Nino Schembri

Pride Fighting Championships: How long have you been with Chute Boxe? Nino Schembri: 4 months.

Pride:	How has that helped you as a fighter?
Schembri:	I've been doing a lot of standup with muay thai and combining it with my ground skills. It creates more opportunities to use my strengths.
Pride:	Has your standup improved?
Schembri:	Good enough for Sakuraba.
Pride:	What do you think you will have to do to get the same result this time?
Schembri:	I've been training 3 times/day. I've got excellent instructors and coaches, now. I'm better than I was the last time. At that time, I was just concerned about defending.
Pride:	Do you think you can submit him if it goes to the ground?
Schembri:	If we go to the ground and Sakuraba doesn't stand up right away, of course I will try to submit him.
Pride:	What do you like to do when you are not training?
Schembri:	Surfing. I go to Hawaii a lot.
Pride:	Have you ever seen a shark when you were surfing?
Schembri:	No.
Pride:	How much do you think you've improved since you joined Chute Boxe, on a scale of 1 to 5?
Schembri:	6. I'm not world class but I've improved.
Pride:	What was your number when you started?
Schembri:	Maybe 3.
Pride:	Ok, 100% improvement.
Schembri:	I live in the Academy and train 3 times/day.
Pride:	You are a two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion?
Schembri:	No. Five-time. Two-time World Jiu-Jitsu Champion. I fought there 3 times, went to the finals 3 times and won twice.
Pride:	You won the Most Technical Award at Abu Dhabi?
Schembri:	Yes.