Junior Assuncao is a seasoned MMA fighter and long time practitioner of Jiu-Jitsu. He talks about the early BJJ scene, new school vs old school mentality, bullying and the current state of BJJ in Brazil. He also reflects on a match against Marcelo Garcia. Click “read more” for show notes!
SHOW NOTES:
- Catching up
- Paul Creighton and the early Atlanta BJJ scene
- Learning under Master Jacare Cavalcanti
- Defending Jacare’s honor as a white belt
- Coming up in the ranks
- Leaving Alliance in the early 2000’s
- Why he focuses on reality based Jiu-Jitsu
- New School and Old School
- Are people being ranked faster than before?
- Capoeira and how it has impacted his BJJ
- His game
- Selecting training partners as an instructor
- Curing bullies and teaching kids
- Pursing MMA with his brothers
- His fight against Dustin Hazlett
- Competing against Marcelo Garcia
- The Pummel
- BJJ in Brazil
- His upcoming fight in November