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This week we have Mike Bidwell from BJJ after 40. We cover a huge range of topics in this show.

We talk about:

• Mike’s start to martial arts
• His early days of BJJ and MMA
• The value of competing
• Spending 13 years as a brown belt
• Moving schools as a brown belt
• Getting out of shape as a brown belt
• Setting small goals to get to the next level
• Talking with an instructor about your next belt
• As a vegan what he likes to eat before training
• Why he loves the triangle choke
• Tips for having a good triangle choke
• Goals for the BJJ after 40 practitioners
• Starting BJJ while in your 40’s
• Drilling take downs instead of doing them at full resistance
• Dealing with injuries
• Chasing a criminal that was messing with his car
• Advice for BJJ players older than 40
• The differences between a black belt and a brown belt
• What it means to be yourself on the mat
• The term “Flow Mike Bidwell”
• Working with Nic Gregoriades
• The Cryangle choke and how he came up with the name
• Why the cryangle choke works best against the flexible opponent
• Creating the body that you want to do BJJ with
• Looking for the lessons when you get tapped out

Links:

• BJJ After 40
• The Head Hunter Instructional video

Quote of the week: “No greater thing is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.” Epictetus

Article of the week: What you need to know when transitioning from the gi

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