Here’s What an ADCC Training Camp is Like: Sweat, Blood, Mat Monsters, and Getting Smashed by Lucas Lepri (Alec Baulding Diaries, Part 2)

Editor’s Note: As part of our 2019 ADCC coverage, we are featuring blogs written by competitor Alec Baulding. This is the second in Alec’s series about his experiences in ADCC, focusing on his ADCC training camp. Sweden For the 2018 trials I was living in Sweden. Before the 2019 ADCC

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Gracie Barra’s Golden Boy: An Interview With Lucas Valente

Lucas Valente is not only a rising star in Gracie Barra, he is already counted among the elite at such a young age. His most recent accomplishment is bagging silver at the 2019 IBJJF Worlds, only yielding gold in a hotly debated match with the bemedaled veteran Lucas Lepri. We go over his evolution in the sport, training at such a young age, his mindset, goals, and long-term plans.

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