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What happens when you dedicate an entire hour to positional sparring and games at Marcelo Garcia's Academy in New York City? You'll learn the importance of exploration and experimentation in jiu jitsu, as Josh did in his recent visit. We discuss how this unique class structure allowed Josh to hone his skills and gain valuable insights.

Skill acquisition in  jiu jitsu is a hot topic, and we dive deep into the benefits of experiencing different teaching methods and training environments. We talk about positional sparring and talk about how places like Marcelo Garcia's Academy are implementing these methods. Plus, we cover the importance of providing realistic resistance and how to progress with sparring as you become more advanced.

Lastly, we dive into Jake's process for creating his next instructional. Listen in as we discuss the dynamics of the open guard position and strategies for exhausting opponents. Hope you enjoy!

Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here.

Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.

Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode, we talk about how to get the most out of open mat by being intentional. Josh has been having some trouble finding partners to positionally spar with, or work on specific skills rather than just sparring. Hope you enjoy!

Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here.

Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.

Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode, we talk about Josh getting stuck defending. From playing open guard and defending a pass, the battle is defending and then finding openings to go into an off-balance or sweep. We discuss how to find those openings. Hope you enjoy!

Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here.

Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.

Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode we talk about focusing on what our opponent is trying to do versus focusing on what we're trying to do. It's a bit more esoteric and theoretical, but we had a ton of fun, and hope you enjoy. 

Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here.

Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.

Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode, we talk about Jake's first two competitions as a blue and purple belt and dig into some lessons learned. We hope you enjoy!

Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here.

Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.

Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode, we talk about Josh's eight-week competition training plan. It starts with positional sparring, then linked positional sparring, full sparring, and a taper week. We also cover Josh's light physical training plan for the eight weeks. Josh competes in his first competition at 155 lbs in No Gi, White Belt Division at Grappling Industries in San Diego on June 24th. The countdown begins! 

Hope you enjoy our conversation! Here are links to what we mentioned:

• PDF of Josh's Training Plan
• Around the Legs Passing No Gi Submeta Course
• Episode #12 with Brad Bentley

Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here.

Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.

Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In our check-in series, we share updates and discuss what we're each exploring in our journeys. In this episode, we recap Josh's trip to Hawaii, getting to train with Jake 1-1, and in his group class, ADCC data, Josh's move to San Diego and joining Jocko Willink's gym, Victory MMA, and Josh preparing for his first competition coming up at the end of June. It's a packed one, hope you enjoy!

Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here.

Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.

Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode, we talk about all things wrestling. How beginners should approach it, is it important to learn at the early stage, and ideas about how one can start learning. 

Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here.

Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.

Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode we cover Josh's fears and questions when it comes to rolling and sparring with bigger opponents. In case you didn't know, Josh is a tall skinny dude and in a previous episode talked about how he broke his hand rolling too hard against a bigger opponent and has since been hesitant in these situations. We talk about how to approach rolling with bigger opponents from top position, bottom, the importance of  frames, and what value we get from these rolls. Hope you enjoy!

Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here.

Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.

Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!

In this episode we talk with Josh Richards from JoshRichBJJ on Youtube. Josh has been training for 3.5 years and just got his purple belt! He's an avid competitor and posts awesome video recaps and stories on his channel. Follow Josh on Youtube and Instagram.

Download Sherpa, the free AI-powered journaling app for athletes. Join the convo with Josh on Discord here.

Use the code "BJJHELP" for 50% off your first month on Jake's Outlier Database to study match footage, get links to resources, and more.

Use code “BJJHELP” at submeta.io to try your first month for only $8!