Dima Murovanni is one of the most popular European Jiu-Jitsu coaches right now and he has coached multiple ADCC Trials winners across 2023 and 2024. Dima also served as the head coach for B-Team Jiu-Jitsu during their training camp for CJI and ADCC 2024, and will be returning to run more in 2025.
Jits Magazine spoke to Dima about how he first got started in the sport, and his chance encounter with Jozef Chen that ultimately led to him diving into coaching. He also shared some insight into how he structured that training camp for ADCC 2024 and CJI, and explained his emphasis on heart-rate monitoring. Dima also evaluated the amazing performances of Nicky and Jacob Rodriguez, and broke down his new style of passing; Rumble passing.
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0:00 Introduction
0:25 The beginning of Dima’s martial arts career
1:43 Professional wrestling & Dima finding Jiu-Jitsu
5:04 Did professional wrestling help with Jiu-Jitsu?
6:08 Dima’s work at BJJ Akademie Berlin
8:08 Meeting Jozef Chen
11:02 Starting coaching at B-Team Jiu-Jitsu
12:43 Inside the CJI & ADCC 2024 training camp
18:32 Nicky Rodriguez’s performance at CJI
21:18 How Dima develops techniques
23:52 Rumble passing explained
28:29 The inspirations for rumble passing
32:05 Lessons learned from CJI & ADCC 2024
37:07 The training camp for CJI 2 in 2025
37:50 Thanks & Signing off
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