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