thereal ep 45 interview w/ daniel camarillo (camarillo jiu jitsu)

On this episode of "thereal" im honored to have on daniel camarillo. Ralph Gracie black belt, and 3rd degree black belt in Judo. He is the  owner of Camarillo jiu jitsu - jiu jitsu and judo competitor, and  brother of Dave Camarillo. Daniel grew up  up in Bakersfield, CA. He Started training in Judo when he was about 4 years old with my father.  He started competing when he turned 6, and  competed all over the US in every tournament he could get to. His  father would encourage him to fight at his weight but the weight up as well. He won a few junior national championships, then High School nationals, and went on to win the National Ladder in 1996. Throughout his career he  has been to Japan twice, and competed there as well. During his training he moved to Fresno and joined the Fresno State Judo team. He was number 6 in the US at the end of 1996. In 1997 he moved to the Bay Area and joined the Ralph Gracie JiuJitsu Team. This is where his ground skills really took off. He received his  blue belt in just two months of training from Cesar and Ralph Gracie. He wo n the Joe Moreira tournament in 1998, and took 2nd in the absolute division. He kept competing for a career that spans over 2 decades. Here are some of his awesome and amazing accolades. He has more i just ran out of space.

Jiu-Jitsu

2nd 2000 National Jiu Jitsu Championship
2nd 2000 US Open, 3x Submision Wars Champion, 3x Guerrilla JiuJitsu Grand Prix Champion, (2012-2014), 3rd Pan American JiuJitsu Championship, 1st 2013 US Open JiuJitsu Championships, 1st 2014 US Open JiuJitsu Championships

JUDO

1st 1996 National Judo Ladder Championships
5x California State Champion