Epi 124 Black Belt Jen Hall Interview

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Jen and Ryan Hall

This week we have an interview with Jen Hall. Jen is a BJJ black belt under her husband Ryan Hall.  She also teaches and runs the school 50/50 BJJ.  Jen has competed a lot and also done a lot of coaching.  We are thrilled to have her share her knowledge with us.

We talk about:

• What got her started in BJJ
• Running the 50/50 school
• The good and bad of running a gym
• Different teaching styles
• Teaching ideas she got from being a swim coach
• Not hitting a plateau
• The differences between their fundamentals 1 and fundamentals 2 classes
• Why she likes to have a class for beginners
• The current point system in BJJ
• Reaping the knee
• The differences between a teacher and a coach
• How she gets ready for a competition
• Dealing with her 8 surgeries
• The paper "Read this today win tomorrow"
• Women's classes
• What is up with Ryan Hall since the UFC
• They have one person come in to their gym because of TUF

Links:

• 50/50 BJJ
• Inverted Gear
• Jen on Twitter
• Jen on Instagram

Quote of the week: "If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril." Sun Tzu

Article of the week: Am I Doing Enough? justagirlbjj.com

 

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