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This week we have an interview with Black Belt Ultra Heavyweight Joseph Moku Kahawai. Moku is a active competitor and he is happy to cover a wide range of topics from off the mat life to training to compete with the best in the world.
We talk about:
- His start to BJJ in 2008 at BJ Penn’s school
- Moving from Hawaii to California
- Learning takedowns as a black belt
- Why he was a guard player
- His training schedule
- Overcoming difficulties as a child
- Tips for rolling with smaller teammates
- Advice for traveling and doing bjj
- The story of getting his black belt after winning double gold
- Fighting in ACB
Links:
Quote of the week: “All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.” Helen Keller
Article of the week: Creating an Environment for Success
Gary shares an off the mat lesson about setting goals
Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and Google Play Music for Andriod