Episode 215: Vinicus “Draculino” Magalhaes returns! - a podcast by Ryan Ford: Grappling Enthusiast, Entrepreneur, Podcast Host

Professor Draculino returns to the show after nearly 2 years to talk about past and current trends in Jiu-Jitsu, his prediction for future trends, learning to teach, structuring a comprehensive curriculum and the importance of having good ethics. Click “read more” for show notes!

SHOW NOTES:



* Catching up since 2015

* Things he continues to improve upon as a 5th degree black belt

* The leg lock wave

* Early innovators of foot locks in Brazil

* The Fadda lineage

* His opinion of Jiu-Jitsu tournament rules

* Learning how to teach

* Structuring a curriculum

* Being a giver and not a taker as an instructor

* Laying out a solid fundamentals program

* Why advanced students should still attend fundamentals classes

* The importance of review classes

* Relying on your advanced students as an instructor

* Trends in Jiu-Jitsu that he’s seen over the years

* His prediction for the next trend in Jiu-Jitsu

* The future saturation of the Jiu-Jitsu academy market

* The reality that not all instructors want their students to become better than them

* Maintaining the “20 mile rule” between academies in the future

* Why a new academy opening nearby shouldn’t bother academy owners

* Jiu-Jitsu politics / Ethics

* Poaching / Avoiding drama as an academy owner

* Do people get promoted faster in modern times?

* MMA fighters being promoted to black belt based on MMA achievements

* The black belt isn’t just about performance

*  Moral standards for black belts

* Taking a newly arrived advanced ranked student to black belt

* His plans for the remainder of 2017





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