Episode 33. From Bullied Teen to Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Instructor
The conversation
About Zac Cunningham.
Zac Cunningham sat down for Kumite Lifestyle. That conversation is episode 33, “From Bullied Teen to Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Instructor”.
Zac walked into the Gracie Academy as a nervous teenager who didn't want to be there, and he became one of the youngest Gracie University instructors in the world. He is based in California.
When the episode was recorded, he had been doing jiu-jitsu for almost 14 years. He was teaching six days a week and training four or five, and he was about to welcome his wife to the U.S. after a long immigration process.
Zac talks about overcoming self-doubt, earning people's trust before believing in himself, and learning to drop the hammer as a teacher.
“I've been doing jujitsu for almost 14 years”
From the episode
- People may respect you before you respect yourself, so give yourself permission to step up.
- Clear standards keep a class focused.
- Nothing comes in life that we can't handle.
- Discipline
- Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
- Location
- California
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