The Day I Broke My Arm In Half In A Jiu Jitsu Competition - Big Lesson Learned

The Day I Broke My Arm In Half In A Jiu Jitsu Competition
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"Bernardo Faria is a 5x World Champion. Bernardo started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Juiz de Fora - MG, Brazil at the age of 14 in 2001. After receiving the Black Belt from his first instructor Ricardo Marques in 2008, He moved to Sao Paulo to join BJJ legend Fabio Gurgel and his Alliance team. After many years of training and winning many major titles, Bernardo moved to NYC in 2013 to train and teach at Marcelo Garcia Academy. In 2015 Bernardo achieved his dream of winning the IBJJF World Championship Open class title and his division, doing the double Gold and becoming the 1st in the IBJJF Ranking and also chosen as the best athlete of 2015.

Bernardo Faria has now taken on the mission to share some of the lessons, techniques, experiences and more that he has learned along in his 16 years and counting as a BJJ student, teacher and world class competitor.

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[boojeboy]

It’s really hard for me to believe that jiu-jitsu champions ever get smashed or doubt their skills in jiu-jitsu. All we see is them winning and teaching techniques and celebrating. Never talking about getting beat down or doubting themselves or finding the motivation to keep training during hard times. Thank you for being human Bernardo and sharing.

[everlasting]

I was competing at a tournament in New Jersey and was watching the match before mine. One guy was caught in a heel hook and didn't want to tap even though his competitor stopped mid move looked at him and the ref and gave him a chance to tap without being hurt. Well the guy didn't take him up on the offer and got his knee torn up. The screams! He got a free ride on the ambulance that night. He should have tapped.

[micheleziegler]

Thank you Bernardo for being so real. This is a great thing that you have shared with us, cause anything could happen in a match, and by under estimating our opponent, we let our guard down, and we are not as sharp as we would be if we were humble. Like you said a balance of humbleness and confidence. OSS

[Jamusictv]

Three lessons I’ve learned from doing BJJ for 7 years. Tap early tap often and don’t underestimate anyone. Once your arm is extended it’s crazy for you to try to fight it.

[williamfranco]

Lesson “Never underestimate opponent “ . How about tap before you break your arm 👍. Good video

[thedudeabides]

Super Advice Bernardo!!! I had a former instructor Walter "Cascao" in Vegas give me great advice when a new person came to class to train. Always protect yourself fully at the beginning because you don't know what they know or can do. He said "It's easier to slow down to meet them than try to speed up and catch them". He spoke from a neck crank that he had to have physical therapy from in his earlier days.

[andrewkim]

My arm hurts just from hearing that story, holy heck!

[MuitoOss]

Muito Oss Bernardão!!! You should make more videos like this! Everyone like to listening a good story!!! Abração!!!

[tomkennedy]

This lesson makes a lot of sense and is good advice.

[paraglidingnut]

I'm going to have nightmares tonight thinking about the sound & the pain that must have come from your elbow snapping that way.
Bernado, you are one tough SOB!

[Lillianachimp]

Master Fernardo, where do I get that shirt brother?

[jaimeivantamayo]

In short, be humble and dont underestimate anyone. Osss

[JCBPARISPARIS]

That's why training bjj can make people strong but also humble... you see the reality, you always find someone stronger than you.

[AAAA-udpu]

So Bernardo you went on to win 5 world championships with an arm that you cannot straighten fully?

[jethrox]

I had the same can't straighten elbow from resisting arm bars, I fixed it after years of gym training

Ouch! You clearly gnarfled the garthok

[amirkazemi]

lesson: never look past your opponent. have respect for the fight game and for each opponent.

[adamzoubi]

Bernardo farria: never underestimate anybody because I lost in a world championship tournament.

Me: never underestimate anybody because I got dominated by a girl.

[sch]

i though the nr. 1 lesson would be to tap to armbars 😅

[kamzok]

Im doing my first comp in 3 days and this is my biggest fear. Not that I have the ego but if I go against a spazzy white belt who just doesn't have control