At 14, shy and unable to talk to women, he tried Japanese jiu-jitsu but found it too soft. A friend brought him to a Muay Thai gym where he watched fighters knock each other through the floor. He committed to the sport to overcome his timidity and channel his energy.
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When I was 14, I was shy, I didn't dare to talk to women. And I wanted to be a fighter. So certain moment, a friend invited me to go to the gym, to Muay Thai. And I was like, thai boxing. I wanted to do something eastern. And then I came there and I saw them really hidden, full contact on each other. And a few years ago, before, I did some Japanese jiu jitsu, but it was too soft for me. I had to do push ups all the time because I was too wild. And all of a sudden I was there in that gym. I saw them literally knocking each other through the floor. It was the old timers, you know, they were really hard. And I just fell in love. And I never stopped training since that moment.