Interview with Black Belt Dan Covel

[BJJbrick]

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This week we bring you an interview with Dan Covel. Dan is a BJJ black belt training under Marcelo Garcia. You can find him on the mats in Hoboken, New Jersey and in Manhattan, New York.

We talk about:

• Starting martial arts with Judo
• Doing MMA at age 17
• Using the closed guard
• What makes the closed guard such a strong position
• How to pass the closed guard
• Getting the most out of kids BJJ
• Why he stores his tournament medals in a drawer
• The benefits of competing
• The use of BJJ in a street fight
• What he does to get ready to compete
• Good goals for new students

 

[trustdoesntrust]

Good interview. Only caveat was not much discussion of Covel's innovative and unique closed guard style.

 

[BJJbrick]

Good interview. Only caveat was not much discussion of Covel's innovative and unique closed guard style.

Good point my friend. It seems like there is much more to talk about with him. I hope to have him back some day.