BjjBrick Podcast- BJJ, no-gi and good times!

This week on the podcast we talk about a way to evaluate your game. Your collection of techniques fall at different skill levels. We look at these five different levels and give advice or depending on what level your technique is. Don't think of it as all of your BJJ is at one level, think of it as parts of your game are at different levels.

The Depth of your Jiu-Jitsu Pool

  • Level 1- You don't know how to swim = You don't train Jiu-JItsu
  • Level 2- Standing in the pool = Becoming aware of the a technique
  • Level 3- Swimming = The BJJ you know
  • Level 4- Swimming in the deep end = Your best moves
  • Level 5- Deep dive = A part of the game that you are one of the best

Quote of the week: "Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind." Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Article of the week: How Much Do I Need To Cross Train To Get Better at BJJ?

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This week we have BJJ legend Braulio Estima as our guest on the podcast. We talk about training, competing, and the Grappler's Escape cruise you can catch him on April 29-May 6, 2018.

We talk about:

  • How his game has developed over the years
  • How to make an opponent uncomfortable
  • Making your opponent fight out of their game plan
  • Tips for training if you are the most skilled person in the room
  • Why it is so important to share with your teammates
  • How often to train, and doing mental training
  • The Grappler's Escape cruise in April 2018

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Quote of the week: "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt

Article of the week: How to Play Up Sports On Your Resume

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Craig Jones shocked his opponents and the world with his performance at ADCC this year and we are excited to have him this week on The BjjBrick Podcast.

We talk about:

  • His start with BJJ
  • Why some students like no-gi more
  • How he developed his Z guard game
  • His training for ADCC 2017
  • Training for the rule set
  • His matches with Leandro Lo, Murilo Santana, Keenan Cornelius, Xande Ribeiro and Chael Sonnen
  • Making the change from a grappling hobby to a serious sport
  • His plans in the future
  • Training and traveling
  • Training on a tight schedule

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Quote of the week: "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." William Arthur Ward

Article of the week: The Nine Mental Skills of Successful Athletes

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This week we have an interview with Nick Unander. Nick is a friend and former of Joe. Nick has been training martial arts since 1986. You can find Nick teaching and training BJJ in the island paradise of Cyprus.

We talk about:

  • His start in martial arts (Tae Kwon Do)
  • His first experience with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
  • Make Jiu-Jitsu a career
  • Doing early MMA matches
  • Opening a martial arts school
  • Moving and opening new BJJ schools
  • Training under Marcelo Alonso
  • What new students should focus on learning
  • What he looks for in a blue belt
  • Blue belt blues (blue belts that quit training)
  • His thoughts on compeititon
  • His phrase Jiu-Jitsu will either take you, make you, or break you

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Quote of the week: "Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away." Arthur Helps

Article of the week: Overcoming Fear in BJJ

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