The Mendes brothers, Guilherme and Rafel, multiple times world champions in BJJ who have recently retired form competition, were this weekend training with Judo Olympic silver medalist Flavio Canto.

Canto is known in the Judo world for his amazing newaza. He also has a BJJ black belt.

The brothers showed Canto their trademark Berimbolo back take and the Judo showed them his trademark Canto choke which can be set up from standing and from the ground.

It’s great to see such accomplised athletes from BJJ and Judo exchanging techniques and knowledge.

Mendes bros stated:

a little bit of what we did yesterday, @flaviocanto brazilian judoka olympic medalist teaching me his signature choke after I teach him the berimbolo details
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great example of a successful athlete who use his talent to work with his passion and help others around him, it was a pleasure to visit @institutoreacao and teach the guys there
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In 2003 Flávio Canto created Instituto Reação, a non-governmental organization that promotes human development and social inclusion through sports and education, promoting judo from the sport initiation to a level of high performance. Instituto Reação works in low-income communities in Rio de Janeiro such as Rocinha, Pequena Cruzada, Cidade de Deus, Tubiacanga. The Institute serves about 1400 students and has played a prominent role in competitions, including having revealed the current Olympic, junior and senior judo world champion Rafaela Silva

Watch them training:

um pouco do que aconteceu ontem no nosso encontro com o judoca olímpico @flaviocanto onde aprendi seu estrangulamento marca registrada e ensinei os detalhes do berimbolo — Feliz em visitar e ver um pouco do trabalho feito no Instituto Reação @institutoreacao que hoje atende cerca de 1400 pessoas, vem mudando a vida e criando oportunidades pelo esporte e também revelando campeões para o mundo como a grande atleta campeã olímpica e mundial de judo @rafaelasilvaa que trouxe orgulho imenso a todos brasileiros nesta ultima Olimpíadas. — a little bit of what we did yesterday, @flaviocanto brazilian judoka olympic medalist teaching me his signature choke after I teach him the berimbolo details — great example of a successful athlete who use his talent to work with his passion and help others around him, it was a pleasure to visit @institutoreacao and teach the guys there — In 2003 Flávio Canto created Instituto Reação, a non-governmental organization that promotes human development and social inclusion through sports and education, promoting judo from the sport initiation to a level of high performance. Instituto Reação works in low-income communities in Rio de Janeiro such as Rocinha, Pequena Cruzada, Cidade de Deus, Tubiacanga. The Institute serves about 1400 students and has played a prominent role in competitions, including having revealed the current Olympic, junior and senior judo world champion Rafaela Silva — @artofjiujitsu @rvcasport @shoyoroll @sportv @anahissa @institutoreacao @kyragracie @graciepro

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