Epi 87 Brian Freeman, He is No Ordinary Blue Belt

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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 [e-mail]
• 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