Mon, 30 May 2016
This week we bring you part 2 of our interview with Travis Stevens. Travis competed on the USA Olympic Judo team in 2008 and 2012. Travis also has a black belt in BJJ. We talk about:
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Quote of the week: "Even though you're growing up, you should never stop having fun." Nina Dobrev Article of the week: "Tap or Nap! BJJ Chokes From a Doctor's Perspective" Doctor Warren Wang If you are interested in supporting The BjjBrick Podcast find out how here Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and Google play store for Andriod |
Mon, 23 May 2016
This week we bring you an interview with Travis Stevens. Travis competed on the USA Olympic Judo team in 2008 and 2012. Travis also has a black belt in BJJ. Travis shares some of his story and gives advice during this interview. We talk about:
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Quote of the week: "Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it." Dennis P. Kimbro Article of the week: "Your Promoiton Is Not Your Report Card" from Show The Art Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and RSS link for Andriod |
Mon, 9 May 2016
This week we bring an interview with brown belt Jess Fraser. Jess is the founder behind Australian Girls in Gi (AGIG), AGIG is over 1,000 members strong. Jess is also an active competitor meddling twice at ADCC and bringing home a silver from Worlds. Check out this link for a more detailed bio of Jess. We talk about:
Links: Quote of the week: “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Albert Einstein Article of the week: "Principle: ‘Forcing’ Positions aka Directing" Fuji Sekai Gi- Byron has this gi and he is loving it, check it out. If you are interested in supporting The BjjBrick Podcast on Patreon find out how here Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and RSS link for Andriod |
Mon, 2 May 2016
This week we bring you an interview with life long martial artist and BJJ black belt Tim Cartmell. Along with his BJJ black belt Tim is an eighth degree black belt in Kung-Fu San Soo. We talk about:
Links: Quote of the week: “…look he carry all of my weight. That’s another theory of jiu-jitsu. When I rest I should put him to work so I don’t get tired and he get tired. He spend energy.” Demian Maia Article of the week: The dangers of “I’ll Do Jiu Jitsu When…” Fuji Sekai Gi- Byron has this gi and he is loving it, check it out. If you are interested in supporting The BjjBrick Podcast find out how here Gary's audio book this week is called "The Spam Sweep" Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and RSS link for Andriod |
Mon, 25 April 2016
This week we bring you an interview with Joe D'arce. Joe shares his name with the famous BJJ and MMA choke the "Darce Choke". This interview covers a wide range of topics including how the choke got it's name, and advice for newer grapplers. We talk about:
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Quote of the week: "I get up before the sun comes up and get shit done" Adam Wheeler Article of the week: "Foot Beats Face: Mat Awareness and Safety in BJJ" Valerie Worthington on Breakingmuscle.com Fuji Sekai Gi- Byron has this gi and he is loving it, check it out. If you are interested in supporting The BjjBrick Podcast find out how here Fuji Sekai Gi- Byron has this gi and he is loving it, check it out. Byron is working on a new audio book called "Why Do I Wear My Gi When I Mow My Lawn?" Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and RSS link for Andriod |
Mon, 18 April 2016
Adam Wheeler is a BJJ black belt that also has a bronze medal from wrestling in the 2008 Olympics. We are thrilled to cover a huge range of topics with such a motivating person. We talk about:
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Quote of the week: "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." Confusiuos Article of the week: 50 Killer Tips For BJJ White Belts Fuji Sekai Gi- Byron has this gi and he is loving it, check it out. Here is a link to Byron's full review of this gi, and here is a link to our gi guide. If you are interested in supporting The BjjBrick Podcast find out how here Gary's audio book this week is called "The Tortoise and the Hare the Untold BJJ story" Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and RSS link for Andriod |
Mon, 11 April 2016
This week we have an interview with Marshal Carper. Marshal is a busy guy writing the books "The Cauliflower Chronicles", "Marcelo Garcia Advanced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Techniques", and the game "Dojo Storm". These things are just a short sample of the work that he has done and will continue to do. We talk about:
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Fuji Sekai Gi- Byron has this gi and he is loving it, check it out. Quote of the week: Presented by Dan Covel "Success isn't owned it's leased. And rent is due every day." J.J. Watt Article of the week: berwickleader.com.au Medals piling up for US bound 'Killer B' Cuskelly. If you are interested in supporting The BjjBrick Podcast find out how here Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and RSS link for Andriod |
Mon, 4 April 2016
This week we bring you an interview with Dan Covel. Dan is a BJJ black belt training under Marcelo Garcia. He also teaches at Marcelo Garcia Academy and in Hoboken New Jersey. We talk about:
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Quote of the week: "Men who wish to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details." Heraclitus Article of the week: Character building from Goulburn Martial Arts Academy Helping kids deal with bullies. This week we learn how to say "good bye" in Portuguese with part two of our language learning segment. Gary's future book is called "defensive driving, offensive driving, and driving over the neighbor's fensive" Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and RSS link for Andriod |
Mon, 28 March 2016
Bruce Hoyer has a unique way of running a BJJ class using Evernote. He shares his innovative method and much more during this interview. Bruce is a black belt under Rodrigo Comprido Medeiros. We talk about:
Links: Quote of the week:"Today is tomorrow's yesterday so make it count" Presented by Shawn Williams Article of the week: “We Don’t Have Time For Jiu Jitsu” Big Jiu-Jitsu We start a new segment this week Learning Basic Portuguese with Claudio Pt 1. We learn a couple of simple greetings. Here is a link for find the 9 parts on youtube. Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and RSS link for Andrio |
Mon, 21 March 2016
The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and RSS link for Andriod John Will is a listener favorite, and we are thrilled to have him back on the show. John is one of the famous “Dirty Dozen” meaning that he is one of the first 12 non-Brazilians to reach the rank of black belt in BJJ. John was at the an early adopter to BJJ and he brought it home to Australia. We talk about:
Links: Quote of the week: "When you lose, say little. When you win, say less." Matt Hughes Article of the week:Jimmy Starts Jiu-Jitsu, A Before And After Story Gary is working on his BJJ pop up book called "Go Gary Go, See Gary Roll, See Gary Tap" Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast |