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Guilhereme Mendes talked in a recent interview with Kid Peligro of ADcombat, and discussed why he is so successful, and the training at Art of Jiu -Jitsu academy in preparation for the Worlds which is two weeks away:
“KP- Gui, you’ve also been extremely successful in your career, what makes you reach the top of the podium with this frequency?
GM- I believe in the fact that I have a more versatile game than my opponents in my weight division. 90% of the light feather competitors only fight from the bottom, I train to feel confident and comfortable wherever I am in a match
KP- Gui, who do you see as toughest opponents in this Worlds?
GM- My training partners are my toughest opponents always, I know if I train well against all of them I am certain that I have great chance of doing great at the Worlds. I train witht eh World Champion of the weight above me (brother Rafa) since I’ve started Jiu-Jitsu and that gives me extra confidence. No one is like Rafael
KP- Rafa & Gui, what is that motivates you to train and get better?
MB- The search for new goals, we’ve always dreamed big and we love to work hard. We are young and blessed by the Lord
KP- Atos Team has been showing up big and looking to take the lead in tournaments, to what you attribute that emergence?
MB- We have a large number of extremely hard working people in our team.”
Sloth Jiu-Jitsu: you can be slow and unathletic and still kick butt in Jiu-Jitsu.
