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Carlos Machado is a Red Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He has been teaching BJJ in the United States for over 20 years. He moved to Texas in 1995, and he is now running 6 BJJ schools. He is the oldest of the five legendary Machado brothers.

We talk about:

A little bit of history about early BJJ in the United States

His style of rolling

Why he rolls for 20 or 30 min at a time

How his Jiu-Jitsu is getting better as he gets older

Using proper breathing techniques

Benefits of proper breathing

Why he feels that he could beat the younger version of himself

Examples of different breathing techniques (chew chew chew, 1,2,1,2)

What his brothers are up to

How he tries to make the techniques he already knows better

Some tips on escaping the mount and how he has changed his escape over the years

How he teaches complex moves by breaking them down

Advice for blue belts

Advice for competing in your first tournament

Vegas July 4 weekend 2014 Martial Arts SuperShow

Carlos is teaching an arm triangle July 1, 9:00 am

Carlos and John are also going to be at a booth for Q&A!! Swing by and check it out my friends!

Summer camp in Dallas Tx, starting July 7th for 4 days, and a second week starting on July 14th also for 4 days.

Thanks to our friend Jake Burroughs from The Ground Never Misses for setting up this interview with Carlos Machado.

Quote of the week: “The measure may be thought bold, but I am of the opinion the boldest are the safest” Haratio Nelson. This Quote was presented by Nick Albin (Chewy) check out a full explanation about this quote from Chewy here. Chewjitsu.net

Article of the week: “BJJ for Beginners: A simple plan for weight loss” From http://alchemymartialarts.net/

Carlos Machado’s website is www.carlosmachado.net

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