Interview with Rafael Haubert!
In the framework the Masters Fight Night in Germany the Outsider Club led an interview with Rafael Haubert! The two times Brazilian Jiu Jiutsu world champion Rafael Haubert has training stop over in Hamburg. Rafael is a BJJ Fighter of the famous Brazilian Top Team. There he trains under Mario Sperry and comes like the Vale Tudo fighter Marcelo "Grillo" Alfaya from the south of Brazil, Porto Alegre. The just 26 years old blackbelt Rafael train regular BJJ in Hamburg at the Zanshin Dojo now and he is looking forward for seminars in Germany and Europe. Please read more down on this site!



O.C. Rafael, since when you operate Martial Arts/BJJ?

R.H. I start martial arts as a kid. Start BJJ 1996. At this time i was 18 years old.

O.C. How much fights you make in Bjj or MMA - how many wins?

R.H. I compete since white belt in BJJ. So many fights, nobody knows how much:) Enough to get BJJ world champion.

O.C. What's your titles?

R.H. World champion 2003 (Brown belt CBJJ) -
World champion 2002 Cup (Purple belt CBJJO) -
Brazilian champion teams2002 -
2nd winner Brazilian teams 2001 -
3rd place World championship 2000 -
2nd place Brazilian championship 1999 -
10 times champion south of Brazil -

O.C. Who is your Master?

R.H. Mestre Walter Mattos and Mario Sperry.

O.C. How looks your training program?

R.H. I train BJJ midday. Crostraining(Fitness, running, Isometric training, surfing etc.) Evening BJJ from 6 to 9 i give classes.

O.C. Which are your sport goals?

R.H. Black belt world champion and Brazilian championship. Southbrazil championship all the other cups. (laughing)

O.C. You are in Brazilian Top Team (BTT)?

R.H. Just training at BTT and teach with the GI.

O.C. Private goals?

R.H. I want to finish my study. I want to contiune BJJ as a trainer and want to teach later on BJJ champions. And one day i want to have my own family with 2 or 3 sons :) Of cause a nice house at the beach and much time to relax...

O.C. What do you think is the diffrence between training with or without GI?

R.H. In Brazil all good technical groundfighters start training with the GI. Because you get a better sense for movments and positions on the ground. Better bodycontrol by yourself and your opponent. With GI more defence, more technic and more control. So you are better in submission without GI. A lot good brazilian Vale Tudo fighters make training with GI to complete there training and technics. Some of them reach black Belt and they train just without GI.

O.C. What do you think about german MMA fighters?

R.H. In germany living good stand up fighters and they have the chance to represent your country at big events. But they have to train more technics at the ground.

O.C. Any statements?

R.H. Thanks god for my life and my friends.

Thank you very much Rafael and I wish you all the best in Germany!

Rafael Haubert

with Referee Marcus Karallus - Masters Fight Night - Germany

Rafael Haubert at Thaikido
The two times Brazilian Jiu Jiutsu world champion Rafael Haubert has training stop over in Hamburg. Rafael is a BJJ Fighter of the famous Brazilian Top Team. There he trains under Mario Sperry. He comes like the Vale Tudo fighter Marcelo "Grillo" Alfaya from the south of Brazil, Porto Alegre. To fight with the Gi is his passion. Training with the Gi is the bas of BJJ. To fight with the Gi is todays traditionelle way to fight BJJ. Through the Gi BJJ becames a martial art where the more technical fighter can defeat the stronger fighter. Marcus Karallus ask Rafael to take of the Gi for the Training at Gym Kwan. Rafael is also witout Gi a excellant technical fighter who fix very smooth submisssions. Rafael and Marcus know each other from training in Rio de Janeiro at the BTT. So it was a pleasure for Rafael to show Hamburgs Thaikidoka diffrent technics of BJJ. Evrybody felt in the following submission sparring why the Brazilians are one of the best groundfighters in the world. The just 26 years old blackbelt Rafael train regular BJJ at the Zanshin Dojo. He is looking forward for seminars in Germany and Europe. Please send emails in portogues or english! rhaubert@hotmail.com

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