13/11/2014
Short interview with Alliance Slovenia team member!! :)
Miha Perhavec
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1. How did you get started in JJ?
I got started with BJJ after quitting judo and wanting to transition into MMA. I enrolled into a club that at the time had more BJJ classes than MMA ones. At first I was a bit annoyed, that I'm going to have to roll around in a gi again, but I quickly realized how well the rule set of BJJ suits me and that this is what I want to excel at. I still do MMA from time to time, because I like to put my BJJ on the line against people that want to take my head off, but jiu jitsu is what I plan to do as long as my body permits me.
2. What is you rank and who gave it to you?
My current rank is purple belt and it was given to me by Fabio Gurgel black belt Dubravko Čolić. My instructor however is Neven Polajnar, who holds a brown belt under Romero Jacare Cavalcanti.
3. Tell us a bad breakup story?
I once had my pot-bellied pet pig stolen after a rough break-up.
4. What is your superpower if you were a superhero?
Momentarily freeze and rewind time. Got stuck in a submission at a tournament… no problem. Stock prices crashed… no problem. But I already posses a superpower - taking an obscene amount of time to answer this question.
5. Do you compete?
Yes. It's my favorite thing to do, actually.
6.What do you do for a living?
I pretend to be an international relations student, so that I can train internationally. I'm pretty good at this pretending part, so I pick up degrees along the way. My dream is to be able to make a living from BJJ/fighting.
7. Who would you like to roll with from JJ that youve never met?
Marcelo Garcia, Fernando Terere, Kron Gracie.
8. How has JJ changed your life?
It has given me an escape to not be average, to excel at something and to realize that doing something that you love doesn't fell like actual work. A healthy lifestyle and a lot of confidence.
9. Who would you like to switch places with for 24 hours?
Dan Bilzerian. I'm not a fan at all of his superficial persona, but for 24 hrs… Don't judge.
10. What do you like to do outside of JJ?
Do yoga (yogaforbjj.net holla), study instructionals, watch TV-series, post goofy stuff on social media.