Episode 56. 40 Years On The Mat & A Gracie CTC Pioneer
The conversation
About John Carter.
John Carter sat down for Kumite Lifestyle. That conversation is episode 56, “40 Years On The Mat & A Gracie CTC Pioneer”.
John is a lifelong martial artist with more than 40 years of experience, a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black belt, and the owner of a certified training center in Lexington, South Carolina.
He started martial arts in the 1980s and became one of the early pioneers of the Gracie University certified training center program. He even left a corporate job to go all in, donating his old company golf shirts so there was no going back.
John talks about self-defense versus competition, teaching every age group, having the hard talks early as a school owner, and being the belt you want to become before you earn it.
“you cannot be afraid of the hard talk”
From the episode
- As a school owner, don't be afraid of the hard talk.
- Burn the boats when you commit to a new path.
- Be the belt you want to become before you get the belt.
- Discipline
- Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
- Location
- Lexington, South Carolina
- Rank
- Black belt
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