Episode 776: Discipline Starts When Motivation Ends with Ricardo Almeida

On today's episode, Dennis is joined by UFC and BJJ Legend & Champion, Ricardo Almeida. Ricardo has been practicing and teaching Jiu Jitsu 20+ years, he has competed all over the world and has coached and trained the highest level of athletes. Ricardo competed for the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championships), Pride FC, won multiple titles in Brazil, won the Jiu Jitsu Pan American Championships, two times he was a silver medalist at the Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World Championships. As a coach, he has helped Frankie Edgar bring the UFC title back to New Jersey, trained multiple professional MMA fighters, a few Ring of Combat Champions and coached multiple Jiu Jitsu World Champions. He is also a certified Mixed Martial Arts judge for theNJSACB – New Jersey Athletic Control Board. Ricardo has worked with thousands of students in dozens of industries — from tech start-ups to health + wellness businesses to fashion companies + lifestyle brands. Today, Ricardo talks about migrating to America as a child and finding his passion for BJJ and MMA, living and training with Renzo Gracie, fighting in the UFC and coaching Frankie Edgar, the transition into opening a business and entrepreneurship and the importance of self educating and self improving in all aspects of life. Find out more about Ricardo Almeida and his BJJ academy here: https://ricardoalmeida.com/ If you like what you are hearing and want to stay in the loop with the latest in Street Cop Training, please follow our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/StreetCopTraining Don't forget to subscribe and rate the podcast, it truly helps! Sign up for classes here: https://streetcoptraining.com/course-list/Follow our podcast here: https://streetcoptraining.com/street-cop-podcast/    or    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/street-cop-podcast/id1538474515