"The Blind Warrior" enters the Dojo!

Earning a black belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu is one of the hardest things in all of martial arts. Now imagine doing so while BLIND! That is what Prof. Carlos Alvarez has accomplished...and he is not even 30 years old! In this episode we talk about Jiujitsu, Jesus, and the challenges of being blind and an immigrant! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Silencing the phone! 00:00:54 - A ‘Biblical Dojo’? 00:02:28 - Carlos’ story about losing his eyesight due to Congenital Glaucoma 00:14:17 - Training at Renzo Gracie Charlotte …and the misunderstood Ezequiel Choke! 00:20:42 - Closed guard and how Carlos fell in love with armbars 00:30:23 - Jiujitsu learning styles: Seeing, Hearing, Feeling (and JM’s white belt level understanding of Lasso guard) 00:37:41 - Carlos’ Blind Warriors organization and the challenges of teaching Jiujitsu to the visually impaired 00:41:21 - How can sighted people make life easier for blind people in general? 00:45:20 - Since becoming blind, what techniques has Carlos gravitated toward? (And a discussion of leglocks, striking, and self-defense vs. sport BJJ) 00:55:01 - How can a Christian do something violent like train martial arts?? 00:59:03 - The problem of violence in the Old Testament 01:04:41 - How Jiujitsu creates bonds of friendship across cultural, religious, racial, and ideological boundaries 01:10:00 - Lessons from the life of King David 01:17:55 - Black belts and complacency in training 01:21:16 - Tapping to lower belts 01:30:00 - They myth of the “all-knowing Black Belt” 01:31:36 - Carlos’ goals and the challenges of IBJJF competition life 01:40:00 - How Carlos’ Mom and JM’s parents have supported and encouraged us and made us who we are today! 01:42:20 - A TKD black belt preacher, a Rabbi, and how that shaped the outlook of #RefugeeJitsu 01:45:55 - What famous BJJ competitors has Carlos trained with? (Fabio Gurgel, Michael Langhi, Cobrinha, Matheus Diniz, Leo Nogueira, Mario Sperry, and more!) 01:54:15 - Carlos’ experience teaching at #RefugeeJitsu 02:10:00 - A plea to all BJJ Instructors! 02:14:43 - Carlos is single, ladies! 02:16:16 - How to connect with Carlos 02:17:16 - Calling out Gordon Ryan!! 02:19:04 - A quick trip over to Lucas Lepri’s academy! Be sure to follow Carlos on Instagram or Facebook! He is doing amazing work, particularly among the visually-impaired and blind community in Miami! If you would like to support him, consider buying something from his online store at: https://pppgear.myshopify.com/collections/blind-warriors Thank you https://matmade.com/ for connecting us with Carlos! Go follow @matmade_show on Instagram to see more inspiring stories from the Jiujitsu world! If you would like to learn more about our #RefugeeJitsu program and how you can help support us, please visit https://www.discipledojo.org/refugee Check out our Disciple Dojo shirts and gifts over in our online store! - https://tinyurl.com/24ncuas2 For more on the concept of warfare in the Hebrew Bible and how to interpret the “genocide” passages, see the following studies here on the channel: * Numbers: Into the Wild - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc4kq23CHSr37_epN-is0nft * Deuteronomy: The Heart of God’s People - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc5zSHUY7yhQnm86vgcbTk3d * The Book of Joshua - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc56JxiMto9TPmNa4o_FtkMf * Judges: Dark Days in Israel - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4bbdsVUgfc5gZzTRU5Qp0H8cNqWlwg6s ***Disciple Dojo shirts and gifts are available over in our online store! - https://www.zazzle.com/discipledojo ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org   Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions:  SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz70HmnT5eoD9BEKQ7   iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disciple-dojo/id1002934837 Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=181458&refid=stpr   Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet   Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from our free resources at http://www.discipledojo.org/donate