#53 Helio "Soneca" Moreira

Send us Fan Mail Helio Soneca Moreira has had an incredible Jiu Jitsu career, including being the first Featherweight World Champion, one of the first black belts out of Gracie Barra, and so much more. Listen as he tells stories about coming up back in the earliest days of the Gracie Barra Academy, how he got his nickname Soneca which means sleepy, how that nickname has become so synonymous with Helio that it is often mistaken for his real name, and how he feels about the state of Jiu Jitsu here in the US, all with his own boisterous and incredible sense of humor. Here is 6th degree Black Belt under Carlos Gracie Jr, Helio Soneca Moreira. http://www.therolradio.com https://www.instagram.com/therolradio/ https://www.facebook.com/therolradio/ https://www.heliosoneca.com/ https://www.instagram.com/helio_soneca/ https://www.facebook.com/helio.soneca Episode Highlights: 4:20 Rough and Tumble Early Competition 13:30 What Separates Jiu Jitsu 17:37 The Nickname 20:19 Jiu Jitsu in the United States 26:40 70/30 30:46 The Future of Jiu Jitsu 41:00 Be a Lion on the Inside 46:21 Five Questions Support the show