With the teaching process shown in the beginning, he adds footage at the end to show how it was applied in a sparring situation, a serious one like in a competition.

For his first video he teaches a foot sweep takedown that he successfully used at the 2014 IBJJF Vegas Open.

Check out the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU5KDwfTQuY

In this video, Gustavo explains how to play Jiu-Jitsu like a quarterback. “This explanation has helped a lot of practitioners, beginners or not, to figure their games out. Even if you don’t understand football, I believe you will able to capture the message, and hopefully implement in your competitive game,” says Gustavo.

For more info about The BJJ Mental Coach movement please visit www.thebjjmentalcoach.com.

Watch the video below:

A select group of 10 athletes competed in their first gi tournament at the 6th Southwest BJJ Classic Championship in Arizona. This was all made possible by Live Jiu-Jitsu and Higher Ground teaming up to offer this great opportunity.

Live Jiu-Jitsu is a non-profit organization that aims to inspire positive change in the lives of impoverished communities through the study and implementation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. They provide opportunities for students to embrace the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu while enhancing their livelihood. Its co-founder and GMA member, Gustavo Dantas is also the president of GD Events that helped 10 students to compete at the Southwest Classic Tournament.

Higher Ground is a non-profit organization for at-risk youth in Tucson, Arizona. They have over 60 kids in their Jiu-Jitsu program, all of whom have several mental and behavioral issues.

Jansen Azarias, Director at Higher Ground writes:

“Jiu-Jitsu is a life-changing program at Higher Ground. With over 50 students practicing it on a daily basis, the mats have become a place of transformation – from bullies to leaders, from bullied to warriors. It’s a place where students who are labeled as troublemakers transform their behavior and character in and out of the mats, labeled at-risk become champions, and a place where lives are continually transformed with each day of grappling.

The 10 students that GD Events and Live Jiu-Jitsu sponsored are the epitome of this transformation. Four of those students come from the same family. When they came to Higher Ground last year, their mother had just left them at their grandma’s doorstep to run away with her boyfriend. Three brothers and a sister full of confusion, anger and hopelessness with no one to turn to. Seeing the loss of confidence and the build up of anger, we quickly plugged them in our Jiu Jitsu program. Here we saw the oldest brother flourish and see his anger from a different light. He began to realize that if he can control it and release it on the mats, he had no need to release it by fighting or shutting other people out.

He began to find his passion on the mats. He slowly began to motivate himself in school so that he can go to practice. Day in and day out, he learned to make himself better and see each tap, as a learning experience. His 2 brothers also found the same relief in Jiu-Jitsu. In school they were being labeled as troublemakers. But soon after stepping on the mats, their energy and anger got channeled into something that labeled them as warriors. They joined their first tournament where they saw themselves as champions instead of troublemakers.

Finally, their sister learned to overcome her fear on the mats as well. After the whole ordeal, she had felt abandoned. Stepping onto the mats, she found her new family and strength to face her fears. As she realized quickly that it was passion, not talent that creates champions, she began to dedicate her time to practicing more and more each day. She began to surpass many students in the class, which built her confidence, realizing that she was capable of doing more things.

The other students selected had also gone through several ordeals in their lives and have used Jiu-Jitsu as a way to overcome it. Every single student was selected for their positive attitude, hard work, good grades, and the amount of passion they have shown.

While all students work hard and had their own obstacles to overcome, these 10 were selected for their exceptional dedication to making themselves better in every aspect of their lives, using Jiu Jitsu as the catalyst and motivation.

Thank you GD Events for allowing these students to compete in their first gi tournament.”

To support Live Jiu Jitsu make a difference in the community please their website at: www.livejiu-jitsu.org

Now a successful school owner of GMA GDJJ in Tempe, AZ, a leader of Nova Uniao in the states, promoter of the successful AZ International Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments, founder of BJJ Mental Coach.

His message is “acredite” which means “believe” in Portuguese.

Check out the latest video from All Things BJJ and let Gustavo Dantas motivate you for your own success:

GMA member Gustavo Dantas has announced his seminar tour in Hawaii that gives three chances to learn his Jiu-Jitsu techniques and mental coaching methods. The president of Nova Uniao USA and head instructor of GDJJ in Tempe, AZ this leader has much to offer in this Big Island BJJ Seminar Tour.

The first stop on the tour will be at Kona Freestyle Martial Arts in Kailua-Kona on Nov. 26 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Reserve your spot by sending an email to: matburn007@yahoo.com

The second stop on the tour will be at Penn Training & Fitness Center in Hilo from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Reserve your spot by sending an email to: novauniaohawaii@yahoo.com

The third and final stop will be at New Life Robson Moura Nova Uniao BJJ from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Reserve your spot by sending an email to: info@newlifebjj.com

The cost for each seminar is $50. More information about Gustavo Dantas and GDJJ events go to www.gdjjevents.com

GMA member Gustavo Dantas of GDJJ in Tempe, Arizona will be leading a two-day seminar at GMA Bastos BJJ Midland in Midland, TX on Sept. 21-22. Head of the Nova Uniao Association in the USA he also coaches UFC fighters for mental preparation, which holds much weight when it comes to achieving success.

The two-day seminar is organized by belt levels and techniques. Jiu-Jitsu techniques will be taught as well as mental techniques that will apply to life on and off the mat.

Don’t miss this training camp weekend. To reserve your spot and learn more information call 432-296-0860 or email: bastosbjj@yahoo.com

Check out this video below to see what’s in store:

Have you ever lost a match? Well even if you haven’t, Gustavo has some important details on how to deal with the scenario and also how to prepare for it.

What’s the importance? Let the 4th degree black belt tell you in the video below:

Gustavo Dantas (left) and Robson Moura hosting gi seminar in Tampa, Florida on April 20! / Photo: Gustavo Dantas Jiu-Jitsu

Two of Nova Uniao’s leading black belts, Robson Moura and Gustavo Dantas will be working together to bring Tampa, Florida a multi-dimensional seminar on Saturday, April 20.

A gi seminar, the knowledge shown will be focused on the competitive game including techniques, tips, and exercises. If you’re interested in boosting, strengthening and fine-tuning your tournament strategy, don’t miss the opportunity to learn from these two great competitors and leaders of our sport. Both instructors lead their own associations, Robson Moura– Nova Uniao, and Gustavo Dantas Jiu-Jitsu, and are world champions who have spent a large portion of their Jiu-Jitsu careers competing.

Gustavo will also be presenting a one hour session regarding his Mental Skills Training that caters to athletes and their mental preparation towards competition, including a Q&A. For more information regarding Gustavo’s coaching, visit http://gdjiujitsu.com/seminars/mental-skills-training/.

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Not too many people are aware of how Gustavo Dantas is more than just a talented Jiu-Jitsu professor and competitor. In reaching the level of excellence in teaching that he now enjoys, the Nova União black belt invested in himself and earned a degree in physical education from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and is a certified personal trainer and mental coach to boot.

He’s put so much of his knowledge to practice that he put together a video in which he teaches Jiu-Jitsu practitioners to themselves evaluate their performances following a championship. Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWnDdmh4Dxk&feature=player_embedded