Epi 314 Atos Black Belt Nikki Sullivan

Posted on August 19, 2019 by byronjabara

This week we have an interview with Atos Black Belt Nikki Sullivan. Nikki has a wealth of information and her down to earth style is great to hear in the interview.

We talk about:

Writing for Belt 2 Belt and Yoga for BJJ
Starting martial arts at her college
Doing her first BJJ competition
Making a change to do BJJ full time
Getting her black belt
The value of her coaches and teammates
Trusting your coach
Internal dialog for BJJ
Keeping a positive attitude
Using movies and music to change your mood
When to take time off

Links:

Quote of the week: “A good firefighter knows how, an educated firefighter knows why.” Chris Walker

Article of the week: How do you drag yourself out of the BJJ slump

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Epi 313 Masters 7 Purple Belt Dave Brown

Posted on August 12, 2019 by byronjabara

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This week we have in interview with 61 year old purple belt Dave Brown. Dave has had several live changing results from BJJ. This interview Dave shares his story of weight loss and success on the competitive mats.

We talk about:

His start to BJJ after watching his son in a tournament
His wrestling background
How BJJ got his health going in the right direction
Working with his doctor to be safe with his training
His off the mat training of weights and running
Competing as a blue belt
Getting his purple belt
Training with his son
Dealing with being sore and injuries
His goals for Masters Worlds
Doing at least one tournament a month
The advantage of his schedule

Links:

Quote of the week: “The fire service is 150 years of tradition unimpeded by progress.” Old fire saying

We answer a question about what someone who has been training for about a year should be working on.

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Epi 312 Learning while rolling

Posted on July 29, 2019 by byronjabara

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In this episode we talk about one of the most important things to learning BJJ efficiently. You need to be learning while you roll. We share a bunch of tips for a variety of situations.

We talk about:

Tips for rolling while you are new
Training with someone that has much more skill
Looking at common things in your defeats
Giving advice while rolling
Asking questions while rolling
Keeping a good attitude

Quote of the week: “Take the wood and make one of your own” Donatello

Article of the week: Top 5 Taboo Topics in BJJ

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Epi 311 How Training BJJ Saved Josh Myers

Posted on July 22, 2019 by byronjabara

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This week we have an interview with Josh Myers. Josh credits BJJ with being a part of surviving cancer.

We talk about:

His start to BJJ
Getting a cut inside his mouth from hard training
Getting diagnosed with cancer
Getting skin grafts
Putting stress on your body
Other health benefits of BJJ
Tap Cancer Out
How to help a friend that has cancer

Links: Josh shares his story here

Quote of the week: “Time is a vindictive bandit to steal the beauty of our former selves. We are left with sagging, rippled flesh and burning gums with empty sockets.” Raphael

Q&A What is the first top dominant position i should work on?

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Epi 310 Three X No-Gi Black Belt World Champion Pati Fontes

Posted on July 15, 2019 by byronjabara

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This week we have an interview with Patricia Fontes. Patricia is a IBJJF black belt No-Gi World Champion in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Her interview covers a wide range of topics.

We talk about:

Her start to sports with ballet
Her move to the United States
Dealing with injuries
Training both Gi and nogi
Dealing with the stress of a tournament
Getting her black belt
Competing with black belts as a brown belt
Teaching kids BJJ
Keeping jiu-jitsu fun
Traveling to Brazil

Links:

Quote of the week: “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” Leonardo da Vinci

Article of the week: 5 Things You Learn as a White Belt Helping Teach the Kids Class

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Epi 309 No-Gi Star Ashley Williams

Posted on July 8, 2019 by byronjabara

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This week we bring you an interview with one of Europe’s top competitors Ashley Williams.

We talk about:

His move to the Submission Only format
Fighting in Polaris and the 3 round system
Training for specific events
Dealing with a combination of injuries
Using a counter attack strategy
His experiences in EBI
Being in exciting matches
Dealing with losses
The change of the leg lock game
Tips for people to do better in competition
Different levels for each belt

Links:

Quote of the week: “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” Michelangelo

Article of the week: Make your BJJ training effortless

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Epi 308 Believe & Achieve Adam Wheeler

Posted on July 1, 2019 by byronjabara

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This week we bring you an interview with Olympic Greco Roman medalists and BJJ black belt Adam Wheeler. Adam has a new book that shares much of his story. Adam’s book is Believe and Achieve: Overcoming Obstacles to Excel.

We talk about:

Some stories from his childhood
Transitioning from wrestling to BJJ
Gi and nogi training
Training safely
How to make the best out of a bad situation
Being around positive people

Links:

Believe and Achieve: Overcoming Obstacles to Excel

Quote of the week:”Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” Arnold Schwarzenegger

We also recapped the second BjjBrick camp.

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Epi 307 The BJJ Journey (Gary Gets His Black Belt)

Posted on June 24, 2019 by byronjabara

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This episode was only the second time we have been able to record with all three of us together. It is coming at the back end of the BjjBrick Camp. The big news coming out of the camp is that Gary Hull received his black belt on 6-15-2019. We have been trying to interview Gary for years but he always passes, to this episode we both just direct a lot of questions in his direction to create an interview he did not see coming.

We talk about:

Why we started BJJ
Changes to our games
Some of the lessons we learned on the mat at the camp
Our first bricks for BJJ
What we look for in a training partner
Changes we are wanting to make to our game
Our friend Josh makes an appearance to chat about the camp

Quote of the week: “If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.” – Chinese Proverb

Article of the week: Giving perspective on both sides of the equation