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Brian Freeman is back on the BjjBrick Podcast! His last appearance was episode 16. Brian is a disabled vet with a T4 spinal cord injury with Brown-Sequard syndrome. He is from Rockingham, North Carolina. Brian is now a blue belt under Renzo Gracie.
Brian Freeman and Xande Ribeiro at IBJJF PAN 2015
We talk about:
- What caused his injury
- Getting started in BJJ
- Doing some techniques in his chair, and training to not get separated from his chair in a self defense situation
- What it is like to be part of a BJJ team
- Competing with able bodied competition
- His game and strategies that he uses
- Why some techniques are difficult for him to defend, and how he deals with them
- His experience at IBJJF Pan 2015
- How everyone adapts Jiu-Jitsu to their bodies
- How he moves around differently off the mat because of Jiu-Jitsu
- His story of getting his blue belt
- Competing two weeks after getting his blue belt
- His goals when he competes
- Competing in the expert division
- His plans of teaching motivational and educational seminars
Brian Freeman getting his blue belt from Renzo Gracie
Links:
- Grapplers Heart
- Brian Freeman Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Email-Wheelchairjitsu@gmail.com
- Support Brian’s sponsor deusfight.com/ Brian25 for 25% off
Quote of the week: “You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room” Dr. Seuss
Article of the week: “Injury Prevention in BJJ: Put the Odds in Your Favor“
Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast