Gracie Barra black belt Otavio Sousa is always a handful at competitions. When he was still a brown belt, for example, he won the absolute division at the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship. One of Otavio’s key traits is that he is skilled when fighting on top or on bottom.
In the video below, Sousa shows he’s got the goods when it comes to takedowns too, teaching one of his favorite techniques:
