Mario Sperry: Setting a New Foundation
Posted by Thomas Hackett on 20th January 2008
by Tommy Hackett
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It’s a new day for Mario Sperry, the newest coach for the International Fight League.
The two time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion and 13 year veteran of MMA is busy creating not only a new competition team and school, but one in a new home, in a new country, and for a new organization. While plans for his Las Vegas school are being finalized, he’s imparting his wisdom to students at seminars across the US, like yesterday at Marcelo Alonso’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Seattle. The occassion marked Sperry’s fourth visit to the Emerald City to visit his old friend from the Carlson Gracie Team.
“Mario Sperry demonstrates an entry into an armlock at last night’s Seattle seminar”
Working with MMA and BJJ champions like Rodrigo Nogueira and Ricardo Arona may seem like a world apart from conducting a seminar where he may be expected to help introduce the “gentle art†to a new student. But in conversation with Sperry, the two appear to have a surprising amount in common.
“I’ve always believed that jiu-jitsu is a very simple art,†the world champion begins, taking a break as the seminar breaks between its gi and no-gi instruction.
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