Professor Draculino returns to the show after nearly 2 years to talk about past and current trends in Jiu-Jitsu, his prediction for future trends, learning to teach, structuring a comprehensive curriculum and the importance of having good ethics. Click “read more” for show notes!

SHOW NOTES:

• Catching up since 2015
• Things he continues to improve upon as a 5th degree black belt
• The leg lock wave
• Early innovators of foot locks in Brazil
• The Fadda lineage
• His opinion of Jiu-Jitsu tournament rules
• Learning how to teach
• Structuring a curriculum
• Being a giver and not a taker as an instructor
• Laying out a solid fundamentals program
• Why advanced students should still attend fundamentals classes
• The importance of review classes
• Relying on your advanced students as an instructor
• Trends in Jiu-Jitsu that he’s seen over the years
• His prediction for the next trend in Jiu-Jitsu
• The future saturation of the Jiu-Jitsu academy market
• The reality that not all instructors want their students to become better than them
• Maintaining the “20 mile rule” between academies in the future
• Why a new academy opening nearby shouldn’t bother academy owners
• Jiu-Jitsu politics / Ethics
• Poaching / Avoiding drama as an academy owner
• Do people get promoted faster in modern times?
• MMA fighters being promoted to black belt based on MMA achievements
• The black belt isn’t just about performance
•  Moral standards for black belts
• Taking a newly arrived advanced ranked student to black belt
• His plans for the remainder of 2017