Roberto “Tussa” Alencar, head instructor of GMA Gracie Barra New Mexico, will be in Texas over the weekend.

He has scheduled a seminar at Gracie Barra El Paso in El Paso, TX on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tussa is a multiple time Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship medalist and a No-Gi World Champion.

The cost is $50 for Gracie Barra El Paso members and $60 for non members but the seminar is open to students of all affiliations and teams.

To gather more information call 915-861-0150

Learn more about Tussa at www.gbnewmexico.com

Tammi earns her first black belt world title with a kimura submission at the 2013 No-Gi World Championship. Photo: Erin Herle

At nineteen years old, black belt Tammi Musumeci has made us all look incompetent. Not that she means to, but she definitely stands out as one of the most tenacious people I have ever met. We all know the studious ones in school who take the toughest classes, join all the right clubs and read books instead of gossip magazines. She is one of them. But more than just the academic achievements is the rare title of Jiu-Jitsu black belt world champion she can proudly write on her resume.

She continues to push the pace in her Jiu-Jitsu training and competition because she loves Jiu-Jitsu. She continues to push the pace in her academics because she wants to secure a future for herself that she’s imagined. It doesn’t involve a Jiu-Jitsu academy or the Olympics but rather a life of numbers and six-figures, perhaps, too.

I spoke with Tammi about her time on the mats and whether or not it ever became a job for her like it has for some. I wanted to know whether she pictured herself the world champion before the straight-A student. But I guess it didn’t matter because she found herself as both.

GRACIEMAG: I want to hear about your training with Jiu-Jitsu and if it has always coincided with school and any other priorities.

TAMMI MUSUMECI: I started training Jiu-Jitsu when I was six years old in the first grade.  Jiu-Jitsu has been a large part of my life, throughout my whole school career, and continues to be today. Balancing Jiu-Jitsu and school proves to be a challenge. In high school I had even more priorities besides studying and training. To get into a good college, I not only needed good grades, but an involvement in the community and school activities.

So throughout high school, I was involved in the various clubs and societies, which were extremely time consuming. Because community service hours were so important, I volunteered at various places such as libraries and hospitals. I completed a total of 475 community service hours.

In addition, throughout high school I took intensive SAT classes and spent my weekends, that were already spent working on various honors and AP class work, taking at least four hour long SATS. Good grades never came easy to me; I had to work very hard to achieve the grades I got.

With much of my day occupied with stressful obligations, I still made sure to find the time to train and workout hard, and to go on and win world titles at blue, purple, and brown belt, along with three pan titles, two at purple, one at brown all in the adult division.

[While in college she has earned a black belt world title from the 2013 No-Gi World Championship and a black belt pan title from the 2014 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship.]

Tammi wins the 2014 Pan black belt title. Photo: Erin Herle

How much is Jiu-Jitsu a priority?

Because of my busy schedule, prioritization is extremely important if I want to achieve all of my goals. Because school and school-related activities consequently have a huge impact on my future occupation those of course would be my number one priority.

Whatever time that was left would be spent between Jiu-Jitsu training, conditioning, eating and sleeping.

But I have also found an interesting relationship between jiu-jitsu and school: Jiu-jitsu helped me unwind from the ever present pressures of school. Even during my most stressful times, I always made sure to workout really hard, eat healthy, and get in some training sessions.

What are your studies like?

I guess I was, am, and will continue to be a big nerd. Throughout my life in school, I would spend literally hours studying when the other kids partied or went out. Socializing was not a priority for me.  As frustrating and grueling as studying was at times, I always hoped that it would pay off one day. This was and is the motivator that keeps me going.

My hard work landed me full scholarships to some of the best schools such as University of Miami, New York University, The College of New Jersey, Rutgers University, and Drexel University.

I chose to go the Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida because I received a full scholarship to their six year Accelerated Law Program BS/JD – 3 years undergraduate in accounting, 3 years law school.

All that studying and sacrifice paid off. Those tedious hours of studying sometimes till the wee hours of the morning were well worth it. Today, I continue to study really hard to get good grades and hope one day get a good job that will allow me to secure my future.

Incidentally, I never told anyone in school about Jiu-Jitsu. So when I went to school with the occasional facial scratch, bruise, or black eye, I would get the most interesting looks from my teachers and classmates.

I’d really love for you to spell out what your busiest day of the week from last semester.

In the final against Mackenzie Dern at the 2014 Pan. Photo: Erin Herle

My busiest day of the week last semester had to be Wednesday because I had to attend classes in the morning, be at a drilling session with my brother, Mikey, and Manny Soares at Jaco Hybrid Training Center at 1:30 p.m. After that, my brother and I would go straight to strength and conditioning with our trainer Cody Schovitz at Speed Evolution in Boca Raton, FL. From there at 5:30 p.m., I would rush back to Jaco Hybrid training center to teach my women’s class. Then on most nights my brother and I would attend an intense competition training session with Emyr “Shark” Bussade at ATT Wellington. The rest of the night would be spent studying, which sometimes would consist of an, “all nighter.”

What is your philosophy on competition?

I don’t believe that competition is necessary for all, but it is a great way to test yourself against other fighters besides the ones you train with. I love to compete, but most of all I love training for competing. It allows me to push myself to the limit and beyond that. I believe that real growth can only come from being uncomfortable. So I am very familiar with being uncomfortable.

How much do you love it versus how much is it about the end result?

The end result is very important to me as a fighter because it validates all the training and conditioning. I personally enjoy competing. I have been doing it for many years and it has become intricate part of my life.

How hard are you on yourself?

I am extremely hard on myself to the point where it is a flaw. This flaw is not only limited to Jiu-Jitsu, but also school. Somewhere along the line I came to believe that if you work real hard you will get the desired result you are looking for. But if you don’t get the desired result, you didn’t work hard enough. At this level however, I am working on changing my thinking because I am competing against the best athletes in Jiu-Jitsu and understand that I will lose not because I am not good but because they are just as technical and prepared as I am. I have a great deal of respect for my opponents and feel honored to even be competing against them.

What do the titles mean to you?

The titles I have won mean a lot to me. They tell me that my Jiu-Jitsu training, diet and conditioning were right on point. Again, I am extremely humbled by the thought of even competing at this level with such amazing fighters. So winning means that much more to me.

Will you ever open an academy?

I am not planning on opening an academy. I teach the women’s class at Jaco because I like to help the women achieve their goals and gain confidence, but I will not make a career of this.

What are your career goals?

My career goal is to become an accountant and lawyer and pursue a job in some aspect of business law or forensics accounting.

What parts do you not enjoy about Jiu-Jitsu if any?

The part of Jiu-Jitsu that I do not enjoy is the drama sometimes associated with it. There are times when beginners think they know all there is to know about Jiu-Jitsu when in reality, Jiu-Jitsu is a lifelong learning experience. I do not like when people are disrespectful to the instructor or to each other. A huge part of Jiu-Jitsu has to do with respect. Without respect, there is anarchy–not a Jiu-Jitsu class I would like to be at. I do not like when people refuse to tap. This is one aspect that I will never understand. Refusing to tap could result in serious injury that could side-line an athlete for months, or even years. Whether it be ego, or pride, this is a serious problem.

Finally, the last thing I do not enjoy about Jiu-Jitsu is when people react negatively when they lose. I believe that losing is an essential component in the making of an athlete.  No one is infallible.  I know I’m not.

It’s not how we win, it’s how we lose.

Rader at the 2013 ADCC in Beijing, China. Photo: Erin Herle

A black belt under Rafael Lovato Jr., Justin Rader has been at the top of the podium of many tournaments. In the past six months alone he placed third at the 2013 ADCC in Beijing, China and won the gold at the 2013 No-Gi World Championship. Even before, taking home those medals he had decided to move away from Jiu-Jitsu tournaments to focus on an MMA career. Some setbacks in his first match-ups caused him to spend a little more time on the mats, which paid off.

Tomorrow, Saturday Jan. 18 will be his official MMA debut in the BattleGrounds MMA 3 event in Norman, OK at the Riverwind Casino.

We touched base with Justin to learn about his approach to MMA and how it differs from Jiu-Jitsu:

 GRACIEMAG: How have you been training differently for your MMA debut compared to Jiu-Jitsu tournaments?

JUSTIN RADER: The training has been much different getting ready for my MMA debut compared to my normal training routine for Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. I wrestled from elementary school through high school, and I have been practicing and actively competing in Jiu-Jitsu tournaments for the past fifteen years, always pushing and competing at the highest level possible in those sports. I spent much of the better part of 2013 practicing my stand-up, which I felt was the part of the game I really lacked. I also started sparring much more as opposed to just striking mitts, and I found early on that it’s different and that it was also a different sort of conditioning. When I started, I used to get so tired, but now I feel well conditioned. Professor Rafael Lovato Jr.’s father, Professor Rafael Lovato Sr., has been my main trainer in my stand-up game. And recently, Kru Mark Beecher became our new muay thai instructor here at Lovato’s School of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts, and he’s been the muay thai coach for many UFC fighters and has been a huge help as well with the pointers he has been able to give me to get me ready. With coaches like Professor Rafael Sr., Kru Mark Beecher, and Professor Rafael Lovato Jr. influencing my jiu-jitsu game for MMA, I feel I have an excellent set of well-rounded coaches that will be able to get me ready for anything and everything, and that really provides me with a lot of confidence. I’ve also been working closely with my strength and conditioning coach Luke Tirey, and he’s got me feeling in amazing shape once again. I believe in myself, I believe in my coaches, I believe in my training, and I’m feeling ready! And I can’t wait to see what the future holds!

You have great results in both gi and no-gi but your strengths have definitely been in no-gi. What are some of your “A-game” techniques that you’re able to apply to the MMA cage?

The more that I began training and sparring MMA, putting it all together, I found even on the ground things were a lot more different than I thought at first. Not just the fact that punches are being thrown and being used to set up progression of position and submissions, but the gloves and their thickness also made things different. Some of my favorite submissions, like the guillotine, I found I had to modify slightly and were easier for opponents to defend against because of the thickness of the gloves. I have been working very close with Professor Rafael Lovato Jr. though, and we have made many tweaks to both my Jiu-Jitsu game and submissions to make as smooth a transition to MMA as possible. He’s been a huge help in that way. It’s hard to say what my “A-game” submissions are yet because I have not yet fought, but I really like the head-and-arm choke, RNC, and guillotine choke.

 What are goals for your future in MMA?

My goals for MMA are the same as they were for Jiu-Jitsu. I want to take it as far as I can. I have no idea as of quite yet how I will respond, or if I’ll be any good. I’ll give it a good run, and if I really feel I improve and get better with each experience, I’ll keep taking it to the next level. I want to be smart about it too, and not think I can bite off more than I can chew at the beginning. I’ve had successes in both wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu, but MMA is different, especially now with so many being so well-rounded. So we’ll see how far I can take it, and if I feel I’ve given it a good run and it’s not going anywhere, then at least I’ll never have to look back and wonder “what-if.” That I gave it my best shot. I’m looking forward to it though, and I’m excited for something a little different!

At this point in time, I won’t say I’ve quite left Jiu-Jitsu competitions yet either! Perhaps you’ll see me on the scene again at some point this year too!

So be sure to follow me at: www.facebook.com/DarthRader86, on twitter and Instagram @darthrader86! Big thank you to my sponsors as well: OnTheMat, Lucky Gi, Lucius Tirey, and Pr2 Systems

Follow Rader’s progression as well as the other champions at GMA Lovato’s School of BJJ and MMA by going to www.okbjj.com

The Adamson brothers, Zach and Nathan, have invited Irish brown belt Darragh O’Conaill to their GMA academy Seaside BJJ for a seminar on Nov. 6.

Darragh will be present at the IBJJF No-Gi World Championship Nov. 2-3 and will fly to Oregon for training with the Adamson brothers to prepare for the brown belt grand prix at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo on Nov. 9-10 in Long Beach. Darragh is an international competitor with titles from the Rome Open, London Open, European Championship and more.

Zach Adamson says, “My brother and I had the pleasure of visiting Darragh at his home base (East Coast Jiu Jitsu) this last summer in Dublin, Ireland.  We got to train twice a day for about 5 days and all the guys at East Coast made sure to show us a good time.  We saw the sights, jumped in the Irish Sea and experienced the local culture to the fullest.  Now it’s time for us to return the favor.”

The seminar will be on Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 6-8 p.m. Admission is $25 for academy members and $40 for guests.

To reserve your spot, call Zach Adamson at 503-739-2277 and for more information about Seaside BJJ visit www.orbjj.com

Roberto Cyborg x Dean Lister at the 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo.

Yet another superfight has been added to the already packed agenda of the 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo. Current ADCC champion Dean Lister will face No-Gi World Champion Roberto Cyborg in a 10-minute no-gi match. There will be no weight limit.

Already scheduled are the following superfights:

Romulo Barral x Leandro Lo (no-gi) 
Roberto Cyborg x Dean Lister (no-gi) 
Lucas Leite x Keenan Cornelius (no-gi) 
Bruno Malfacine x Jeff Glover (no-gi) 
Samuel Braga x João Miyao (gi)

Along with exhibitions, autograph signings by legends and free seminars, the event is bound to make the Long Beach Convention Center the place to be on November 9-10.

For more information visit www.worldjiujitsuexpo.com

Gianni Grippo at the 2012 No-Gi Pan Ams. Photo: Mike Calimbas

The ADCC continues to invite athletes to fill the spots of its five male and two female categories for the October 19-20 event in Beijing, China. Many athletes have come forward to show interest in earning such an invitation to the prestigious event and some have even succeeded in their endeavors. Names such as Jonathan JT Torres, Lucas Leite, Justin Rader, Hannette Staack (although she gave way for Ida Hansson instead).

Already on the list are the current champions, trial winners, legends, UFC fighters and more. Some participants in the mix are not black belts such as Darson Hemmings, Keenan Cornelius, Garry Tonon to name a few who won the trials. Laura Hondorp is even a purple belt but that isn’t a new sight considering Hillary Williams was invited as a purple belt in 2009 and placed third in the 60 kg division. As far as invitations, Marcio Andre placed second at the Brazil trial and was given a shot as a brown belt anyway.

Another active and hungry brown belt competitor who believes he deserves an invitation is Gianni Grippo, a brown belt under Marcelo Garcia in New York City. A six-time world champion, two of them in no-gi, the 21-year-old feels he has what it takes to put up a fight in the ADCC 66 kg division. He spoke with GRACIEMAG about his expectations, accomplishments and hopes of earning an invitation to the 2013 ADCC:

GRACIEMAG: ADCC invites those who they believe have enough skill to make it to the final. What division would you be asking to enter and based on who is in that division already, what makes you believe that you can go all the way?

GIANNI GRIPPO: If I were to be invited to ADCC I’d be looking to compete in the -66kg weight class. I believe that I can go all the way in this weight class because I believe in my game and in my desire to win. I train and drill constantly for events and opportunities like these and I know I wouldn’t pass this opportunity up. Whatever I go into I always give my 100%.

Have you been in ADCC before? What were your results? What has changed since the last time you were there?

I have not been to ADCC before nor have I done the trials in the past. I was always unable to because another goal of mine this year was to win the IBJJF World championships, and add that along with still dealing with school, the dates of the trials in the United States never matched up well for me. So if I do get the opportunity to compete, it will be my first go-around.

If they had an invite for you but in a weight class different than what you normally fight, would you still accept?

Of course, since I was a kid I dreamed of myself competing at the ADCC. In 2007 I went to watch the ADCC with my dad when it was in New Jersey and it was the greatest showcase of grappling I had ever seen! From that point on I knew I wanted to be a part of that event someday and prove myself as one of the best against the best in the world.

What accomplishments in no-gi do you have that could prove your skill?

Although I haven’t been to ADCC yet, my no-gi results have been pretty solid so far. I have medaled at every No-Gi World Championship I have entered and have won in both 2007 and 2010. Also I have been to the No-Gi Pan American Championship every year since the IBJJF started it in New York in 2008 and only once in its 5 year history did I not see gold. In 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012 I took gold while in 2011 I took silver.

If you chose the qualifications for an ADCC invite, what do you think would be necessary for all participants?

What I believe are good qualifications for this event is someone that is well-rounded both on the mats and off. On the mat, I believe that it is important that the competitor is able to possess an exciting, attacking style while off the mat they must be a good ambassador of the sport upholding the event’s name with a positive and humble attitude. I never believe that there is the need for bad mouthers or disrespectful competitors in such an upscale event. Also having good credentials with numerous big wins under your belt should be taken into consideration as well, certainly.

The committee also looks into those who have backgrounds in other martial art disciplines. Are you working on or do you have experience in other fields like Judo, Wrestling, Sambo, etc?

Besides training Jiu-Jitsu for ten years, I also trained in wrestling as cross-training for numerous years. If it weren’t for Jiu-Jitsu I would have been pursuing the sport of wrestling today.

They also believe that having people from different nationalities allows for better development of the sport around the world. What other nationalities besides American do you represent?

Besides being American, I can also represent the Italian, German and Irish nationalities.

Justin Rader with wrestling coach Brian Picklo, Rafael Lovato Jr and Jared Dopp after training session. Photo: @LovatoJrBJJ Instagram

The first black belt under American world champion Rafael Lovato Jr. has decidedly moved into MMA leaving Jiu-Jitsu competition on the wayside. We announced that Justin Rader will be entering the world of MMA when he was invited to ADCC. Justin Rader is a brown belt No-Gi World Champion twice and has came second in the black belt division in the event after finals with Rubens ‘Cobrinha’ Charles.

Because there are many members of the Lovato team heading to Beijing in October for the 2013 ADCC event, the training is concentrated and able to prepare together from the headquarters at GMA Lovato’s School of BJJ & MMA in Oklahoma or affiliate locations. But Justin works on his own for the multi-faceted training of mixed martial arts.

You won’t find Justin Rader speaking about his training as his Facebook and Instagram are solely dedicated to documenting the classes he teaches and the students he mentors rather than the sessions he trains with and the partners that help him prepare.

Here we can see how his stand-up is coming along in a quick video of Justin working with Rafael’s father. His first MMA fight is being scheduled and may happen as soon as this month!

Justin Rader celebrates winning the No-Gi World Championship as a black belt in 2010. Photo: John Lamonica

The next competitor to be hand-picked to compete that the prestigious ADCC event in Beijing, China this October is that of midwest black belt under GMA member Rafael Lovato Jr, Justin Rader. This is the third time he has been invited and although he’s been out of the competition scene this past season, he is ready and willing for this no-gi event.

Via his facebook he announces:

Hey guys, I wanted to officially announce that I have been invited back to compete at this year’s ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships in the under 66kg division on October 19-20 in Beijing, China!! I’m very honored and humbled to be invited back, and promise to be in the best shape and put on the very best performance possible, giving everything i have. This will be my third time to be invited, and I’ve got my eyes on winning it this time!

Not only that, but I will be competing alongside my instructor, Professor who also received his invitation, and my teammates Jared Dopp and James Puopolo, to make the largest American team that has ever competed at the ADCC!! I’m super motivated, super pumped, and can’t wait to represent my country alongside my brothers once again at this tournament!

If you’re wondering where Justin has been the last year, he explained to GRACIEMAG:

“Earlier this year, I completed my practice hours for my dietetic internship through OUHSC January 31. It was a huge weight lifted off my shoulders, and I can now devote myself to teaching and training Jiu-Jitsu more than ever before. I decided to take a little time off the competition scene, especially in the gi, for a couple of reasons. First, I have a goal to make my pro MMA debut this year, and devoted more time to training my striking and putting my skills all together here at Lovato’s School of BJJ and MMA, and so most of my training has been doing that. I have also continued to help Professor Rafael and my teammates get ready for their tournaments and I’ve been there to coach, but my training has been for that goal. I have also taken my strength and conditioning to a whole new level, and I’ve really focused on having a lot more fun with my training as opposed to always training for this or that competition or opponent. It’s been nice, but I was also excited to get back into competition with my most recent super fight with 10th Planet’s Denny Prokopos. The time away was good for me, but its been too long and I’m glad to be back!”

His debut MMA fight will be before the ADCC event and we will keep you updated on his preparation for both.

Rubens celebrates after submitting a few seconds from the end of the fight. Photo: Dan Rod

Last year in New York, two of the best Jiu-Jitsu competitors met for a relaxed Jiu-Jitsu training session.

Already in anticipation of the great attractions of the second half of the year, the 2013 ADCC in October and the IBJJF No-Gi Worlds in November, GRACIEMAG today recalls rolls between two legends of the Alliance. What have you learned from the video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPAP4fFwrso

A few days ago I submitted my registration for the 2012 IBJJF Long Beach Fall Open. Along with the IBJJ Pro League happening the same day, I’m excited to know that my day and night will be filled with the ability not only to step on the mats myself but to watch what will most likely be the best matches of the year at the famous Long Beach Walter Pyramid.

For some academies, the end of the year is a time for celebrating, appreciating one another and relaxing before the tournament season starts up again the following year. For me, I never really stop. I may stray from my training because of school and other priorities but ultimately, I always want to compete. And that’s the feeling for a lot of people. This is my last chance to get an IBJJF gold medal before the 2012 tournament season officially ends and best of all, I’m competing against the best girls in the world. I’m competing because I want to be a part of an aspect of Jiu-Jitsu that will always be a driving force, an appreciation for and inspiration to make my Jiu-Jitsu better.

The end of the year also serves as the No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu tournament season with the No-Gi World Championship, Pan American No-Gi Championship and the European No-Gi Championship to name a few, but the IBJJF has now turned it up and decided to give us one last show in the gi before we retire our tournament gear for the holiday season– or before we gain too many pounds to make it down to our weight division!

2012 Pan American Championship Final Match Photo by: Mike Calimbas

I’m competing because I know that watching the IBJJ Pro League that night will cause me to feel like I missed out on something great. The top male athletes in our sport were ranked and personally invited to attend the event and I can be sure that I will witness history. With potential match-ups we’ve never seen before, the top guys will be on their toes, especially with $5,000 on the line.

The Pro League allows people like Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles and Leandro Lo to be in the same weight division. Possible matches could be Romulo Barral versus Andre Galvao, Bruno Bastos versus Roberto “Tussa” Alencar. What may have never happened before or has happened years ago could unfold on December 8 and I’m ready to find out.

If you haven’t signed up yet, Friday November 3 is the last day to do so. This is the last chance of the year to compete in the grand Long Beach Walter Pyramid and further your own legacy with me alongside the best guys in our sport. Don’t miss out on a chance to stay motivated, continue your competition legacy, refrain from putting on too many holiday pounds and share the mats with legends.

You can register here: http://www.ibjjf.org/longbeachfall2012home.htm

For more information on the IBJJ Pro League: http://www.ibjjf.org/ibjjproleague2012home.htm

Nothing really changed–I had the same amount of confidence leading into ADCC as well but I got caught there. After I noticed how fast I was healing and that I could still make the No-Gi Worlds, I switched my mindset from winning my first ADCC title to winning my second No-Gi World title, and I fully believed that it was my destiny. I knew that there was still something special for me in 2011, and it all worked out. If ADCC had gone differently, I don’t know if I would have had the same desire for the No-Gi Worlds or if I would have competed at all, so the moral of the story is to never ask why one thing didn’t work out but to continue working hard and to believe that there is still something special for you.

Lovato lets out a victory roar at the No-Gi Worlds 2011. Photo by Dan Rod.

What were the hardest and the sweetest moments on your path to World Championship gold?

The hardest moment on my path to winning the No-Gi Worlds was making the weight! I had cut for 8 weeks for ADCC, so to diet another month and cut to an even lighter weight limit was really hard! I was very smart and did it the right way. I was even able to eat a light sushi dinner the night before the competition. I was very motivated for that division and that made the tough diet worth it. The sweetest moment is always after the final match is over and you get the rush of emotion and glory through your body. I cherish those moments! They are with me for the rest of my life!

Now you saw yourself on the cover… was it almost like winning twice?

Yes, it is! It made me very happy! It was like winning a bonus prize. I’m very honored that I was selected to be on the cover, and I hope I can make it at least one more time. It was a great way to finish my 2011 year of competitions, and it gives me a lot of motivation to go strong for 2012!

To find out more about our GMA Rafael Lovato Jr., pay a visit to www.lovatojr.com.

On the video below, you learn with Gabriel Rollo how to perform this movement. Check it out, and only practice it under the supervision of a Jiu-Jitsu instructor.