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Kenny Baker is a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) under Gordo Europe BJJ, Co-Founder/Owner and Head Coach at Flo Martial Arts in Plymouth, UK.

Kenny is a lifelong Martial Artist who has dedicated 20 years to BJJ and has trained under the late Karl Tanswell, Renzo Gracie, John Danaher and Braulio Estima. He is a longtime friend and training partner of UFC fighter, Gunnar Nelson. At the time of writing, Kenny has over 200 students, including 4 black belts and countless brown, purple and blue belts.

Expect to get the everyday perspective on what BJJ is, it's effectiveness in competition against other martial arts, what it takes to be at an elite level, how it benefit you as a man, a bit of banter and much more...

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00:00 Intro
03:45 The Early Days
10:03 What is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
13:12 Bursting the Ego Bubble
18:14 So Much More to Martial Arts
25:51 Not Everyone Can Be a Black Belt
32:09 Training under Karl Tanswell
35:10 Training at Renzo’s in New York
44:12 Getting the Black Belt
47:31 Competition History
52:35 Competition Isn’t Reality
54:49 Steroids in BJJ
01:02:27 Injuries & Physios
01:09:53 How to Avoid injuries 
01:18:18 Running the Funny Farm
01:24:07 Best Submission & Position

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