115 - Stephan Talks With 8th Degree Black Belt Carlos Machado - a podcast by Stephan Kesting

from 2018-02-09T19:49:44

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Loved talking to jiu-jitsu pioneer Carlos Machado about all things BJJ. His love for the art and experience in the sport comes through at every second. I hope you get as much out of this interview as I did!

Some of the highlights include

01:07 - Carlos on growing up in Jiu-Jitsu family

05:52 - BJJ comes into the mainstream

08:41 - Training with Rolls Gracie

11:07 - Style of the Machado game

13:03 - The continuing evolution of Jiu Jitsu

17:54 - Who are the most athletic Jiu Jitsu practitioners?

20:44 - Who has the deepest BJJ technical knowledge?

27:41 - What he thinks about the introduction of new techniques into Jiu-Jitsu

30:46 - Submission only competition formats

33:32 - Carlos's reflections on competing in Abu Dhabi

Find out more about Carlos Machado at carlosmachado.net

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