What happens if you’re just no good at the thing you love? Felipe Costa loved jiu-jitsu, but his terrible results in competition would leave him demoralised and depressed. Instead of walking away he refused to quit, went back to the drawing board and became a world champion.
In this video, Felipe — a member of the Brasa team and a roosterweight competitor (58kg) — talks about the obstacles he had to overcome and the methods he used to rise to the top. He describes the sports psychology tricks he applied to win tournaments, and explains how he approaches his training as a smaller jiu-jitsu player. We also see some rolling footage from his ‘light guys only’ training sessions, get-togethers reserved for jiu-jitsu players under 73kg.
Film by Hywel Teague for BJJ Hacks
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