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Jen and Ryan Hall
This week we have an interview with Jen Hall. Jen is a BJJ black belt under her husband Ryan Hall. She also teaches and runs the school 50/50 BJJ. Jen has competed a lot and also done a lot of coaching. We are thrilled to have her share her knowledge with us.
We talk about:
- What got her started in BJJ
- Running the 50/50 school
- The good and bad of running a gym
- Different teaching styles
- Teaching ideas she got from being a swim coach
- Not hitting a plateau
- The differences between their fundamentals 1 and fundamentals 2 classes
- Why she likes to have a class for beginners
- The current point system in BJJ
- Reaping the knee
- The differences between a teacher and a coach
- How she gets ready for a competition
- Dealing with her 8 surgeries
- The paper “Read this today win tomorrow”
- Women’s classes
- What is up with Ryan Hall since the UFC
- They have one person come in to their gym because of TUF
Links:
Quote of the week: “If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.” Sun Tzu
Article of the week: Am I Doing Enough? justagirlbjj.com
Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast
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