Professor Marcelo Garcia is considered by many to be the greatest BJJ competitor of all time. He talks about his origins, avoiding one-dimensional training, self discipline and managing ego. He also discusses why you should always seek tough rolls. Click “Read More” for show notes!

SHOW NOTES!

His team’s recent performance at Worlds

The growth of Jiu-Jitsu since he started training

His introduction to Jiu-Jitsu

Other martial arts he’s learned

Avoiding one dimensional training

There is always time to address your weak areas

Knowing a move vs mastering a move

Why understanding control is so important

How he mentally approaches rolls vs competition

Jiu-Jitsu in his home town and the decision to move to Team Alliance

The early days of Alliance

Why he stayed with Alliance after the big split

Getting something out of every roll, regardless who it is with

The value of self discipline for competitors

Master Fabio Gurgel

Losing a student

Making the decision as an academy owner to remove a student from the academy

The importance of sharing knowledge

His views on modern Jiu-Jitsu

Fighting to win vs fighting not to lose

Learning from your losses

Staying motivated during plateaus

Managing ego

Why you should always seek difficult rolls

The North South choke

Arm in chokes and why he doesn’t use them much

Keys for smaller people to beat larger people

Why he chose NYC for his academy’s location

His hobbies outside Jiu-Jitsu

Fatherhood

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