Two-time IBJJF World Champion Dante Leon has skilled the wild trip that fight sports activities can take you on. One minute you’re perfecting your craft, the subsequent you’re serving to college students excellent their very own. That’s precisely the way it’s been for Leon at his gymnasium, Adamas Jiu-Jitsu.
On Friday, Might 2, at ONE Battle Night time 31: Kongthoranee vs. Nong-O II, he makes an attempt to seize the ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Title from reigning king Tye Ruotolo inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium.
Being each a coach and world-class athlete isn’t any straightforward job. It’s a craft that takes a number of dedication, and a complete lot extra ardour. Leon believes it’s a job he’s managing effectively, and nonetheless sees his abilities bettering.
“Once I first began with the jiu-jitsu gymnasium, I used to be not solely an proprietor, however I used to be instructing as much as 4 courses a day. So, really, I received a World Title in 2019. I used to be instructing a median of three courses a day. I used to be instructing 15 courses every week, and it was a number of work,” Leon mentioned.
“Now, I’ve the time to place my focus and vitality into different issues, like specializing in being actually an expert athlete, specializing in serving to my model develop in addition to my gymnasium.
“My academy helps get new college students within the gymnasium, get new high-level individuals within the gymnasium for my opponents to coach with, for my college students to study from, for me to work with.”
