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Valerie Worthington is a BJJ black belt and writer for Breaking Muscle, and we are excited to share what Valerie has to say in this interview.
We talk about:
- Her start in BJJ
- The book she is working on
- Traveling vs staying home
- What to expect when you start BJJ
- What to expect when you compete for the first time
- Her first experiences competing
- Training advice for competition
- Her style of BJJ
- Making changes to your game
- Dealing with frustrations on the mat
- How she trains with people that she does not know
- Her process for writing an article
- Advice for instructors
Links:
- Groundswell grappling concepts
- Inverted gear
- Q5 supplements
- Valerie Worthington’s Facebook page
- Valerie Worthington’s profile on Breaking Muscle
Quote of the week: “Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.” John F. Kennedy
Article of the week: Don’t Build Your BJJ Game on White Belt- grapplearts.com
We also give an award for review of the year for 2015, and Gary talks about his future audio book called “Double Monkey Punch- Fighting Twins”
Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast