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This week we have an interview with David Aguzzi founder of Grappling Industries the fastest growing BJJ competition. Grappling Industries has a round robin format that gets competitors lots of matches. They currently sit in the number two spot for biggest BJJ competition organizations.

We talk about:

• How Grappling Industries started
• The round robin format
• The popularity of Gi compared to no-gi
• The reasons why no-gi is not as popular as gi
• Different belt ranks at tournaments
• Grappling Industries competing with NAGA
• How Grappling Industries is improving their tournaments
• David’s thoughts about the future of BJJ
• If BJJ will ever be in the olympics
• Having Pro MMA fighters enter a BJJ tournament
• Why scrambles cause injuries
• Giving points for knee on stomach
• Why he recommends that most people don’t cut weight
• Some behind the scenes info about a tournament
• Some options for people who can’t afford to pay the entry fee
• Plans for Grappling Industries in 2020

Links:

• http://grapplingindustries.com/
• Grappling Industries on Facebook
• BjjBrick Shop
• Your First Year of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• Six BJJ Training Games to Play While Rolling
• Your support is appreciated on Patreon

Quote of the week: “Good fences make good neighbors” Robert Frost

Article of the week: From a World-Class Rower, Tips to Sharpen Technique

Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast

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