Name: Yuri Costa Simoes
Nickname: Novinho
Age: 20
Rank: brown belt.
Gym: check mat/ ricardo vieira
Length of time training: Have been training since i was 9 so, 11 years

Website, blog, or twitter or facebook links:

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=1316179084

Summary about yourself:

i am a young guy, bjj fighter and all i do is training and compete, i been training hard 3 times per day at ricardo vieiras team and doing that i know all my dreams will become reallity,
i love my family and love being with them and i believe in god and believe he takes control of everythings.

List of titles or accomplishments:

World championship (cbjj): champion open weight 2009, second place at heavy division 2009, 3 place 2010.
European championship(cbjj): champion 2008,2009,2010,2011 + champion open absolute 2009.
Brazilian nationals(cbjj): Champion at open weight 2007, second place at division 2005, 3 place at division 2004.
Rio internacional open(cbjj): 3 place at heavy division 2010.
South American (cbjj): Champion 2007.
South Brazilian (cbjj) Champion 2007.
Pan american (cbjje): second place 2007, 3 place absolute 2010.
World cup(cbjjo): Champion division and open weight 2007.
World championship(cbjje): Champion division and open weight 2007.
Brazilian nationals no gi(cbjj): 2 place at division and 3 place open weight 2010.
Scandinavian Open champion division and open weight 2008.
British open champion 2009.

How did you get involved in bjj?

My Dad is a brown belt and he started on jiujitsu when i was like 7 years old, we use to watch Rickson and Royce Gracie fights, so he sent me to a bjj school when i was like 9 years old,
then after that i never left jiujitsu lol.

What is you favorite bjj story?

i dont really have a favority one ?! sorry

Who are some of the people who have influenced you bjj?

My dad first, my Mother, ary farias and Mauricao-R.I.P

What is your favorite position and why?

spider guard, because i trust in my guard and in my guard arsenal , and because i got many options doing guard.

If you could start training all over again, what would you change in training routine and why?

the wouldnt change anything, because i know my mistakes are importants for my evolution, so i am alredy changing everyday in my way to train.

How do you think competition helps your jiujitsu?

i guess it helps more with confidence, after a comp i aways feel more confident to risc my game and my positions and thats improve my jiujitsu.

Who are some people you have beat in competition in the past, in which you are proud of and why?

i aways get pride of every victory because i know i worked hard for that happen, doesnt matter the oponent. So i just get proud of my performance if i done good job and got the golden medal for me its reason enought to be proud.

How has bjj helped and changed your life?

it changed my life in everythings, mentaly, fisically, i learn how to respect the others and how to care of my body, my mind. I dont know how i would be without jiujitsu

What do you think is not stressed enough in order to better your game in grappling?

i think i got work on my takedowns and stand game, and get tighter and tighter in the ground game.

What are your plans for the next 5-10 year?

i wanna winn everything this year on brown belt and then winn every big competition on black belt , brasileiro , pan ams, european, Worlds, adcc.
thats my first dream,
then move to mma.

What are three things people may not know about you?

hehe i dont know?
love video game?!, i love food and eat?! anddd?!! i wanna move away from Brazil when i get my black belt.

Any shout outs?

I wanna first thanks god for everythings he been doing in my life, i wanna thanks shoyoroll for this oportunity and for all suport you guys been giving me, thanks my family for all, my train partners to help me at train and i would like to say that this year will be my year at brown belt, i will go on competitions with 100% of me.
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