Behind a warm smile and welcoming demeanor resides a skill set that few in the jiu jitsu community could handle.  At the black belt level, Marcelo Garcia won five IBJFF World Championships, four ADCCs, one Pan-Am, and three Brazilian Nationals. An insatiable dedication for perfection led Marcelo to sharpen his game and revitalize techniques like the guillotine and X-Guard. In today’s episode we talk about the man who is respected off the mats as much as he is on them.

BJJ Giants: Marcelo Garcia

Each week Kroyler Gracie discusses Brazilian Jiu Jitsu concepts, techniques, history and culture with co-host Andrew Desimone. This podcast aims to explore all aspects of Jiu Jitsu while increasing practitioners’ appreciation and application of the art on and off the mat.

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A listener question starts a long discussion on Omoplatas.

Omoplata

We’ve mentioned this legend before and this week we finally devote an episode to Fernando Augusto, aka Terere!

BJJ Giants: Terere

Time to open up the listener mail bag once more!

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This week Kroyler is forced to talk about himself.  Consider this a forced unofficial autobiography.

Profile of a Disturbed Individual

In this episode we discuss:

How realistic are gi techniques on street clothing?

What ratio should a beginner have for time spent on basic techniques vs advanced techniques?

We discuss who would win a hypothetical grappling match between Khabib and Nate Diaz

What is Sambo?

Have you seen Vladimir Putin shirtless on a horse?

BJJ Giants: Marcelo Garcia

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