Professor Dennis Ortega is a black belt under the legendary Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro. He talks about his start in BJJ, the importance of idols and dealing with pre-training anxiety. Click “Read More” for show notes! 

SHOW NOTES:

• Origins
• Being in a band
• Losing weight in Jiu-Jitsu
• His love/hate relationship with competition
• Training under Professor Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro
• His promotion to black belt
• The importance of an instructor who really cares about his students
• The importance of not limiting your Jiu-Jitsu
• The value of having idols
• Pre-training anxiety
• The biggest impact BJJ has had on him