It’s time to crush a new week!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Let’s go!!!
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#BruceLovato #MondayMotivation

An unbelievable talent gone too soon. What an inspiration to know he was doing some of his best work while fighting cancer & we had no idea. Rest in Paradise 🙏🏼

#FBF to 10 yrs ago competing at the 2010 @cbjjoficial @ibjjf Brazilian Nationals. This was the first round of the absolute division against a then 205lb @ricardoevangelista.
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This was a very special event for me for a few reasons. It was inside the Tijuca Tênis Clube, the venue where all the World Championships took place until they moved to the US & the place that made me fall in love with Jiu-Jitsu. It was the first time I had returned to Brazil to compete since winning the Worlds in 2007. I managed to work my way through the division & reach the absolute finals for Sunday. I was so happy at the end of the day! I had always dreamed of becoming an Absolute Champion in 🇧🇷 & I felt like it was finally my time & to do it in Tijuca was going to make it that much sweeter!
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As I was getting my stuff to head back to the hotel, some kids came over & asked to take a picture with me. I happily obliged & then a couple other people came over to get pictures too. All of the sudden it hit me, this was the first time that had ever happened. I couldn’t believe that I had Brazilian fans who LOOKED UP TO ME. I used to be the kid in Brazil asking all the top Black Belts to take a picture. It felt surreal to be back as a Black Belt World Champion, just reaching the Absolute finals, & have my own Brazilian fans now asking me for pictures… I had come full circle.
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The next day I wound up losing a very hard fought battle for absolute gold to the warrior @bernardofariabjj, but I didn’t give up. I came back 3yrs later & finally achieved my dream becoming the first Non-Brazilian to win a major absolute 🥇 Crazy enough, I faced the beast, Evangelista once again, but this time in the final after he had an amazing campaign as well. I cherish my memories competing in the motherland 💚💛📏 Hopefully I can come back soon for a professional event 🙏🏼
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Here you see the chaining of some of my most powerful attacks. Flop Pass ~ Weave Pass ~ Side Smash ~ Mount ~ Cross Choke 🥋♾ @timeless_jiujitsu
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#LovatoJiuJitsu #LovatoStyle #TimelessJiuJitsu #BJJ #JiuJitsu #Brasil #Passion #NeverQuit #DreamBig #LastRoundBestRound

Same thing happens to me when my brother @cameronshayne teaches me some @budokonuniversity movement 🤣🤣🤣
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Another hilarious video from @bjj.fanatics & @toddmshaffer. Happy Friday everyone!!! 😃🙌🏼
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#WeLookTheSameRight #HappyFriday #Mobility #Movement #FunnyVideos

#TBT to this hilarious video I made with @shilohrolls 4yrs ago after my first @ibjjf Master Worlds experience. This was all in fun & an obvious exaggeration, but the vibe at the Master Worlds is definitely a special one. So much love & respect on the mats & almost no double guard pulls & 50/50 teeter totter matches. This was by far the most popular thing I have ever posted reaching well over 1 million on Facebook! I haven’t shared it since then & because this would normally be around the time of the Master Worlds, I thought I would post it again & give some laughs for all those missing the Master vibes 😆🙌🏼
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#MasterWorlds #IBJJF #JiuJitsu #BJJ #FunnyVideos

Happy Sunday!!! Wishing you all a great day with family 😂😂😂 Reminds me of how my dad & I used to play when I was younger, but I could never hit him 😏
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Hey @robinblackmartialarts, I think this deserves a #BINK breakdown 😉👊🏼

How about a little Friday night cross collar flow 🤔 Which sequence is your favorite???
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#CrossCollar4Life #LovatoStyle #LovatoJiuJitsu #JiuJitsu #BJJ #TimelessJiuJitsu #CrossCollar #Guard #Simple #Efficient

No… It was terrible! Had my eyes like 🥺 for about 10min 🤣
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Just arrived in Sioux Falls today for @lfafighting & finally got my nose violated. This was not fun! #covid19

Body 🔒 @polaris_professional for #TakedownTuesday 🤼‍♂️
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As an aggressive hugger, nothing feels better than getting my hands locked around someone 🤗
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#ViolentHugging #BodyLock #Takedown #Wrestling #Grappling #PolarisPro

Ready to throw by the negative energy, take the back & submit a new week with positive energy & productivity!!! 😁 Wishing you all an amazing week 🙌🏼💪🏼
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#HappyMonday #GoodVibes #PositiveEnergy #JiuJitsu #NoGi #Grappling #BackTake #Submission #Strangle #RNC

The Power of a Notebook 📝
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Coming up in Jiu-Jitsu, I never had a Black Belt instructor in my state that I could learn from on a regular basis. It was just my father & I on our own in Oklahoma City. We fully immersed ourselves into being the best students of Jiu-Jitsu as possible, because every single technique or opportunity to train with someone who had more experience than us, came with a big sacrifice.
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As a hungry teenager climbing through the ranks, I always kept a notebook. I wrote down my goals, what to focus on in my training, all the techniques I learned, the techniques I taught, moves I saw in videos or tournaments, & all my questions to ask a Black Belt the next opportunity I had. Doing this helped me progress even faster than those who had Black Belt instructors on a daily basis. Every day of training had a purpose, I never let an opportunity slip to ask a question, & I could remember everything I learned because of all the mental reps I got by reading my notebooks.
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All the systems I use today at the highest levels of competition & teach around the world were born inside my notebooks. I had dozens of Jiu-Jitsu notebooks. This one is from 2002-2003. You can see my focuses, technical notes, Judo notes, notes from a trip to Brazil, & even my father’s hand writing from a private lesson that we shared.
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As a new week of training & working towards your goals begins tomorrow, I encourage you to write down what you plan to focus on everyday. GATHER as much data as you can, ORGANIZE your thoughts, & SEE yourself moving closer to your short term & long term goals. The only thing better than training, is TRAINING WITH A CLEAR PURPOSE. Let’s go!!! 💪🏼🥋🥇
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PS – You can apply this on any pursuit 🔑
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#WriteItDown #Notebook #Power #Focused #Organized #Visualize #Goals #Purpose

Happy Saturday!!! Remember to be your own superhero 💪🏼 (or a ninja 😂)
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@tomdeblass posted this & it made me smile real big so I wanted to share it too.

I compete to show the most beautiful Jiu-Jitsu I can. I will always play an open game & give my best to achieve the checkmate. I don’t want to play “safe” If I lose than I will learn where I need to improve & will be a better martial artist because of it. My intent with every grip & movement is to get one step closer to the finish. @flograppling @timeless_jiujitsu #TrueMartialArtist

How about some #tomoenage for #takedowntuesday 🤔
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I saw @bjj.fanatics post this awesome clip of the bull getting swept & thought of one of my favorite standing attacks, the tomoenage. If you are going to pull guard, do it with a purpose! 💪🏼🥋
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PS – I have a new #butterflyguard series coming soon to @bjj.fanatics!!! 😁