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We are really happy to bring BJJ purple belt Brian Freeman for another interview. Brian is a disabled vet with a T4 spinal cord injury with Brown-Sequard syndrome. He is from Rockingham, North Carolina.
We talk about:
- The growth of adaptive athletes in BJJ
- Getting his blue and purple belts
- Some of his favorite techniques
- Dealing with high mount
- Using Social media to build the adaptive athlete community
- Stories of competing
- What BJJ has done for him off the mat
- Doing marathons in his wheelchair
- Advice for other adaptive athletes wanting to start Jiu-Jitsu
- Training advice
Links:
Quote of the week: “Strong people are hard to kill” presented by Kevan Sr. at the BjjBrick Summer Camp
Article of the week: Muay Thai for BJJ
Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast
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