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

The BjjBrick Podcast is in iTunes, and Stitcher radio Steve Maxwell is one of the first Americans to receive a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  He was the first person to start teaching kettlebells in the United States.  At the age of 62 he travels the world teaching BJJ and life style fitness.  Find more info about Steve Maxwell here. We talk about: His start to martial arts as a kid Getting his blue belt fast and getting stuck at purple belt How he learned how to teach Jiu-Jitsu History of early BJJ in the United States The combat aspect of Jiu-Jitsu Why the age 45 seems to be a road block for people that do BJJ Setting intrinsic goals and not extrinsic goals How age effects you ability to do BJJ How his game has changed over the years Proper breathing techniques A method of training to force you use better breathing Links: Steve Maxwell's website Steve Maxwell's Facebook page Quote of the week: "no victory without sacrifice" Robson Moura Article of the week: "7 REASONS WHY YOUR CHILD SHOULD PRACTICE