What a perfect way to end the year with one of my heroes, a pioneer of the art, and godfather of the Kimura Trap System, David Avallen. 100 years ago before I started Jiu Jitsu I bought two DVD sets (yes I said DVD sets) just to get an idea of what Jiu Jitsu could offer, one of them was David's Kimura Trap System, it was fantastic and holds up to this day. David and his brother Marcos were early pioneers in the evolution of Jiu Jitsu systems thinking, online marketing and they predate the term MMA with what they used to call it, No Holds Barred Fighting.  David has grappled all over the world and has wins against other legends in the art like Rafael Lovato Jr., Roberto Cyborg Abreu, Rener Gracie, and Alexander "Xiande" Ribeiero.

Today they still own the highly acclaimed Freestyle Fighting Academy in South Florida which they opened in 2001 and David also consults some of the best combat athletes in the world out of his new Las Vegas location.

It was such an honor to have David on the show, he is such a wealth of knowledge and in this episode, we discuss his observations on training methodologies, nutrition, mindset and so much more. We could have gone on and on for hours, David will be back on the show for sure, as there is so much more value he can offer us. In the meantime check him out at Davidvallen.com for all his socials and offerings.

Some housekeeping items, in the episode we refer to the original Kimura Trap System DVD box set which I hold up a few times but obviously, on audio, this may lose some context. Also, just a reminder to please give us a positive review on iTunes and check out our Forever White Belt merchandise at https://teespring.com/forever-white-belt, and become a patron by clicking the "Support" button at the https://anchor.fm/foreverwhitebelt/web page, also consider joining our community on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/foreverwhitebelt, and check us out on all the socials by searching for Forever White Belt.