Today I had one of the best performances of my life at the 2012 No Gi Worlds. This is the 5th time I have won the No Gi Worlds and the feeling was amazing. I know that over the years none of the wins would have been possible with out my team. These guys push me very hard in training and today’s win belongs to them. I would like to thank EVERYONE from the institute of martial arts for getting me ready, especially Samir, Queixinho, and Flavio, these guys are more than training partners they are like my family. They sacrificed their training time to help me and really took me to my limit, the training with them gave me the strength and confidence to perform today. I’d like to thank Versa climber which got me in great shape and made it really easy to lose weight, I was over weight by quite a bit 10 days out and wasn’t sure I could make it but thanks to the Versa climber and my personal trainer Itallo Vilarado, I was actually under! Itallo is one of the best in the world and I highly recommend that any one who needs a personal trainer contact him!
I’d also like to thank every one who has supported me and the Jiu Jitsu community as a whole. With out you guys we would have no sport, no gyms, and the life we have today. It truly is a great thing.
Lastly if you ever feel frustrated by a loss or had a hard day in the gym remember to play jiu jitsu not fight jiu jitsu. Have fun, enjoy the journey, you can never lose if your goal is to have fun. In the end no one cares if you won or lost a tournament, the world is much bigger and there are much more important things. The main thing is you keep training and keep having fun!
PS
Thanks also for the candy everyone!
