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