The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, and Stitcher radioBernardo Faria is one of the top BJJ black belt competitors on the mat today.  He credits a lot of his success not to being talented but to training very hard everyday.  He is currently training and teaching at Marcelo Garcia's Academy. Look for him this October competing in Worlds No-Gi, IBJJF PRO and NY PRO.
Bernardo talks about:

His early training and school
Teaching and training hard for competition
Training with Marcelo Garcia
Why he is able to put all his effort and determination in a match
Why he likes his half guard so much
His deep half guard dvd that will be released soon
His short term and long term goals
Focusing on doing your best and not focusing on winning
How he gets ready before a match
His omoplata and why he goes 100% for the submission and not the sweep
His very first BJJ match
Advice for someone doing their 1st tournament
What he was like as a blue belt (his longest belt)
Why it is important to develop you own game
Why you should set your own goals
Traits he likes to see in his students
His matches with Rodolfo Vieira

Contact info Bernardo Faria on facebook page here
More info on Bernardo's Deep Half Guard DVD!!
Quote of the week: "train hard fight easy" this quote was presented by Yuri Simoes
Article of the week: Teamquestmma.net "8 Tips For Teaching Kids Martial Arts"
Details at the end of the show about how to win a free patch! United States only. Matt Lowe sporting the patch at the IBJJF Dallas Open 2014