Rafael Lovato Jr was guest on the Joe Rogan experience. However the experienced jiu jitsu champion came out with some really interesting attitudes – mainly that he doesn’t believe nogi jiu jitsu is jiu jitsu – he makes a distinction that nogi is submission wrestling.
When talking about training with Justin Wren, Lovato tells he warned him that that will be entailing him putting on the gi:
“I can’t pass on what I really have to offer, my passion, my love – there’s no way I’m gonna be able to pass that onto you if you don’t put on the gi. If you don’t get inside my head and learn what I have to say and how I feel about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. ”
Joe Rogan further prompted: “What specifically, why the gi? ”
to which Lovato replied:
“It’s just, for me that’s jiu jitsu. Like, for me that is jiu jitsu. Nogi is.. jiu jitsu is a part of it but it’s submission wrestling or submission grappling . The beauty of jiu jitsu for me is the gi. “
Rafael Lovato Jr Talks Why BJJ Background Makes Better Mature
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