Translated from Portuguese from Tatame:

“Personality

Muzio De Angelis – IBJJF referee

“In general, there is a change in character. When I attended the College of Physical Education, I did a study on children and we saw that, in general, Jiu-Jitsu changes the personality of the person. They become less aggressive because it goes beyond practicing the sport, just getting more sociable with several people who like the same things as them. Often the child or teen is rebellious when they enter the gym, so we’re changing their character and we believe that is for their own good. ”

Perseverance

Marcos Barbosa – leader of Barbosa Jiu-Jitsu

“The benefits that sport can bring is perseverance, especially when you work with teenagers who are lazy. The youth of today want to know. The company they keep influences them, which leads to idleness. Man is naturally lazy. The fight is for that too: you get a person who is lazy and put them in shape through perseverance to achieve the goals. Every goal that we put is a target that needs perseverance . ”

Health

Rafael Mendes – 5 time world champion of Jiu-Jitsu

“One of the biggest benefits that I had after I started fighting Jiu-Jitsu was the improvement in my health. When I started training, I learned to eat healthy things, not smoking, not drinking, no drugs, then there is no better place for a child or adolescent to grow up together with athletes. You grow up amid athletes, people with good character, concerned with health and wellness, away from drugs, addictions and bad things. As an athlete, I depend heavily on my health, so I eat the best, train daily, don’t go to parties, I have no vices, everything is made so that my results are the best possible. ”

Confidence

Felipe Costa – world champion of Jiu-Jitsu

“By practicing Jiu-Jitsu in a competition, for example, you expose yourself to a level of stress in a controlled, healthy way. In life, when there is real stress that can hurt you, you see it in a much more quiet way. Job interviews, public speaking, talking to a girlfriend, a family member to solve a problem, it does not compare with a stress you get into a fight. When something like this happens, the person is already prepared and confident to resolve the situation. ”

Discipline

Hannette Staack – 8x World Jiu-Jitsu champion

“Discipline is one aspect that we cherish very much in Jiu-Jitsu, the reference to having a master. In the United States, where the culture of MMA is very strong, these values ​​have been lost a bit. In Brazil, which still has a very large reference of Jiu-Jitsu, discipline and respect for hierarchy are still frequent. We always search our origins, who is the master, the pyramid scheme: from the least ranked person to master . This has a very important value in Jiu-Jitsu. “