Gustavo Dantas dropping knowledge on OpenMatRadio.com Part One

[Murdoch]

Originally Posted by gdjiujitsu

Thank you for having me on the show!

It was really great to have you. You've got an open invitation to come back on! Keep up the amazing work you're doing, our community owes you a lot of thanks!

[Aesopian]

Gustavo has been an idol of mine since I was a white belt, and meeting and training under him at a seminar the week I got my black belt was an honor. Very nice guy with a great perspective on training and competing.

[Murdoch]

Originally Posted by Aesopian

Gustavo has been an idol of mine since I was a white belt, and meeting and training under him at a seminar the week I got my black belt was an honor. Very nice guy with a great perspective on training and competing.

I think it's safe to say that you are regarded as a technique junkie, and a great one at that. Is there anything that Gustavo did that opened your eyes to a new way og thinking? What makes him a great teacher in your opinion?i don't mean to drill you with questions but I love hearing what great teachers have to say when they are in the role of a student.

[Murdoch]

We were split between the Fight Summit in Vegas and NoGi Worlds in Cali. Part Two will be out tomorrow night.

[Murdoch]

Sorry for the delay in getting part Two up. We were split between the Fight Summit and NoGi Worlds. We hope the live tweets and facebook posts made up for it.

Part two is up now at http://www.OpenMatRadio.com

We hope you enjoy it!

[dunerider]

its amazing how spoiled we are with tournaments out here in az love it,

[Murdoch]

Originally Posted by dunerider

its amazing how spoiled we are with tournaments out here in az love it,

The scene really is well developed. I'm not sure the rest of the rest of the world knows how developed it is. In part two of our interview Gustavo said that a lot of Nova Unaio guys go to his schools to prepare for big tournaments. Glad to see jiu jitsu spreading!

[bjjaz]

Originally Posted by Murdoch

The scene really is well developed. I'm not sure the rest of the rest of the world knows how developed it is. In part two of our interview Gustavo said that a lot of Nova Unaio guys go to his schools to prepare for big tournaments. Glad to see jiu jitsu spreading!

There are a lot of mundial/pans medalists from his school alone, and some others from AZ.

[cinturão**]

Originally Posted by Murdoch

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On this weeks episode of Open Mat Radio, we have Part 1 of a 2-part series with Gustavo Dantas! In this interview, we talk about his training background with Nova Uniao, how he ended up in Arizona, the importance of competition, mental skills, physical skills and much more! This is one of our favorite shows so please check it out!

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[marathos]

can anyone summarize what he says about the importance of competition? i don't feel like listening to the whole fucking soundtrack. like does he think its important or not to compete?