Yuri Simoes is a two time ADCC World Championship, a two-time IBJJF black belt Absolute No-Gi World Champion, and a two-time Pan American Champion. https://www.grapplearts.com/interview-with-yuri-simoes-2-x-adcc-world-champion/ for podcast in audio form

In our chat we go deep into developing the motivation required to train at such a high level, the importance of self defense, how he took down a Olympic Judo champion in competition, and much more.

I hope you enjoy it!

00:34: Growing up in Brazil
02:57: Training self defense
05:30: On making BJJ your way of life
8:48: Judo and BJJ cross training
13:23: Yuri’s match against Travis Stevens
16:13: On making the switch to no gi grappling
19:34: On coming to North America and training with Caio Terra
26:54: Is it OK to train at different schools?
30:08: New jiu-jitsu vs traditional jiu-jitsu
35:28: On switching from no gi to MMA
37:09: What made Yuri so stubborn?
41:28: Dealing with major injuries
49:00: Biggest adjustments in switching from jiu-jitsu to MMA
50:45: What’s a typical week of MMA training?
59:19: Good days and bad days of training
1:02:20: Signing to fight with One FC
1:04:25: Where to follow Yuri

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