Alternate Take With Danny Mancera

Danny talks with Jiu-Jitsu Legend and Founder/Owner of Checkmat Jiu-Jitsu, Leo Vieira, about how Jiu-Jitsu got into his life, how important Bruce Lee was to his life, his first traumatizing moment in Jiu-Jitsu that pushed him to get better, how having hard working parents influenced his life, how to handle the jump from treating Jiu-Jitsu as a hobby to treating it as a competitor, how to handle not fitting in in a social group, Leo’s first stay in the states (Whittier and La Habra), how to defeat the anxiety of joining a Jiu-Jitsu academy, how Jiu-Jitsu strengthens your character, Leo’s accomplishments as a competitor including being a 2 time ADCC Champion, the journey from competitor to head professor, the year Checkmat was founded and how it was formed, #1 Brown Belt in the world Elder Cruz of Checkmat, how Checkmat recruits locally and from other countries, the recent success Checkmat had at 2021 IBJJF Worlds, Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida, and why someone who’s considering trying Jiu-Jitsu should sign up at C