Felipe Costa: Jiu Jitsu for Small Guys & Winning Mindset

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What happens if love Jiu Jitsu but keep getting terrible competition results? That’s exactly what happened to Felipe Costa.

Instead of walking away he refused to quit, went back to the drawing board and became a world champion.

In this interview from BJJ Hacks, Felipe talks about the obstacles he had to overcome and the methods he used to rise to the top.

He also describes the sports psychology tricks he applied to win tournaments and explains how he approaches his training as a smaller jiu-jitsu player.

You’ll also see rolling footage from his ‘light guys only’ training sessions, reserved for jiu-jitsu players under 73kg.

Felipe Costa: Jiu Jitsu for Small Guys & Winning Mindset For Competition

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