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Mario Sperry has spoken out about how American martial arts culture reshaped the traditional essence of BJJ, driving its commercialization and pulling it away from its original combat-focused foundations.<\/strong><\/p>\n The ADCC Hall of Famer and three-time world champion, who trained under Carlson Gracie, drew a contrast between how jiu-jitsu was taught in Brazil during his formative years and what he encountered upon arriving in the United States;<\/p>\n I remember when I came to America, and you know the Americans, they are very successful in generating wealth and success, but sometimes it becomes too commercial, right? And then you lose the essence.<\/p>\n He recalled visiting a karate gym in San Diego as a purple belt in the 1980s that claimed to teach jiu-jitsu:<\/p>\n When I got there, you know, you feel the energy, right? I said: \u201cOh my god, I put myself in the wrong spot. They want to try to end me here.\u201d<\/p>\n The discrepancy in terms of the American culture, the vision, the knowledge that the American culture had about martial arts in terms of reality. Sperry explained that under Carlson Gracie, training was always grounded in real combat scenarios:<\/p>\n When you start learning jiu-jitsu, you always think about the real scenarios, real situations, like in a brawl on the streets. We were laughing when we saw the first UFC. This guy came with one glove, one boxing glove. We were laughing. This was in 1991.<\/p>\n We were laughing saying: \u201cWhat is this guy doing, right?\u201d We were so ahead of our time because of Carlson as well.<\/p>\n Sperry contrasted that era with today\u2019s landscape, where practitioners can build entire careers through gym ownership, seminars, and content without ever competing in combat sports:<\/p>\n Back in the day, we didn\u2019t have much options to survive out of jiu-jitsu, right? So we had to focus on MMA and ADCC. So what happened is that jiu-jitsu kind of went to a different direction.<\/p>\n \n \ud83d\udca5 What if slowing down was the fastest way to win?<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcad Tired of Getting Smashed by Younger, Stronger Grapplers?<\/p>\n It\u2019s not your age. It\u2019s your strategy.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re a passionate grappler over 35 who\u2019s sick of getting outpaced, outmuscled, or out-cardio\u2019d by opponents half your age \u2014 this 120 page e-book<\/strong> was made for you.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd13 Unlock the Power of Sloth Jiu-Jitsu:<\/p>\n \n Tired of waking up sore and burnt out after lifting?
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