www.getBJJsponsorship.com – Upgrade your passion from a pastime to a profession. || The Alliance team have many representatives across the world. Their three flagship academies are located in Atlanta Georgia, Sao Paulo, and here -- in Rio de Janeiro. The Rio gym is headed by Alliance co-founder Alexandre Paiva, known to everyone as Gigi -- and he shares with us the story of how the team was formed. A fifth degree black belt, Gigi operates a large team with a diverse group of students. In this video, he discusses balancing the need of everyday practitioners while also training for competition success. Here's how he does it. == Our videos are supported by the good people at: • Scramble -- http://www.is.gd/scramblestuff • Brazilian Black Belt -- http://www.brazilianblackbelt.com • Tatami Fightwear -- http://www.tatamifightwear.com Please visit their sites and help keep us making awesome BJJ videos! Film by Hywel Teague for BJJ Hacks http://www.bjjhacks.com/ Translation & Production Assistant: Carol Folegatti - http://twitter.com/folegatticarol Filmed at Alliance Jiu-Jitsu, Rio de Janeiro Music: Kasoul by Fysdao https://soundcloud.com/fysdao/fysdao-kasoul Outerwaves by Cosmic Analogue Ensemble http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cosmic_Analog_Ensemble Kumite by KidKorg https://soundcloud.com/kidkorg/kidkorg-kumite All music used under creative commons 3.0 commercial use license. 'Like' our page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bjjhacks Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bjjhacks Join our newsletter for exclusive stories and behind-the-scenes info about how we make our videos! http://www.bjjhacks.com