being in a band

Losing weight in Jiu-Jitsu

His love/hate relationship with competition

Training under Professor Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro

His promotion to black belt

The importance of an instructor who really cares about his students

The importance of not limiting your Jiu-Jitsu

The value of having idols

Pre-training anxiety

The biggest impact BJJ has had on him

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