Epi 55 Interview with Black Belt AJ Agazarm

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Gold lightweight and absolute title for the 2014 NoGi European Championship

AJ Agazarm is a former DI wrestler and a very active light weight black belt. He is known for his aggressive style and never quit attitude. He received his black belt a couple of years ago from Eduardo de Lima.  This is a fun interview and AJ shares tons of great advice for any grappler.

We talk about:

• AJ's love for extreme sports
• AJ's passion for travel
• Why he likes to enter the absolute division
• As a black belt he has had over 75 matches in less than 2 years
• The fine line between being reckless and tenacious
• His training as he travels
• His competition goals that he has met and not met yet
• What he does before he compete
• How he views a competitive BJJ match
• How BJJ has changed him off the mat
• The cultural differences between BJJ and wrestling
• How he practices mental toughness
• How he keeps his emotions out of his match
• How he gets out of tight submissions
• Advice for a student competing for the first time
• Enjoying the entire process of the tournament not just the match
• Why he loved being a blue belt
• How to find your game plan
• Why it is important to take notes in class
• Advice for competing in the absolute division

Check out AJ's Sponsors

• Budovideos
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• OC Fight Docs
• RevLocal
• Sambazon

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• Facebook
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• Twitter
• Video of AJ skydiving and drinking açaí

Quote of the week: "Nothing takes the place of hard training on the mats" Budo Jake

Article of the week: 5 Important Things Your Instructors Want You to Stop Doing

 

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