This week we have Romero Jacare Cavalcanti. Jacare is well known in the Jiu-Jitsu community for being the founder of the Alliance Jiu-Jitsu Team. Alliance is thought of as being the most successful BJJ team. He is also one of only six people to be promoted to black belt by Rolls Gracie.

We talk about:

Becoming a black belt in 1982

Starting the team Alliance Jiu-Jitsu

Some of the reasons why Alliance has been so succesful

Only a small amount of students compete

Information about the Alliance affiliation

Running different classes for different students

Why it is important to have a beginner class

What the students do in the advance class

Keys to doing BJJ for a long time

Promoting over 200 black belts

His plans for moving to California

Growing Alliance Jiu-Jitsu affiliation

Advice for the hobbyist grappler

Links: Alliance Team

Quote of the week: “Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.” Thomas Jefferson

Article of the week: Value this time on the mats kids

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