Epi 213 World Famous Competitor and Coach Ricardo Almeida

This week we bring you an interview with Ricardo Almeida. Ricardo is a UFC veteran and 4th degree black belt under Renzo Gracie. He also currently coaches several UFC fighters including Frankie Edgar and Eddie Alvarez.

We talk about:

• His MMA career
• Starting martial arts in karate and changing to jiu-jitsu
• Why he enjoys nogi more than training with the gi
• Why he does not have his MMA guys train in the gi at all
• Transitioning from grappling to MMA
• Common problems grapplers experience when doing MMA
• Running two martial arts schools one in Newton Pa, and the other in Robbinsville, NJ
• Some off the mat benefits for kids and adults from BJJ
• His future goals for competitive grappling
• Rivalries in MMA and BJJ
• What he was like as a 16 year old blue belt

Links:

• Ricardo Almeida's webstie

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