Posts by Gustavo Dantas

Ben Kovacs is the founder of Guardian Gym, a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing kids in Oakland CA free boxing and BJJ after-school every day.   They opened their doors about 2.5 years ago and today have over 160 kids training 100% for free and 250 paying adult members that provide natural mentorship and career…

Richard Carneborn is a second-degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the general manager for the Nacka Dojo, which is Sweden’s largest martial arts academy, and also a martial arts tournament promoter since 2000. Richard is the co-founder of Smooth Comp, the largest platform for martial arts competitions in the world. Check out my Final Thoughts…

Joseph Castillo is a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu under Bruno Bastos who started training at the age of 55. He has competed in all belt levels and age groups and now in 2018 he is 61 years old and still going strong! Joe is the former CEO of Bold Energy, a Midland, Texas-based independent oil…

Robson Moura is a 5x IBJJF Black Belt World Champion and was also inducted in the IBJJF Hall of Fame. He owns and operates the Robson Moura Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Tampa, Florida, where he also created one of the fastest growing and most respected Jiu-Jitsu associations in the world, the RMNU Association that currently…

Robert  Drysdale is the owner of Drysdale Jiu-Jitsu in Las Vegas and he is the co-founder of the Zenith BJJ Association, which has a total of 125 affiliate schools in 25 countries. Robert is the 2005 IBJJF Black Belt Heavy weight World Champion and the 2007 ADCC Absolute World Submission Wrestling Champion. Check out my…