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This week we have 11 time BJJ World Champion Buchecha on the show. We cover a wide range of topics from struggling with competitions as a kid to gi and no-gi training.

We talk about:

Training in seasons of gi and no-gi
His preference for training in the gi
Adapting his game to work in both gi and no-gi
Doing BJJ as a kid
His training schedule
Focusing on one or two tournaments a year
His thought process for deciding if he will compete
Developing the folding pass after an injury
His new folding pass instructional with BJJ Fanatics
Not winning a match for his first eight tournaments
Winning double gold for the first time in 2012
Getting the nickname Buchecha

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Quote of the week: “I’ve seen kids who tie their self-worth to wins and losses and that’s a scary place to be. Kids need to know that they’re human beings first and the love they receive from family is not based off their performance in athletics.” Ben Askren

Article of the week: Improve Your Speed

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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