This week we have top USA judo athlete Hannah Martin.

We talk about:

• The process of making the olympic team
• Cutting weight, and changing weight classes
• Her start with Judo
• Compairing Judo with BJJ
• Having her husband be her coach
• Living in Germany
• The mental game of sports
• Her plans on making the USA Olympic Judo team

Links:

• BjjBrick Shop
• Your First Year of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• Six BJJ Training Games to Play While Rolling
• Your support is appreciated on Patreon

Quote of the week: “Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.” Winston Churchill

Article of the week: Most Common Positions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

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This week we bring back our friend Jess Munter. During her birth Jess suffered a Brachial Plexus injury leaving her unable to use her left arm. You can check out our past interview with Jess here https://bjjbrick.com/epi-220-adaptive-athlete-jess-munter-will-inspire-you/

We talk about:

• Some of her past competitions
• Having the support of her coaches
• Mental health
• Dealing with wins and losses
• Her goals for the future
• The idea of teaching a seminar
• Getting her purple belt

Links:

• Jess on instagram
• BjjBrick Shop
• Your First Year of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• Six BJJ Training Games to Play While Rolling
• Your support is appreciated on Patreon

Quote of the week: “The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.” H.L. Mencken

Article of the week: https://www.highpercentagemartialarts.com/blog/2018/8/13/deep-dive-heres-what-the-data-says-about-takedowns

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This week our friend Gustavo Dantas returns to the show to share some amazing stories and talk about the great work he is doing with The Jiu-Jitsu Tribe.

We talk about:

• Helping to starting The Jiu-Jitsu Tribe
• Helping kids that are in a difficult spot
• Raising money to support BJJ school in brazil and teach english
• How BJJ Jiu-Jitsu Tribe is keeping kids off of the street
• The BJJ school in Salvador, Bahia
• Delio Lima’s amazing story of protecting his students
• How jiu-jitsu can help you with life
• The mental side of BJJ
• Other projects he is working on

Links:

• Launching your BJJ Competition Journey After 30
• https://jiujitsutribe.org/
• BjjBrick Shop
• Your First Year of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• Six BJJ Training Games to Play While Rolling
• Your support is appreciated on Patreon

Quote of the week: “It is not how old you are, but how you are old” Jules Renard

Article of the week: https://www.jiujitsutimes.com/im-________-and-_________-should-i-try-jiu-jitsu/

Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast

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