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We hare happy to bring you an interview this week with brown belt Hope Uzcategui. Hope is a two time IBJJF World Champion (2011 white belt, 2014 purple belt). She is also a manager and instructor at Alliance Fitness Center in Wilmington, North Carolina.

We talk about:

• Winning IBJJF worlds as a white belt and purple belt
• Her start in BJJ wanting to do MMA
• Meal prepping for a healthy diet
• The benefits of swimming for BJJ
• Advice for goal setting
• Her game plan for winning worlds as a white belt
• How and why her game has changed over the years
• How to find the best moves for you to work on
• Her training schedule
• Learning as an instructor
• Obstacles for many women starting BJJ
• Advice for cutting weight
• She also shares some stories about cutting weight
• Differences with teaching kids and adults

Links:

• Max Muscle Wilmington
• Alliance North Carolina

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