Epi 175 Bernardo Faria 5X World Champion

We are so happy to have Bernardo Faria as our guest on this week's episode. It has been a while since we have had him on the show, and we have some catching up to do.

We talk about:

• Setting big goals
• His plans for 2017 worlds
• His off the mat plans
• How getting older has affected his training
• Why his style of BJJ game is good for the ageing player
• How the half guard was discovered
• His game plan
• How he developed his game plan by only doing techniques that worked well for him
• The growth of his blog and helping the BJJ community
• Weight cutting and weight management
• He has never got a DQ for missing weight
• His diet for dropping the pounds
• Tips for white belts competing
• A look into turning white belts blue
• Going to BJJ to learn and have fun
• He answers questions for our blue belt episode
• Focus on learning BJJ not tapping people out
• Opening up his own school

Links:

• BernardoFaria.com
• DVD of Bernardo commenting during his sparing

Quote of the week: "Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing." Oscar Wilde

Article of the week: 22 Off The Mat Habits That Will Improve Your On The Mat Performance

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