On Competition Preparation – Blog Post Interview on jiujitsutimes.com
The www.jiujitsutimes.com made this great blog post interview with me. Check out: “When you move your life all towards your goal you going to get it or at least get close to it.” Jiu-jitsu Times interviewed one of the most successful BJJ competitors of all time: 5-time World Champion Bernardo Faria. Jiu-Jitsu Times: Bernardo, when you first […]
What is your worst position to get stuck in BJJ?
What is your worst position to get stuck in BJJ? Many times we hear people talking about: “Ohh my best position in bjj is this” “My favorite is that one” but what about the worst one? The one every time you get there in BJJ you think: “Ohh my God, what am I doing here? […]
5 Mistakes You Are Doing In Training
After many years doing BJJ, I have realized some very important things that we should avoid in training. To reach our full potential we need to correct these mistakes. Here is the list of my 5 most important things: 1 – Avoid having a big EGO: I believe the ego in certain level is important […]
5 Tips to Improve Your Omoplata As A Submission
Omoplata: Sweep or Submission? When you hit the Omoplata, do you go for the sweep or do you go for the Submission? The Omoplata is a “Submission” technique, although it is used by those who like to play guard primarily as a sweep. It is possible to also use the Omoplata starting from top positions. […]
5 Things to Avoid In the Half-Guard
5 Things to Avoid In the Half-Guard I have been doing Half-Guard since 2003, back when I was blue belt, and since then I have been studying all types of Half-Guard and every detail that jiu jitsu practitioners should know in that position. When I started playing half-guard, for example, I used to do what […]
5 Tips to Pass the Guard
5 Tips to Pass the Guard If you do BJJ there are 2 things that you really have to know how to do very well. These are: how to pass the guard and how to sweep. Basically because the fight goes around this: the person on top is trying to progress the position (pass the […]
