Epi 139 Jimmy Fortunato and The Good Fight

This week we bring you an interview with Jimmy Fortunato. Jimmy started a tournament company called "The Good Fight" in 2008. Jimmy started training jiu-jitsu in 1997, and his experiences competing ultimately lead him to make some improvements to BJJ tournaments. A couple of years ago The Good Fight switched from a point based tournament to a submission only tournament.

We talk about:

• Why he started The Good Fight
• A little bit of history behind The Good Fight
• Making the change to sub only
• The basic rules
• The goals of the tournament
• Jiu-Jitsu Theatre
• Advice for kids doing a tournament
• Advice for parents
• Some of the most popular submission in competition

Links:

• The Good Fight
• Jiu-Jitsu Theatre

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