Jeff Glover is one of the legends of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. With ample mat experience under his belt, it is safe to say that any advice you hear from him is advice worth hearing.
And, well, that particularly concerns the younger generation of BJJ practitioners – and the things they should be paying attention to when training.
Specifically, it is injuries that Glover believes the youth should be cognisant about.
Here is what he had to say in an interview with BJJEE:
Injuries don’t bother you when you are in your 20’s.
In my 30’s, I started feeling pain from the 20 or so years of fighting and training with much larger dudes.
Plus, the years of not eating right have really taken their toll.I’d advise the kids today to eat right and respect the pain your body signals to you.
Furthermore, Glover spoke about why he enjoyed competing with people who were several weight classes above his…
And how he managed to win:
My coach would push me and tell me that I could do really well against bigger guys.
I always did really well in the open class, having won at least 10 different open titles throughout my career.And I had a chip on my shoulder so to speak, from being called small, from being told that I’m too small to do a lot of things.
Everyone thought I was a weak little boy, but I think that I proved the opposite of that.
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