Bjjbrick Podcast- Bjj, Jiu-jitsu, Mma, Martial Arts, No-gi And Good Times!

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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDzak0TRuSA&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1gyLH7o9pZPG2k5Zt_K2jWwO8t7scqIQxRYFU8TTCxtrkrKbwMxGsR2II 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: “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 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

Posted on January 10, 2020 by byronjabara 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: Dear Blue belts How to roll with women Why You Should Attend Fundamental BJJ Classes (Even If You’re An “Upper Belt”) 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: “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-ji

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: Dollamur http://www.martimalloy.com/ BjjBrick Shop Your First Year of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Six BJJ Training Games to Play While Rolling Your support is appreciated on Patreon BJJ By The Month 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 iTunes, Stitcher radio, and Google Play Music for Andriod

This week we have a topic episode about recovering from an injury. We cover multiple articles from a variety of sports to help get you back on the mat better and faster. We talk about: Doing physical therapy Taking things one day at a time Pain science Changing your game Mental effects of being injured Finding a good doctor Staying positive Getting back stronger Having a good diet Articles covered: 8 Tips to Make a Strong Comeback to Running After an Injury 3 REASONS WHY A GRADUAL RETURN TO GYMNASTICS FOLLOWING INJURY IS KEY: PAIN SCIENCE, TISSUE ADAPTATION, AND PSYCHOLOGY 6 Steps for Getting Back on the Bike After an Injury 3 Components to Coming Back Stronger from Injuries 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: “All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind.” Bob Ross Question of the week: What is the favorite th

Maine Miller is a purple belt in BJJ and host the Grappling Rewind Podcast. Grappling Rewind is a podcast that focuses on covering competitive Jiu-Jitsu from week to week. This episode Maine does a recap of 2019 Jiu-Jitsu. We talk about: Starting the Grappling Rewind podcast What events the Grappling Rewind covers Some highlight of ADCC 2019 Spyder Invitational 2019 Super fights in 2019 How the rules will change the fights Building BJJ in the future How good commentary helps grow BJJ Links: Grappling Rewind 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: “Talent is a pursued interest. Anything that you’re willing to practice, you can do.” Bob Ross   Article of the week: https://www.mybluprint.com/article/acrylic-painting-techniques-all-beginners-should-try Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and Google Play Music for Andr

This week we have an interview with Torrie O’neil founder of The Mighty Dames. The Mighty Dames is a community of women grapplers classified as heavy weight (over 160lbs) We talk about: Her start with BJJ Her style of jiu-jitsu Starting The Mighty Dames Having a game that matches your body type Her struggles with starting BJJ Helping new students with support Helping girls get good fitting gis Training gi and no-gi What to expect at a tournament How to treat training partners 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: “You can’t change the people around you but, you can change the people around you.” Article of the week: Jiu-jitsu and Vedanta: Four Yogic Paths to Mastery 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

This week we talk about different training situations you might find yourself in and how to get the most of them. Training while injured Training for a tournament Getting the most out of a tight schedule Training when you are the best student in class Training when you are the worst student in class Training when you are on the road Training with Joe 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: “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger Article of the week: http://www.eatingwell.com/article/32715/9-simple-ways-to-be-a-better-cook/ 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

This week we have 11 time BJJ World Champion Buchecha on the show. We cover a wide range of topics from struggling with competitions as a kid to gi and no-gi training. We talk about: Training in seasons of gi and no-gi His preference for training in the gi Adapting his game to work in both gi and no-gi Doing BJJ as a kid His training schedule Focusing on one or two tournaments a year His thought process for deciding if he will compete Developing the folding pass after an injury His new folding pass instructional with BJJ Fanatics Not winning a match for his first eight tournaments Winning double gold for the first time in 2012 Getting the nickname Buchecha Links: Buchecha on BJJ Fanatics Shoyoroll Checkmat BJJ Buchecha 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: "I've seen kids who tie their self-worth to wins and losses and that's a scary place to be. Kids need to kn

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. 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: "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 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

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 Links: http://grapplingindustries.com/ Grappling Industries on Facebook Bj

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 Links: https://richtingworld.com/ https://twitter.com/richtingworld?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/richtingworld/?hl=en 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: “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 Po

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 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: "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

This week we have an interview with ADCC standout Lachlan Giles. Lachlan is coming off an amazing absolute bronze medal performance at adcc 2019. He had submissions over Kaynan Duarte, Patrick Guadio, and Mahamed Aly. We talk about: His performance at ADCC 2019 His match in 77kg with Lucas Lepri A strategy for Kaynan Duarte in the absolute His match with Patrick Gaudio What happened in his match with Gordon Ryan Getting bronze by submitting Mahamed Aly His new leg lock DVD Improving his flexibility His off the mat training Why working on guard passing is so important Why he likes to attack the feet from the top 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: "The measure of who we are is how we react to something that doesn't go our way." Gregg Popovich Article of the week: How's Your Poker Face? Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick P

This week we have an interview with BJJ Black Belt Amal Easton. Amal is the rare person that has both been able to compete at a high level and produce high level competitors of BJJ and MMA. We talk about: His start to BJJ Coaching jiu-jitsu How skying gave him grit that he used on the mats Moving to Brazil early in his BJJ journey How teaching BJJ has changed over the years The academy is a farm or a jungle concept Creating an environment that is good for everyone Why some people quit BJJ Links: EastonBJJ.com 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’s not about any one person. You’ve got to get over yourself and realize that it takes a group to get this thing done.” Gregg Popovich Article of the week chess.com/article/view/how-to-win-a-chess-game Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and Goog

This week we have an interview with the Vice President of We Defy Foundation Alan Shebaro. Alan is a 4th degree Black Belt under Professor Chris Haueter. We talk about: His start to BJJ and martial arts Having a tough time as a kid in fights The We Defy Foundation Working with Joey Bozik What We Defy athletes get out of BJJ His style of teaching a seminar His neck injury Links: The We Defy Foundation 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:  “We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don’t know.” W.H. Auden Check out our friends at Grappling Rewind Podcast for current info on competitions and upcoming events 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

This week we have grappling legend Gokor Chivichyan. Gokor has achieved gold at the international level at BJJ, Judo, MMA, and Sambo. He has coached Ronda Rousey, Karo Parisyan, Neil Melanson, and many more We talk about: Growing up as a tough kid in Armenia Starting Wrestling in 1968 Starting Sambo in 1971 Eventually adding Judo to his grappling mix He also did boxing for four years Bringing leg locks to the United States 35 years ago Teaching martial arts Links: Gokor’s Website Quote of the week: “Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ‘Make me feel important.’ Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.” -Mary Kay Ash Article of the week: Learn to Skateboard – Top 5 Tips & Tricks 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

This week we offer many tips and advice about training BJJ while you travel. We share many stories and experiences from our time on the road. Byron got a chance to train BJJ in Iceland this summer at Mjölnir MMA. Pictures are with Omar and Axel. We talk about: – Our experiences when training when traveling – When do you not train when traveling – Positives and negative – Tips for walking into a new gym, Find a gym, contact the gym, follow basic bjj social norms, know your why -Rolling as a guest Links: https://www.facebook.com/MjolnirMMA/ Quote of the week: “Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed. There is so little competition.” Elbert Hubbard Article of the week: https://beastmodesoccer.com/5-ways-to-become-a-better-soccer-player/ 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

This is our second part of ADCC 2019 coverage. And you guessed it part two covers day two. Meeting Marcelo Garcia at ADCC 2019 We talk about: The women's division Who won gold in each weight class The absolute division The need to change the tables to something that helps with fighter safety Some of our favorite parts of ADCC Some grapplers that made standout performances Interviews that will air in the future

The is a special podcast that covers ADCC 2019. We have a unique perspective on this show because we have Becky Jabara join the show. We talk about: Some of the different rules and points for ADCC Some of the matches that caught our attention Craig Jones, Josh Hinger, John Danaher and more

  Alia is a 39 year old blue belt and an active competitor. She started doing kickboxing and eventually started doing BJJ. She is also a teammate of our very own Joe Thomas. Alia getting Silver at master worlds (after the interview was recorded) We talk about: Her start to martial arts Dealing with health issues that resulted in a stroke or TIA Changing her training to protect against future medical issues Making goals to get fit Promoting women’s Jiu-Jitsu Taking a role as a “Team Mom” Networking at tournaments Training with smaller teammates Having fun while training Advice for a first tournament Changing her mindset for a tournament Self talk before a tournament Links: The Mighty Dames Check out the article about her on Jiu-Jitsu Times Quote of the week:”Persistence overshadows even talent as the most valuable resource shaping the quality of life.” Tony Robbins Article of the week: Is Jiu-Jitsu Training Violent? Catch us next week for another episode of The BjjBrick Podcast The BjjBrick Podcast i