Today on the show we are in conversation with Lucas Lepri Black Belt and multiple-time champion Giancarlo Bodoni.  Giancarlo also worked extensively with Rillion Gracie. Giancarlo earned his reputation as one of the sport’s top athletes after his performances in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) World Championships and Pan American Championships as a brown belt, a level of excellence he continues to this day. As well as actively competing you may have seen him serve as uke on some of John Danaher's BJJ Fanatics instructionals, Giancarlo is also an instructor at Bernardo Faria's academy and has several instructionals of his own that you should check out also at BJJ Fanatics as well as his great YouTube page.

Giancarlo's passion for the "fundamentals" or as I like to call them, the foundations of Jiu Jitsu is a consistent theme I'm hearing amongst the elite practitioners I have the honor of speaking with. Innovation is a wonderful thing but innovation without foundation is without substance. Giancarlo is a class act, I very much enjoyed our conversation, and I hope to have him back on the show soon.

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