Episode 776: Discipline Starts When Motivation Ends with Ricardo Almeida

<p>On today's episode, Dennis is joined by UFC and BJJ Legend &amp; 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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>As a coach, he has helped Frankie Edgar bring the UFC title back to New Jersey, trained multiple professional MMA fighters,&nbsp;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.</p> <p>Today, Ricardo talks about migrating to America as a child and finding his passion for BJJ and MMA,&nbsp;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.</p> <p>Find out more about Ricardo Almeida and his BJJ academy here: <a href="https://ricardoalmeida.com/">https://ricardoalmeida.com/</a></p> <p>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</p> <p>Don't forget to subscribe and rate the podcast, it truly helps!</p> <p>Sign up for classes here: https://streetcoptraining.com/course-list/Follow our podcast here: https://streetcoptraining.com/street-cop-podcast/ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;or &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/street-cop-podcast/id1538474515</p>