Name : Sam Dacic
Age: 34

Job:
Trader @ Bank Julius Bär

Favorite cousine :
Doesn’t matter, main thing is that meat is around

Favourite  Movie :
In recent time “hangover”

Favorite  Band :
Wu Tang Clan

Belt you have :
A smelly purple belt

Favourite Travel destination:
Hawaii & rio

Favorite  mma fighter:
Big nog

Favorite  BJJ fighter :
Terere & Saulo

Best MMA fight you saw:
Big nog vs. bob sapp, the fight which made me follow this sport

 

Suplements you take (any special diet ?):
 

Whey, glutamine, multi vitamin and flaxseed. My special diet right now is the paleo diet, works very good for me and I lost around 20kg until now

 

Have you done any other sport before having a main focus on BJJ ?
 

I was playing basketball in the Swiss national league B for some time and as well was playing for the swiss national team as a junior. Snowboarding was a big hobby as well before I somehow lost the connection to the winter time. Right now, I really don’t like the winter anymore.

 

Why did you start BJJ , when ?
 

Actually I don’t know why I started anymore. It must be nog’s fight against bob sapp and the fact, that I knew augusto before. Some friends already trained with augusto and I just joined out of curiousity and got hooked with the passion. Never had any regrets even though injuries are involved with this sport.

 

Favorite BJJ tec.?
 

We call it the Bermuda triangle set up out of the spider guard
 
 

How you conciliate your job with bjj and how many time you train ?
 

I actually never thought bjj will have so many benefits in my private life. Everybody was talking about it and I did not get it what people have been talking about. BJJ teaches you, that there is always an escape, as long as you just stay calm and focused. And if you start acting emotional, you will get caught. That’s why I really try to make it to every BJJ class there is. I train at least 4 times a week, mostly 5 times a week.
 
 

What have you conquered until today ?
 

Most important, I have fun. Beside that I got new friends. Competition wise I won the Taktarov Trophy Grappling Tournament in Geneva 2006. Won the Catalonian BJJ Tournament in Barcelona as a bluebelt in 2007. And as a purple belt I won the Europeans CBJJE in 2009 at my weight and absolute.

 

What are your future plans on competitions?
 

Stay healthy and compete as much as I can if it does not interfere with my job responsibilities.

 

Do you think to fight MMA onces ?
 

I had one amateur mma fight and somehow came to the conclusion, that mma is not something I have the necessary mindset for. Maybe in the future I will change my mind and do a fight, but as of now, there is nothing in the pipeline. I will stay focused on BJJ for the near future
 
 

Message for your team mates:

Just have fun, but don’t forget that there are people in our team, who really have a competitive drive and we have to support them as good as we can so our flag gets as many medals as possible.  As there is a quote Augusto Frota likes “Champions are made, not born”. So, let’s train……

Sam Dacic