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Nothing Good Happens When You Quit Jiu-Jitsu

Nothing Good Happens When You Quit Jiu-Jitsu

From Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics

September 9, 2026

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Bernardo Faria filmed this in the Las Vegas airport on his way back to Boston, straight after the World Masters and Jiu-Jitsu Con. He had just been on stage there, and the very last question from the audience was what message he would leave for everyone watching. This video is the answer he gave, thought through one more time on the way home.

His answer starts with two things. People and self-improvement. Those are the two things he cares about most in life, and he says jiu-jitsu is the rare thing that gives you both at once. On the people side, he argues the mats give you the most honest community you will ever find, because it is very hard to be a fake person in jiu-jitsu. On the self-improvement side, he walks through what changes once you live the lifestyle. Your health, the food you eat, how you sleep, even your friendships.

Then he gets to the part he actually went there to say. Never quit. If you cannot train every day, train twice a week. If you cannot train twice a week, train once a week. If you cannot train once a week, train once a month. Nothing good happens when you quit, and coming back is almost always harder than staying. He is honest that life gets in the way, that you have a family and kids and a job, and that hard phases are coming. The ask is only to keep some frequency and get through them.

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KEY CONCEPTS IN THIS VIDEO:

🕒 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 The Two Things That Matter Most
0:12 Flying Home From The World Masters
0:24 The Last Question They Asked Me
0:37 People Comes First
0:51 Better Than I Was Yesterday
1:04 Jiu-Jitsu Gives You Both
1:15 There Is No Fake In Jiu-Jitsu
1:28 The Friendships You Actually Keep
1:44 Your Health, Food And Sleep Improve
1:55 Why I Love It Now That I Do Not Compete
2:07 It Matches My Two Values
2:21 The Message I Left On That Stage
2:32 Never Quit Jiu-Jitsu
2:43 Once A Week, Once A Month, Just Do Not Quit
2:54 I Know Life Gets In The Way
3:06 The Hard Phases Will Come
3:17 That Is The Message
3:28 Jiu-Jitsu For Old Guys

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Bernardo Faria is a 5x World Champion. Bernardo started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Juiz de Fora - MG, Brazil at the age of 14 in 2001. After receiving the Black Belt from his first instructor Ricardo Marques in 2008, He moved to Sao Paulo to join BJJ legend Fabio Gurgel and his Alliance team. After many years of training and winning many major titles, Bernardo moved to NYC in 2013 to train and teach at Marcelo Garcia Academy. In 2015 Bernardo achieved his dream of winning the IBJJF World Championship Open class title and his division, doing the double Gold and becoming the 1st in the IBJJF Ranking and also chosen as the best athlete of 2015.

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