A world renown instructor with over 30 years of competition experience, Master Fabio Santos talks about the good and bad sides of Jiu-Jitsu’s growth, his time spent with Rolls and Rickson Gracie and the old “Dojo Storming” days. Click “Read More” for show notes!

SHOW NOTES:

His beginnings / Beach bum life

The growth of Jiu-Jitsu

How Jiu-Jitsu has drifted from its original roots

The importance of tradition

The pros and cons of learning Jiu-Jitsu online

The benefit of maintaining a smaller affiliation

His memories of Master Rolls Gracie

Training under Master Rickson Gracie

Humility and trust

The importance of resiliency

Jiu-Jitsu’s self filtration system / Having to kick a student off of the team

Code of conduct in the academy

Rickson as a disciplinarian

The new rituals of Jiu-Jitsu

Rickson’s challenge matches

His decision to move to the US

“Dojo storming” in the 90’s

The explosion of Jiu-Jitsu’s popularity after UFC 1

Jiu-Jitsu in the US compared to Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil

Combat Jiu-Jitsu rules

The value of training in the gi

Why he feels in-house tournaments aren’t as valuable as open tournaments

How helpful is competition to improve your Jiu-Jitsu?

How he has stayed competition-ready in his later years

The biggest obstacles in life Jiu-Jitsu has helped him overcome

Life in Brazil

What keeps him motivated to keep training

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