On this episode, we are joined by multiple time Jiu-Jitsu World Champion and 2022 ADCC bronze medalist, Dante Leon.

Dante joins the podcast to discuss his start in grappling, one of the most important aspects of being an elite grappler, how team sports helped with grappling and being a good training partner, what allowed Dante to excel in grappling, when Dante made the jump to becoming a full-time grappler, moving to Ohio from Canada, the importance of a good gym environment and how to get better with a small group of training partners, typical training camp, favorite rules sets and which rules Dante would change, live training vs. positional training vs drilling, the importance of weight-lifting and the method of lifting Dante prefers, thoughts on lifting specifically for grappling, his proudest achievements and goals for the future, and if there was anything that Dante would have done differently throughout his career.

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