A 5th degree BJJ Black Belt under Carlson Gracie lineage, Professor “Brutus” Silveira joins the show to talk about old school Jiu-Jitsu, his opinions on modern BJJ and Jiu-Jitsu’s role as a vehicle to escape life’s problems. Click “Read More” for show notes!
SHOW NOTES:
- His intro to Jiu-Jitsu
- The importance of training both Gi and No-Gi
- Master Carlson Gracie
- Vale Tudo events in Brazil / The legendary Maracana stadium in Rio
- The Luta Livre vs BJJ rivalry
- The origin of his nickname
- Slams in competition
- A breakdown of his game
- His opinion of the direction of modern Jiu-Jitsu
- Looking for points vs looking for submissions
- His opinion of the leg lock craze in BJJ
- Criticism Carlson Gracie received from other members of the family
- His black belt promotion
- The common issue of feeling unworthy of a black belt
- The meaning of a black belt
- Trusting in your instructor
- What he looks for in a student before promoting them to black belt
- The importance of conducting yourself in a way that reflects well on your academy and your instructor
- Having patience with difficult training partners and students to help make them better people
- Giving others the benefit of the doubt
- Jiu-Jitsu as a vehicle to escape life’s problems
- His move to the US in the 80’s / Washing dishes for a living
- His early days teaching BJJ in the US
- The difference between training in the US vs training in Brazil
- His new academy
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