Josh Cisneros is an ADCC medalist and one of the top no gi grapplers in the world. He is a former wrestler and has used those skills to become one of the most well-rounded competitors in the sport, beating some of the best there are. He is currently preparing for the inaugural Sapateiro world championship at under 160lbs, where there is a $100,000 grand prize.

Jits Magazine spoke to Josh about his transition from wrestling to BJJ, and how he thinks that has helped his career as a no gi grappler. He also looked back at his performances at ADCC 2022 and ADCC 2024, while having one eye on ADCC 2026 next year. Josh also spoke about the upcoming Sapateiro world championship, picking out his biggest opposition in the division and discussing his rivalry with Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira.

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0:00 Moving from wrestling to Jiu-Jitsu
1:41 Training in smaller academies
3:50 Diego ‘Pato’ Oliveira
4:43 Sapateiro world champion
6:16 Lessons from ADCC
7:46 Teaching & competing
9:27 CJI 2
10:29 Weight classes for Josh
12:45 Facing Owen Jones
14:19 Promotions Josh wants to compete for
15:56 Competing in the gi
19:47 People declining matches
20:46 Wrestling is harder than Jiu-Jitsu
22:26 What makes a difficult opponent for Josh
23:48 Training to win scrambles
25:49 Being well-rounded
27:22 Working on leglocks
28:15 The level of wrestling in Jiu-Jitsu
29:28 What Josh is working on now
30:05 Thanks & Signing off

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Dima Murovanni is one of the most popular European Jiu-Jitsu coaches right now and he has coached multiple ADCC Trials winners across 2023 and 2024. Dima also served as the head coach for B-Team Jiu-Jitsu during their training camp for CJI and ADCC 2024, and will be returning to run more in 2025.

Jits Magazine spoke to Dima about how he first got started in the sport, and his chance encounter with Jozef Chen that ultimately led to him diving into coaching. He also shared some insight into how he structured that training camp for ADCC 2024 and CJI, and explained his emphasis on heart-rate monitoring. Dima also evaluated the amazing performances of Nicky and Jacob Rodriguez, and broke down his new style of passing; Rumble passing.

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0:00 Introduction
0:25 The beginning of Dima’s martial arts career
1:43 Professional wrestling & Dima finding Jiu-Jitsu
5:04 Did professional wrestling help with Jiu-Jitsu?
6:08 Dima’s work at BJJ Akademie Berlin
8:08 Meeting Jozef Chen
11:02 Starting coaching at B-Team Jiu-Jitsu
12:43 Inside the CJI & ADCC 2024 training camp
18:32 Nicky Rodriguez’s performance at CJI
21:18 How Dima develops techniques
23:52 Rumble passing explained
28:29 The inspirations for rumble passing
32:05 Lessons learned from CJI & ADCC 2024
37:07 The training camp for CJI 2 in 2025
37:50 Thanks & Signing off

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