Can you please introduce yourself to the Swedish grappling community?<\/strong>
\nMy name is Mackenzie Dern and I am a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I am 20 years old and have been doing jiu-jitsu for 17 years! I am 6x World Champion and 5x No Gi World Champion.<\/p>\nWhen and how did you first come in contact with Jiu-Jitsu?<\/b>
\nI first started Jiu-Jitsu because my Dad, Megaton Dias, who is a Jiu-Jitsu black belt has his academy since I was born. He used to take me to the academy since I was little and would teach me the positions and I grew up loving the jiu-jitsu life style.<\/p>\n
Who has meant the<\/b> <\/b>most<\/b> <\/b>for your<\/b> <\/b>Jiu-Jitsu<\/b>?<\/b>
\nMy Dad is the most responsible for my Jiu-Jitsu. He is the one who got me started and he is the one that has taught me how to be the type of black belt I am today. I owe everything to him!<\/p>\n
What was your experience from Metamoris 2 where you went up against Michelle Nicolini?<\/b>
\nIt was a good experience! The Metamoris event really treated the athletes great. I thought the event was really nice and a good idea. Of course, I would be happier if I could have got the submission, but I was happy that in the end a lot of people liked the womens fight!<\/p>\n
Do you think the Metamoris format will spread?<\/b>
\nI think the Metamoris event will keep getting bigger and bigger. I am not sure if a lot of other organizations will take on the same format. It seemed like a lot of investment and is hard to get all the top athletes like the Metamoris, but I think for sure the Metamoris will have many more events!<\/p>\n
How has your last grappling year been like?<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>This year has been really crazy for me. I have had so many opportunities and I am still adjusting to the black belt. I have been competing a lot, traveling a lot doing seminars and camps and working on my personal objectives like teaching women’s classes! Overall I am happy with my results but I really want to get the best results possible. I am training hard and I know each competition I will get more mature and prepared to win the black belt world title.<\/strong><\/p>\nHow are you preparing for ADCC 2013?
\n<\/strong>My ADCC training had been going good and is still getting stronger and stronger. I am training no gi everyday and still have some competitions to do. I have to thank my team in Phoenix, Arizona for helping me train hard. They help me so much and they are always correcting me and helping me get better. I am taking care of my diet and working out to try and be in my best shape possible!<\/strong><\/p>\nWhat is your thoughts of the competitor list in your weight class, any names you are missing?<\/b>
\nSo far, I still don’t know for sure who is all confirmed. But from the girls that are confirmed that I know I think it is good. The tournament is tough and we are all going there for the first place. I know a lot of girls that I think should be in the division. I feel a little it is more about the contact then the actual titles, because I know some girls that really proved themselves but are not invited. But I think the girls in the division are really tough and for sure the ADCC is going to have some good women’s fights!<\/p>\n
What is your opinion regarding the lack of weight classes for women at ADCC tournaments?<\/b>
\nI believe to see the most top athletes they need to put more divisions and they should give a little more attention for the women. I think we could have super fights, absolutes and a couple more divisions.<\/p>\n
Favorite submission?<\/b>
\nI like a lot of submissions! I probably prefer the chokes and the toe holds!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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