One of the top female competitors of her generation, Nathiely De Jesus talks about the law of attraction, using Jiu-Jitsu to overcome health issues, training at the infamous Cicero Costha Academy and facing your idols in competition. Click “read more” for show notes!

SHOW NOTES

• Her 2018 World Championship
• The law of attraction
• Transferring skills into competition
• Her strategy at Worlds
• Why she doesn’t study her opponents
• How she initially began training Jiu-Jitsu
• Training at Cicero Costha Academy in Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Overcoming respiratory problems and losing weight through Jiu-Jitsu
• The women’s BJJ scene when she first started
• Facing your heroes in competition
• Her career defining match against Mackenzie Dern
• The Pummel
• The progression of her style
• How having a good guard helps your understanding of passing
• The importance of grips from the guard
• Her desire to try MMA
• Her plans to teach someday
• Her upcoming seminars