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

The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, Stitcher radio, and RSS link for Andriod This week we have a interview with Rafael Lovato Jr black belt James Puopolo.  He has been doing BJJ full time since leaving his middle school math teaching job.  He can be found on the mats at Salem-Keizer Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy. You can find out more about James here on BJJ Heroes. We talk about: Running his academy His ever changing style of BJJ Training with out the use of a timer Fitting your BJJ into many different rule sets The importance of finishing your opponent His training schedule Training other grappling arts Training with Luke Tirey His first training experience with RLJ Doing 14 competitions last year His future goals Keeping a training journal The process he goes through before a competition Basic meditation to get you in your zone Advice for a students first tournament Links for James Puopolo's sponsors: Check out the gis at Origin Green Strength Elite Flexibility Iron Lion Soap Keep up with James on his Fac