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