Philosophies with Master Carlos Machado

This week we talk to Master Carlos Machado (Jiu jitsu 8th degree).  We discuss Master Machado's career as a BJJ practitioner and what he contributes to being successful in an art that most quit in
-The price we pay if we are to go beyond mediocrity and brain fog, 
-The belief that jiu jitsu is the answer for law enforcement. 
-All Police Officers should be blue belts. 
-If you were only given an hour a week to train, what would you focus on to get the most out of the hour?
-Methodology for Jiu Jitsu

Carlos Machado was born on the 9th of November, 1963 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the eldest of the Machado brothers (cousins to the Gracie's from Carlos Gracie Senior’s sister in law, Luiza Machado). Carlos began his training at the legendary Gracie academy where he was taught and mentored directly by his uncle, Grandmaster Carlos Gracie.   After moving to the southern part of Rio de Janeiro, Copacabana, Carlos Machado was then taught and mentored directly by the legendary Rolls Gracie. Carlos Machado decided to follow his father’s footsteps and study law at the University, he moved to Uncle Carlos Gracie Senior’s home. Carlos Machado lived with Carlos Gracie Sr. for over 5 years from 1982 until 1987 and during that period Carlos Gracie became a huge influence on Machado’s life.  

In 1990, Carlos and John Machado joined Rigan and also moved to Southern California.  The original idea was to help Rorion Gracie and the Gracie family build and establish their academy (where Rorion and Rickson Gracie were the head instructors along with Royce Gracie).

Chuck Norris had always been a martial arts enthusiast and wanted to learn Jiu Jitsu From The Source so he began training Jiu Jitsu with the Machado brothers to add his existing martial arts knowledge.  In 1995 Carlos Machado had an amazing opportunity with Chuck Norris and decided to move to Dallas, Texas to start filming Walker - Texas Ranger.  Chuck invited Carlos to relocate with him and Carlos decided that it was time to spread Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to Texas and surrounding middle America areas. 

Chuck helped Carlos get established in his new home called Dallas, Texas.  Carlos Machado appeared in dozens of episodes of the “Walker, Texas Ranger” series during that period, portraying several different characters and usually getting beat up by his very pupil. On one occasion Chuck put a little too much pressure on a choke he held too long and in one of the scenes put his teacher Carlos Machado to sleep. 

Carlos Machado is a multi Hall of Fame Instructor of Jiu Jitsu and known in Texas and the Southwest region of the United States as the “Godfather of Jiu-Jitsu”.  Before Carlos Machado relocated to the Dallas Fort Worth, Texas area, nobody was teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  Today most of the BJJ lineage in Southwest area can today can be traced back to Carlos Machado.

The Carlos Machado Jiu Jitsu Academy is located in North Dallas, Farmers Branch, TX where he personally teaches all of his students from kids, teens to women and men.

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