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Draculino, who has spent more than 40 years on the mats, has a message for the modern Jiu-Jitsu world: instructors should not cast themselves as gurus or life coaches.<\/strong><\/p>\n The coral belt grew up alongside the Gracie family in Rio de Janeiro\u2019s Barra da Tijuca and built one of the most respected academies in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He described a growing tendency among Jiu-Jitsu people, and he was clear that he did not mean veterans who have been training for decades:<\/p>\n I think like a lot of people now, a lot of Jiu-Jitsu people now, not necessarily people that are masters already, coral belts and higher or people who are doing Jiu-Jitsu forever\u2026<\/p>\n A lot of people are starting to think that they\u2019re kind of life coaches nowadays\u2026 The problem, as he sees it, runs in both directions.<\/p>\n Students bring questions to their coaches that fall well outside the instructor\u2019s field, and some instructors are willing to answer them:<\/p>\n I think there are people going after Jiu-Jitsu masters and coaches nowadays for advice on something that they had no clue what was going on.<\/p>\n Draculino separated honest counsel from claiming guru status, though:<\/p>\n I will give a sincere and from the heart advice, but I\u2019m not anybody\u2019s like guru or anything.<\/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?
He made the remarks on The Resilient Show, where he also traced his path from a young surfer who stumbled into the sport to competitor, instructor and mentor.<\/p>\n
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