We have all made mistakes on and off the mat. We share some of ours so you can possibly learn from our mistakes.

We talk about:

• Training but doing activities but not actually accomplishing anything
• What mistakes most people make
• The mistake of not knowing your "why"
• Training for the wrong reasons
• Lacking focus in BJJ
• Not learning from seminars
• Training while injured
• Getting your spouse to train
• Not recognizing progress
• Not being welcoming to new people

Quote of the week: Do not mistake activity as accomplishment" John Wooden

Article of the week: Competing in mid-adulthood: How to train to win after age 35

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This Week we have an interview with BJJ Black Belt Mitch Hall. Mitch received his black belt in January 2018 from Roli Delgado. We cover a wide range of topics from changing schools to coaching students.

We talk about:

• His start in Jiu-Jitsu
• His first thoughts on MMA
• Doing Jiu-Jitsu in a Karate school
• Starting a BJJ school after having a negative experience at a different school
• Changing your game over the years
• Designing a system to BJJ
• Making changes to your game with your coaches help
• Developing a game with your weight class in mind
• Changing BJJ gyms
• Reasons to change gyms
• Talking to your coach about cross training
• Dealing with a bicep injury

Links:

• Mitch on instagram
• Westside MMA

Quote of the week:"many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after" Henry David Thoreau

Article of the week: https://www.bjjee.com/articles/the-10-principles-of-grappling-by-luta-livre-master-roberto-leitao/

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This week we have an interview with Tyson Kilbey. Tyson is a 19 year veteran of the Johnson County Sheriff's Office in Kansas. He is also a Jiu-Jitsu instructor and Firearms instructor. This is a great interview that covers many topics on and off the mat.

We talk about:

• His start to martial arts
• Benefits of Jiu-Jitsu for police officers
• How Jiu-Jitsu has reduced the amount of force he needs to use
• Firearms training for conceal carry
• Training with firearms safely
• Teaching firearms safety to kids
• His book Fundamental Handgun Mastery

Links:

• Fundamental Handgun Mastery
• Top Firearms Instruction on Facebook
• Top Firearms Instruction website

Quote of the week: "We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action." Dr. Henry Link

Article of the week: 3 Of The Best BJJ Conditioning Exercises

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This week we have an interview with Rafael Lovato Sr. We talk about everything from martial arts to pipe organs.

We talk about:

• Having a rough upbringing that should have ended him up in prison or dead
• Setting real goals
• BJJ helping kids
• Martial arts for him when he was a kid
• His start training BJJ with Carlos Machado
• What he saw in Rafael Lovato Jr. that made him think he would be one of the best in the world
• Jiu-Jitsu and MMA
• Jiu-Jitsu and self defence
• Requiring BJJ students to learn some striking
• Why every student should try compeating
• Playing the pipe organ
• Music and Jiu-Jitsu
• What music has done for his BJJ
• How he avoids injuring his fingers while rolling on the mat

Links:

• Lovato's School of BJJ and MMA
• Lovato Jiu-Jitsu on Facebook

Quote of the week: "Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do." Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Article of the week: Just Do As Little Bit …

We are ranked #22 on this list of BJJ blogs https://blog.feedspot.com/bjj_blogs/

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This episode we have an interview with BJJ Black Belt Seth Daniels. Seth is the CEO of Fight to Win Pro. This interview covers a wide range of topics from training advice to stories from running Fight to Win.

We talk about:

• His start to martial arts
• Judo for Jiu-Jiutsu
• How his game has changed due to injuries
• His thoughts on teaching BJJ
• Seth's four moves
• Learning new moves including leg locks
• Tips for people doing tournaments
• Dealing with wins and losses
• Learning from lower belts
• The current status with Fight 2 Win
• Troubles he has had with Fight 2 Win

Links:

• Fight 2 Win
• Seth's Kimura details https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUWE1nLTh0Q

Question "My teammates seem to be getting better faster than me. People that i could beat easily are now beating me. This is frustrating, why am I learning so much slower?"

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We are really happy to bring BJJ purple belt Brian Freeman for another interview. Brian is a disabled vet with a T4 spinal cord injury with Brown-Sequard syndrome. He is from Rockingham, North Carolina.

We talk about:

• The growth of adaptive athletes in BJJ
• Getting his blue and purple belts
• Some of his favorite techniques
• Dealing with high mount
• Using Social media to build the adaptive athlete community
• Stories of competing
• What BJJ has done for him off the mat
• Doing marathons in his wheelchair
• Advice for other adaptive athletes wanting to start Jiu-Jitsu
• Training advice

Links:

• Brian on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook

Quote of the week: "Strong people are hard to kill" presented by Kevan Sr. at the BjjBrick Summer Camp

Article of the week: Muay Thai for BJJ

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