In this episode, I welcome back Carlos David Oliveira back to the podcast to share his story on how he got into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and how it became his lifestyle.
- Knowing about limitations
- Starting out in Capoeira
- Giving up martial arts for surfing
- The surf gang and a first encounter
- UFC and the VHS tape
- Finding Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and its initial costs
- Trading the surf board for lessons
- First gi getting destroyed
- When the money ran out
- The agreement
- Cleaning your feet and the second gi
- Mom
- Teaching as a white belt and being tested by others
- From nothing to something
- Struggling and making the decision to become a professional
- The invitation to come to the United States
- Learning English and trying to teach in English
- Moving to Richmond
- Realizing the responsibility to represent
- Honor and respect
- Seeing BJJ culture changing in the modern day
- Trash talking and bad attitudes
- Poor character turning potential students off
- A message for those that want to start but haven’t yet
Carlos David Oliveira
- Website: www.evolutionfightteam.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlosdavid.oliveira