Society & Culture
In this episode, I welcome back Carlos David Oliveira back to the podcast to share his story on how he got into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and how it became his lifestyle. Knowing about limitations Starting out in Capoeira Giving up martial arts for surfing The surf gang and a first encounter UFC and the VHS tape Finding Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and its initial costs Trading the surf board for lessons First gi getting destroyed When the money ran out The agreement Cleaning your feet and the second gi Mom Teaching as a white belt and being tested by others From nothing to something Struggling and making the decision to become a professional The invitation to come to the United States Learning English and trying to teach in English Moving to Richmond Realizing the responsibility to represent Honor and respect Seeing BJJ culture changing in the modern day Trash talking and bad attitudes Poor character turning potential students off A message for those that want to start but haven’t yet Carlos David Oliveira Website: www.evolutionfightteam.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlosdavid.oliveira