Episode 41. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt on Purpose Over Belts
The conversation
About Gilbert Raposa.
Gilbert Raposa sat down for Kumite Lifestyle. That conversation is episode 41, “Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt on Purpose Over Belts”.
Gilbert didn't grow up in martial arts. He was a competitive swimmer for most of his life before he found jiu-jitsu, and once he stepped on the mat, everything changed.
He is now a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black belt living in California and training at Gracie University headquarters. He spent a couple of years away traveling and teaching jiu-jitsu in different parts of the world.
Gilbert talks about patience, growth through adversity, and why jiu-jitsu is the gift that keeps on giving.
“I was a competitive swimmer for most all my life”
From the episode
- Jiu-jitsu is the gift that keeps on giving.
- Reaching a goal is a landmark, not the end of the road.
- Don't let how much there is to learn make you quit.
- Discipline
- Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
- Location
- California
- Rank
- Black belt
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