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This is part 2 of our interview with BJJ Black Belt Jonathan Thomas.

We talk about:

• His mindset during a match
• Breaking BJJ down into mini battles
• Controlling your development in BJJ
• How BJJ is doing in Sweden
• The development of BJJ in Europe
• His experiences during travels
• Doing gymnastics for strength training

Links:

• Jonathan's Facebook Page
• Jonathan Thomas on Epi 32 

Quote of the week: “Talented players don’t always succeed. Some don’t even make the team. It’s more what’s inside.” Brett Favre

Article of the week: "10 Ways to Inject Positivity Into Your BJJ Community" 

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This week we bring Jonathan Thomas back to the show.  He has some training tips and advice that could change the way you train.

We talk about:

• Why he is traveling
• What got him interested in strength and conditioning
• Baseline aerobic conditioning
• Your max heart rate ( 220- your age)
• Playing guard vs playing a passing game
• Developing a complete game

Links:

• Jonathan's Facebook Page

Quote of the week: “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” Neil Gaiman

Article of the week: "8 Steps to Finding the Perfect BJJ Gi"

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Alison is a black belt competitor in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  This year she came in second at Black Belt IBJJF Worlds, and competed in ADCC in Brazil. She is from Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada.

We talk about:

• Training with her family
• Our interview with her brother Michael Tremblay
• The diversity of Alpha Mixed Martial Arts
• Her full time job (it is not BJJ)
• Going to school
• What type of game she likes to play
• Advice on getting the most out of rolling
• Her experience at ADCC
• Training for both Gi and No-gi
• What she does to get mentally for the competition
• Teaching the kids classes
• Why BJJ is good for kids
• What she was like as a blue belt
• What she learned playing hockey that helped her in BJJ
• Dealing with losses

Links:

• Alison's Facebook page

Quote of the week: "Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." William James

Article of the week: The Unsung Jiu Jiteiro

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Mission 22 is a organization that raises awareness for Veteran suicide. It is a sad fact that 22 veterans take their lives due to PTSD every day.  Chris Papandria joins us this week to talk about Mission 22 and BJJ.

We talk about:

• What got Chris started in BJJ
• How Mission 22 was named
• BJJ seminars that benefit Mission 22
• How you can help your teammates that have PTSD
• The importance of a team
• The mental escape that BJJ provides
• Having a gym that is supportive to Veterans
• Supporting Mission 22

Links:

• Mission 22
  
• Elder Heart
• The Raider Project

Quote of the week: "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill

Article of the week: "Having A Good Drill Partner Is Crucial" jiujitsutimes.com

Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast