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

This week we talk about having a guard that is designed to submit your opponent. We have been working on our submission guards for a month now as part of the Bjj By The Month program.

We talk about:

  • Our experiences and failures over the last month
  • The Facebook group BJJ by the month https://www.facebook.com/groups/2518368208286581/
  • The advantage to your training by staying in guard and attacking
  • Using sweeps to setup submissions
  • How our guards have changed over the years
  • The required ability to recover guard if it gets passed
  • What we are working on next month

Links:

Quote of the week: “Eyes are useless when the mind is blind” unknown

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Direct download: Epi2033720The20Submission20Guard.mp3
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This week we have an interview with the director of the latest BJJ movie Lion Killer.

We talk about:

  • People dealing with trauma
  • The BJJ displayed in the movie
  • Making an independent film
  • Working with Regina Ting Chen, Matthew Meehan
  • BJJ culture
  • Belt whipping
  • Common training problems

Links:

Quote of the week: “I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.” Steve Irwin

Article of the week: How BJJ Helped Me With Officiating Football

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Direct download: Epi2033620Derrick20Fury20Director20of20Lion20Killer.mp3
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This week we have an interview with Jiu-Jitsu Times managing editor Averi Clements.

We talk about:

  • Writing articles for Jiu-Jitsu Times
  • Moving to Australia
  • Her new found preference for no-gi
  • Blue belts feeling overwhelmed
  • Feeling like you are not ready for a belt promotion
  • Traveling and doing BJJ
  • How a coach runs a class
  • Training in a fundamentals class
  • Rolling with members of the opposite sex
  • Adapting your training to fit your training partners

Links:

Quote of the week: “Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.” Steve Irwin

Article of the week: https://evolve-mma.com/blog/7-reasons-everyone-train-brazilian-jiu-jitsu/

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Direct download: Epi2033520Averi20Clements20from20Jiu-Jitsu20Times.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:00am CDT

Marti Malloy

This week we have an interview with Marti Malloy.

We talk about:

  • Her start in Judo as a kid
  • Doing tournaments as a kid
  • Becoming a well rounded Judo player
  • Her olympic experience
  • Mental preparation for the olympics
  • Why Europe has such good Judo
  • When to spar hard
  • What she teaches at a seminar
  • Teaching takedowns for BJJ

Links:

Quote of the week: “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” Benjamin Franklin

Article of the week: http://neworleansdodgeball.com/safety

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: Epi2033420Marti20Malloy.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:00am CDT

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