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This week we bring you an interview with Dr. Jen Case. Dr. Case has a PhD in human nutrition, she studies nutrition and sport performance. Dr. Case is a black belt under Renato Tavares and she trains in Kansas City with Jason Bircher.
We talk about:
- How Jiu-Jitsu has effected her education
- The idea of passive insufficiency and BJJ
- Comparing a black belt to a Phd
- The importance of strength and skill on the mat
- Weightlifting for BJJ
- Diet tips for better performance on the mat
- What you should eat based on the time of day
- Cutting weight
- Teaching women’s only seminars
- Advice to women who are new to BJJ
- Advice for students going to school and BJJ
- Goals for new students
- A women’s only BJJ seminar Feb 4, 10-11:30 that she is teaching
Links: Kansas City BJJ
Quote of the week: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle
Article of the week: Meet the 5 worst enemies of the BJJ fighter
We also debuted our new segment The Referee Corner “Epi 1 Most common mistake in BJJ”
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