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