A post from Caio on his facebook fan page about an hour ago:
I have competed many times in my life sick/hurt.
But as many know, yesterday I went to the No-Gi Worlds having trained for less than a week (I trained for less than 60 days out of this entire YEAR of 2011) because I was totally destroyed from injuries.
A torn ACL (knee), a ripped traps, dislocated collar bone, some serious damage on one of my AC joints (shoulder), a hurting wrist, both of my palms cut and bleeding and the worse, big lower back problems.
Yes, I didnt train and didnt have one of my shoulders, besides having a bad neck. One of my knees and my back giving up all the time. One wrist hurting and my hands could barely make a grip.
Now, who would compete injured like that? Do you know of anyone?
I think I don't need to prove anything about myself anymore. What I wanted to show is that even though any man can be beaten, technique should ALWAYS be the deciding factor in a match.
DEVELOP YOUR TECHNIQUE BECAUSE YOUR BODY AND PHYSICAL ABILITIES WON'T BE THERE FOREVER.
I will hopefully see you at the 2012 Worlds. Time to get fixed.
Anyways... =)
"And your 2011 Black Belt light-feather No-Gi World Champion and the ONLY person 4 times No-Gi World Champion... Caio Terra"
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Is it just me, or is this guy amazing? He weighs something like 56kg and is winning golds on the world stage in absolute. I don't understand why he isn't talked about alongside the likes of Marcelo Garcia and Roger Gracie; am I missing something? He is such an inspiration. In my opinion, he is what BJJ is all about.
I have competed many times in my life sick/hurt.
But as many know, yesterday I went to the No-Gi Worlds having trained for less than a week (I trained for less than 60 days out of this entire YEAR of 2011) because I was totally destroyed from injuries.
A torn ACL (knee), a ripped traps, dislocated collar bone, some serious damage on one of my AC joints (shoulder), a hurting wrist, both of my palms cut and bleeding and the worse, big lower back problems.
Yes, I didnt train and didnt have one of my shoulders, besides having a bad neck. One of my knees and my back giving up all the time. One wrist hurting and my hands could barely make a grip.
Now, who would compete injured like that? Do you know of anyone?
I think I don't need to prove anything about myself anymore. What I wanted to show is that even though any man can be beaten, technique should ALWAYS be the deciding factor in a match.
DEVELOP YOUR TECHNIQUE BECAUSE YOUR BODY AND PHYSICAL ABILITIES WON'T BE THERE FOREVER.
I will hopefully see you at the 2012 Worlds. Time to get fixed.
Anyways... =)
"And your 2011 Black Belt light-feather No-Gi World Champion and the ONLY person 4 times No-Gi World Champion... Caio Terra"
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Is it just me, or is this guy amazing? He weighs something like 56kg and is winning golds on the world stage in absolute. I don't understand why he isn't talked about alongside the likes of Marcelo Garcia and Roger Gracie; am I missing something? He is such an inspiration. In my opinion, he is what BJJ is all about.
