Description

Carlos Machado is a Red Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  He has been teaching BJJ in the United States for over 20 years.  He moved to Texas in 1995, and he is now running 6 BJJ schools. He is the oldest of the five legendary Machado brothers.

We talk about

• A little bit of history about early BJJ in the United States
• His style of rolling
• Why he rolls for 20 or 30 min at a time
• How his Jiu-Jitsu is getting better as he gets older
• Using proper breathing techniques
• Benefits of proper breathing
• Why he feels that he could beat the younger version of himself
• Examples of different breathing techniques (chew chew chew, 1,2,1,2)
• What his brothers are up to
• How he tries to make the techniques he already knows better
• Some tips on escaping the mount and how he has changed his escape over the years
• How he teaches complex moves by breaking them down
• Advice for blue belts
• Advice for competing in your first tournament

Vegas July 4 weekend 2014 Martial Arts SuperShow
Carlos is teaching an arm triangle July 1, 9:00 am
Carlos and John are also going to be at a booth for Q&A!! Swing by and check it out my friends!

Summer camp in Dallas Tx, starting July 7th for 4 days, and a second week starting on July 14th also for 4 days.

Thanks to our friend Jake Burroughs from The Ground Never Misses for setting up this interview with Carlos Machado.

Quote of the week: “The measure may be thought bold, but I am of the opinion the boldest are the safest” Haratio Nelson.  This Quote was presented by Nick Albin (Chewy) check out a full explanation about this quote from Chewy here. Chewjitsu.net

Article of the week: "BJJ for Beginners: A simple plan for weight loss" From http://alchemymartialarts.net/

Carlos Machado's website is www.carlosmachado.net
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