The 2016 Pan (click to register) is coming up and after that, on August, it’s time for the 2016 Worlds Masters (registrations coming soon).

So if you are an active competitor and also over the barrier of 30 years old, black belt Gustavo Dantas has a very special message for you.

The BJJ Mental Coach prepared a series of tips for a stronger mindset when you reach the Masters division.

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Gustavo Dantas

How often do you practice your mental game? Most athletes and coaches agree that not only Jiu-Jitsu, but sports in general, are “90% mental and 10% physical.” Very often you hear: “My nerves got the best of me” after a poor performance. If performance is 90% mental, how come athletes and coaches spend 100% of their training on the technical, the physical and the strategic part of the game? How come they neglect and ignore the area that is responsible for transferring all the hard work from the practice room to the competition mat? As a result, a lot of athletes struggle to reach their full potential in tournaments.

On Saturday, June 14, Gustavo Dantas will be teaching his Mental Skills Training Seminar called “Inner Discovery For Outer Success” at the Embassy Suites located at 4400 S. Rural Rd in Tempe, Arizona from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. This ninety-minute presentation will inspire you and give you the tools to handle some of the mental blocks that prevent you from performing to the best of your ability. The BJJ Mental Coach, Gustavo Dantas, breaks down five tips that can help you to discover what is holding you back from reaching your full potential and achieving the success that you desire.

Mental skills need to be practiced just like physical skills. Don’t ignore the one area that ultimately separates the most successful athletes from those who do not reach their full potential, and sign up now at www.thebjjmentalcoach.com.

Gustavo Dantas with his student Sarah Black after the 2014 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Photo: Personal Archive

The leader of GD Jiu-Jitsu Association, GMA member Gustavo Dantas, had a busy week in Abu Dhabi. In between cornering his Nova Uniao teammate Thales Leites at the UFC Fight Night he also competed and coached his student at the 2014 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship.

He coached purple belt Sarah Black who earned silver in the -60 kg division. He also competed and secured the gold medal in the Master 2 -70 kg division!

“It was an amazing week! I had a great time in Abu Dhabi. After all these years of training and competing, I still learn so much about Jiu-Jitsu and about myself every time I compete,” says the BJJ Mental Coach. “My priority is teaching, promoting tournaments and now sharing my knowledge about mental skills training to the BJJ community, but once in a while I will try to jump in and challenge myself in a competition.”

Learn more about the BJJ Mental Coach and GDJJA at www.gdjiujitsu.com

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