Guga in final of Rio Open 2010. Photo: Gustavo Aragão
CheckMat’s Luis Gustavo, a.k.a. Guga, had a fine run in the last two installments of the Rio Open, where he made it to the highest place on the winners’ stand as a middleweight.
The fighter, who has been standing out in gentle art competition, promises to do even better next season. His goal is to win the world title in California in a division littered with top-notch competition like Marcelo Garcia, Claudio Calasans, Kayron Gracie, and Sérgio Moraes. It’s no easy task and so the athlete is keeping on top of his technical training.
Some of the positions the two-time Rio Open champion has been working on he now shares exclusively with GRACIEMAG.com readers, teaching us two ways to pass guard and finish, in the video below.