Mikhail Gonzalez
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the reason I pointed out that the, the guy whispering sweet encouragements in my ear was a grandmaster is because that's rare.
It's it.
I've encountered very few GMs in the world that are humble and kind and encouraging and pleasant.
The very few that I've dealt with, um, one used to run a match that I used to go to a lot and,
And every time I showed up, I would be very friendly and he'd look at me like I was like, Ooh, I'd be, Hey man, how's it going?
Hey.
You know, that kind of dude.
I found out.
Yes, 100%.
I actually, that's right down the line of this.
I actually found out later that he taught classes on how to compete better.
And I also found out that he would not let anybody in his class unless you'd read his book.
It's okay.
Yeah.
100% gay.
They're better than you.
In every martial arts community, it's different, too.
That's something we could have talked about.
We still got more.
Believe it or not, we're on episode, what, 17?