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

BJJ has been so great to us over the years. This special Thanksgiving episode we highlight some of the things we are grateful for about BJJ.

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Quote of the week: "Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself." Robert Frost

Article of the week: 5 Ways to get better at swimming

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Direct download: Epi2032820Thank20You20BJJ.mp3
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This week we have an interview with David Aguzzi founder of Grappling Industries the fastest growing BJJ competition. Grappling Industries has a round robin format that gets competitors lots of matches. They currently sit in the number two spot for biggest BJJ competition organizations.

We talk about:

  • How Grappling Industries started
  • The round robin format
  • The popularity of Gi compared to no-gi
  • The reasons why no-gi is not as popular as gi
  • Different belt ranks at tournaments
  • Grappling Industries competing with NAGA
  • How Grappling Industries is improving their tournaments
  • David’s thoughts about the future of BJJ
  • If BJJ will ever be in the olympics
  • Having Pro MMA fighters enter a BJJ tournament
  • Why scrambles cause injuries
  • Giving points for knee on stomach
  • Why he recommends that most people don’t cut weight
  • Some behind the scenes info about a tournament
  • Some options for people who can’t afford to pay the entry fee

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Quote of the week: “Good fences make good neighbors” Robert Frost

Article of the week: From a World-Class Rower, Tips to Sharpen Technique

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Direct download: Epi2032720Grappling20Industries.mp3
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This week we have an interview with Martial Artist and Actor Rich Ting. You have seen Rich in Cinemax’s Warrior and Lone Survivor. Rich is also going to be in the fourth season of The Man In The High Castle on amazon prime.

We talk about:

  • Starting martial arts as a kid
  • Always learning and growing
  • Learning martial arts and the craft of acting
  • Learning about what you love
  • The Man In The High Castle
  • Playing Bolo on Cinemax’s Warrior
  • His role in the movie Lone Survivor

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Quote of the week: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” Robert Frost

Article of the week: How to negotiate your salary

Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast

The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunesStitcher radio, and Google Play Music for Andriod

Direct download: Epi2032620Rich20Ting.mp3
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This week we talk about making changes to your game to make it lean and mean.

We talk about:

  • What is considered "fat" in BJJ
  • Times we have cut things out of our game
  • How to identify fat in your game
  • When is it okay or good to have fat in your jiu-jitsu
  • The benefits of trimming up your game
  • Being able to make changes

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Quote of the week: "I'm not one to blow smoke at my players. They kicked our butts on the offensive boards. And it's not just because the ball came their way." Gregg Popovich

Article of the week: Staying on a Bull

Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast

Direct download: Epi2032520Trim20The20Fat20From20Your20BJJ.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:00am CDT

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