Training with Marcelino Freitas

It's not everyday that you get to train with one of your favorite Jiu-Jitsu players, but this happened to be the case for me right before the 2010 World Championships, one of the perks of training at the head of Nova Uniao in the U.S. A few weeks before the tournament, Marcelino Freitas stopped by to finish up his preparations with our team and boy was it a great experience! Just to be on the mat with someone of such caliber is a pleasure, but actually rolling with him was insane (I mean I've rolled with Robson Moura plenty of times, but that dude sucks 0_o)! Seriously though, it was great to roll with him because his body type and game are so similar to mine. I learned so much just from the few weeks that he was there; his top game is tight, his bottom is fluid, and is an all around animal. I think one of the best thing you can do, training wise, is to get a chance to roll with the top guys in your division that play similar to you. If you ever have a chance to train with him or do a seminar, jump on it!! He is one of the most underated players today, I mean he has beat Bruno Frazzato 3 or 4 times. . . Just saying. Check out his highlight below.

Andre Galvao Preview

Within the next couple of days here I will be posting a review of Andre Galvao’s instructional dvd; so I figured to get you guys pumped for it I would post the now infamous video of him using his opponent as an exercise ball at the 2008 World Championsips. For those that say this is a disrespectful act, from what I understand, Galvao’s opponent was talking trash about either him, his instructor, or his academy before hand; so for that I say, “He got what he deserved.” This was one of the most exciting feats I have ever seen in BJJ, considering I was about six rows back from the action when this actually happened!! Well, enjoy the video and check back soon for the review.


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