Gustavo Dantas is a former World Jiu-Jitsu Champion from the famous Nova Uniao BJJ team in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil. Gustavo Dantas moved to the US in 1999, then teaching at the John Lewis's academy in Las Vegas, later establishing himself in Arizona were founded his own BJJ school, promoted grappling events with the AZBJJF (Arizona Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation), while also running the non-profit organization Live Jiu-Jitsu and his The BJJ Mental Coach Podcast.