How old were you when you first knew what you’d love to do as a part of your career?
Well, legendary Alliance Jiu Jitsu Team CEO and head coach Fabio Gurgel knew it very early – when he was just 15 years old!
He got his first coaching lessons from none other than his own coach, Romero “Jacare” Cavalcanti:
I was very fond of BJJ, spending most of my days training at the academy.
So, every time Jacare needed some help, I was there to help him out and assist him.For example, he was showing the techniques on me and also had me train with beginners, in order to make them feel more comfortable.
And those lessons that I got from Jacare were probably the best lessons that I could have received as an instructor.
I just got all of the foundations on how to lead the class and coach from him, Jacare.
That’s how Gurgel found out what he wants to do for the remainder of his life:
I knew that Jiu Jitsu would be what I wanted to live off when I was at that age of 15, so everything came very naturally for me.
I remember that there was a talk that I had with my father when he asked: “What will you do when you grow up?”
I said – Jiu Jitsu.He made me understand the size of the market and how good I needed to be in order to succeed, and I took the advice he gave me and the challenge that it posed to me.
I decided to dedicate myself as much as I could, knowing that the opportunities wouldn’t be many.
Read our full interview with Fabio Gurgel on the following link.
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