Epi 134 Australian Star Grappler Jess Fraser

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This week we bring an interview with brown belt Jess Fraser. Jess is the founder behind Australian Girls in Gi (AGIG), AGIG is over 1,000 members strong. Jess is also an active competitor meddling twice at ADCC and bringing home a silver from Worlds. Check out this link for a more detailed bio of Jess.

We talk about:

The start of Australian Girls in Gi
The goals of AGIG
A summary of her competition history
The different focus points for competing and running an organization
Advice to new grapplers
Some of the key benefits of BJJ
How to beat someone that is better than you
Goals as a brown belt
Common questions that most people ask her

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Quote of the week: “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Albert Einstein

Article of the week: “Principle: ‘Forcing’ Positions aka Directing”