A BJJ Marriage

A BJJ Marriage

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A BJJ Marriage episodes

  • 063 - Leg Locks are the "Real Diehl"

    This was such a jam-packed weekend of fun and martial arts.  We coached two of our kids to victory in Pankration @ Primal 4 and attended a fantastic No-Gi leg lock seminar & mobility seminar from Joey "The Real" Diehl.  We were able to display what we've been working on but also add new tools and techniques to our belts.  Do you know all of the basic leg lock positions?


    Show Notes:
    - Pankration recap - 2 for 2
    - Describing the fights and the technique these kids had
    - Split decision and an armbar finish
    - Leg Lock Seminar with Joey "the real" Diehl
    - Why ignore 50% of the body?
    - Positional differences in leg entanglements
    - Leg Locks for Dummies
    - Why they're dangerous
    - Top takeaways from the seminar
    - Drilling is great, live rolling is better
    - Understand the control position before going for submission

    A BJJ Marriage: https://www.abjjmarriage.com


    Fluid BJJ: https://www.fluid-jiujitsu.com/

    Upcoming Events: https://abjjmarriage.com/events/

    Brittany's Recipes: https://abjjmarriage.com/recipes/

    Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hYojCn

    abjjmarriage #fluidjiujitsu #bjj #bjjpodcast #pankrationatprimal #pankration #leglocks #bjjseminar

    58 min
  • 062 - Hanging with the "Big Boys" - Training w/ Nicolas Bontempo

    How many people in your gym have competed before, and how many have had any MMA or kickboxing fights?  This week we are joined by Nic Bontempo, a BJJ blue belt and Muay Thai practitioner with us at Fluid Jiu Jitsu.  Nic fought a kickboxing fight the night before filming this episode with us and we dive into what it's like to step into the cage and put it all on the line.  


    Show Notes:
    - Introducing Nic Bontempo
    - Happy Mother's day - sorry we missed last week!
    - IBJJF Chicago for Brenton Recap
    - Recap of Bontempo's kickboxing fight
    - Just because you're fighting doesn't mean life stops
    - Biggest takeaways - "KICK"boxing, cardio, fighting off the back foot
    - Competition prep course on Gentle Art Lifestyle - https://www.gentleartlifestyle.com/competitionprep
    - One thing to win or lose but another to have the opportunity to compete and have the support of your team
    - June 20th belt Ceremony announcement
    - Joey Diehl's seminar
    - Leg Locks for dummies on YouTube - https://youtu.be/1xAFbNGMoa8
    - July 30th: Caged Grappling Championship
    - Lots of events coming up for Fluid, watch your email!
    - Nic Bontempo's timeline of Jiu Jitsu
    - Remembering Mike Hernandez

    A BJJ Marriage: https://www.abjjmarriage.com


    Fluid BJJ: https://www.fluid-jiujitsu.com/

    Upcoming Events: https://abjjmarriage.com/events/

    Brittany's Recipes: https://abjjmarriage.com/recipes/

    Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hYojCn

    Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/abjjmarriage/support

    #abjjmarriage #fluidjiujitsu #bjj #bjjpodcast #kickboxing #fight #mma #martialarts

    1 hr 13 min
  • 061 - Charity Roll-A-Thon Success! With Brenton Fitzgerald and Jada

    What's the longest amount of time you've ever stayed on the mats?  This weekend we were on the mats for over 12 hours for our Charity Roll-A-Thon at Fluid for the This Time Tomorrow and Chron's & Colitis Foundation.  Great memories were made at this event for more than 60 people, and did Nick really hallucinate?


    Show Notes:
    - Introducing Jada and Brent
    - 12 Wisconsin black belts teaching 30 minutes
    - Going through each of the 12 techniques
    - Bendee McGee
    - What we plan to do differently next year
    - GoFundMe
    - How many hours we each spent on the mats
    - Nancy is 75 and made it all day long!
    - Wine tasting
    - Cookie dilemma
    - Favorite and least favorite parts of the day
    - Patches Magic Beans
    - Please feel free to donate to our two charity funds: https://gofund.me/276ee718

    This Time Tomorrow Foundation: https://www.thistimetomorrow.org/
    Chron's & Colitis Foundation: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/

    A BJJ Marriage: abjjmarriage.com


    Fluid BJJ: https://www.fluid-jiujitsu.com/

    Upcoming Events: https://abjjmarriage.com/events/

    Brittany's Recipes: https://abjjmarriage.com/recipes/

    Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hYojCn

    #abjjmarriage #fluidjiujitsu #bjj #bjjpodcast #chairty #rollathon #bjjgi #bjjseminar

    1 hr 14 min
  • 060 - Rest Rounds Are Holding You Back

    We're back to a normal week of training in the Lee household and are diving into why you shouldn't sit out in between rolling rounds.  People use rest rounds to catch their breath and give themselves a break in between rolling, but should you really take those breaks?  Do you know what it's like to roll lighter, focus on defense, keep yourself on the mat, and maximize your rolling time?


    Show Notes:
    - Which Teletubby do you align with?
    - New Gi's
    - Maximizing your cardio and endurance on the mat
    - Recovery while rolling - breathe and defend
    - Learning to breathe in uncomfortable situations
    - Concepts of breath - the belly - diaphragmatic breathing
    - Have fun while rolling
    - Intensity while training - 80, 50, 20 rule - sharpens your technique
    - Defense vs attacking
    - White belt mentality - ego - positionally and submissions
    - Sitting out leads to injury due to muscles cooling down
    - Everyone starts as a white belt
    - No one starts out and is great at it
    - It does get better, we promise
    - 1) breathe 2) show up 3) manage intensity

    Meghan's Women's Article: https://www.gentleartlifestyle.com/post/how-to-level-the-playing-field-for-women-in-bjj

    A BJJ Marriage: abjjmarriage.com


    Fluid BJJ: https://www.fluid-jiujitsu.com/


    12 Hour Charity Roll-A-Thon: https://fb.me/e/2r2crqq0m
    Gentle Art Lifestyle Summer Camp: https://www.gentleartlifestyle.com/summercamp2022

    #abjjmarriage #fluidjiujitsu #bjj #bjjpodcast #whitebelt #breathing #recovery #defense

    1 hr 3 min
  • 059 - Diving into the Sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

    After one week off in Florida we are back!  We didn't get the results we were hoping for at IBJJF Pans but we came back with some lessons and insight into sport BJJ.  Nick talks about some of his major takeaways and what he will do better next time.  We also got to learn from UFC fighter Nate "Mayhem" Maness at our sister school Sweeps BJJ in Wautoma.  A huge couple of weeks of learning!


    Show Notes:
    - We got stripes!!
    - PANS outline of Nicks's first and only match
    - Breakdown of Brent's match
    - Chicago IBJJF sold out
    - Brent's sleeve grip dilemma
    - Play the sport vs Self Defense when competing
    - Florida shenanigans
    - MMA seminar (striking and no-gi)
    - Rolling with new people
    - Roll-A-Thon is 2 weeks away!

    A BJJ Marriage: abjjmarriage.com


    Fluid BJJ: https://www.fluid-jiujitsu.com/
    12 Hour Charity Roll-A-Thon: https://fb.me/e/2r2crqq0m
    Gentle Art Lifestyle Summer Camp: https://www.gentleartlifestyle.com/summercamp2022

    #abjjmarriage #fluidjiujitsu #bjj #ibjjfpans #pans #competition #podcast #bjjpodcast

    1 hr 3 min
  • 058 - How Jiu Jitsu is Shaping Our Lives

    We are on the road to IBJJF Pans 2022!  Nick & Brittany have been working hard to get ready by being on weight, staying healthy, and getting mentally prepared.  Spring has sprung and we have all sorts of new things and events lined up.  Will you join our challenge in June?


    Show Notes:
    - IBJJF PANS this week!
    - Reflect on your journey
    - Prepping for a huge competition with diet
    - Food is fuel, literally
    - Three day fast do's and dont's
    - We started a website! Watch for our newsletter
    - Jiu Jitsu embodies our lifestyles
    - Website for a cookbook
    - All the events coming up
    - Sweeps Nate Maness Seminar
    - Charity Roll-A-Thon
    - Gentle Art Lifestyle Summer Camp
    - ADCC Trials
    - Dave's competition prep workshop


    A BJJ Marriage: abjjmarriage.com


    Fluid BJJ: https://www.fluid-jiujitsu.com/
    Sweeps BJJ Nate Maness MMA Seminar: https://fb.me/e/1xn1VfM5Q
    12 Hour Charity Roll-A-Thon: https://fb.me/e/2r2crqq0m
    Gentle Art Lifestyle Summer Camp: https://www.gentleartlifestyle.com/summercamp2022

    #abjjmarriage #fluidjiujitsu #bjj #ibjjfpans #pans #competition #podcast #bjjpodcast

    58 min
  • 057 - What Makes a Warrior w/ Jason Bergemann

    This week we are joined with a Fluid Jiu Jitsu brown belt - Jason Bergemann!  Jason has a deep well of experience in martial arts learned throughout a lifetime of training, inside and outside of the dojo.  What does Jason think it means to be a warrior, and what does he mean by training self-offense?


    Show Notes:
    - Introducing Jason Bergemann
    - Navigating drama within the BJJ community
    - Lining up according to rank
    - How well does the system work?
    - Limited rules when combat fighting vs sport
    - Jason's military family background
    - Learning to live in society as a child who ran away from foster care
    - Starting wrestling in 6th grade to Japanese Jiu Jitsu to knife and sword fighting to BJJ
    - Weight classes don't exist in other sports
    - Sword training
    - Martial means military-like
    - Weapons in martial arts
    - "Natural dojo" - environment of the day
    - The difference between Traditional and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
    - How to destroy a human being
    - Don't train self-defense, train self-offense - be a good grappler!

    A BJJ Marriage Socials: https://linktr.ee/ABJJMarriage

    Fluid BJJ: https://www.fluid-jiujitsu.com/
    12 Hour Charity Roll-A-Thon: https://fb.me/e/2r2crqq0m
    Sweeps BJJ Nate Maness MMA Seminar: https://fb.me/e/1xn1VfM5Q

    #abjjmarriage #fluidjiujitsu #bjj #warrior #samurai #weapons #japanesejiujitsu

    1 hr 12 min
  • 056 - Treating Jiu Jitsu as a Real Life Video Game w/ Anthony Portugues

    Anthony Portugues!  Anthony just recently competed in BJJ for the first time but has lots of experience competing in other events such as video games and tabletop games.  How has this experience helped him in BJJ?


    Show Notes:
    - Introducing Anthony Portugues
    - Starting 2.5 years ago
    - Muay Thai for the first time
    - Masvidal UFC
    - Side Control and white belt insecurities
    - Comparing Jiu Jitsu to video games
    - Dilemmas and understanding people's games
    - Jiu Jitsu is an endless art
    - Anthony's first competition and what went wrong
    - The closed guard 🙄
    - Playing the sport in competition vs strength
    - Gentle Art Lifestyle accountability program for competition
    - mental vs physical competition
    - Why do stripes validate our Jiu Jitsu?
    - Pros and cons of fighting with strikes
    - Brittany wants more women to train
    - Anthony's YouTube channel - Chewy89 - https://www.youtube.com/user/Chewie891

    A BJJ Marriage Socials: https://linktr.ee/ABJJMarriage

    Fluid BJJ: https://www.fluid-jiujitsu.com/
    12 Hour Charity Roll-A-Thon: https://fb.me/e/2r2crqq0m
    Sweeps BJJ Nate Maness MMA Seminar: https://fb.me/e/1xn1VfM5Q

    #abjjmarriage #fluidjiujitsu #bjj #videogames #competition #muaythai

    1 hr 23 min
  • 055 - A Wisconsin Blackbelt BJJ Journey w/ Jason Lippert

    This week we take a journey through some Wisconsin BJJ history with Fluid Blackbelt Jason Lippert.  Jason was part of some of the foundations of BJJ in Wisconsin and is continually sharing what he's currently working on with our team.  Who has Jason crossed paths with and what is he working on now?


    Show Notes:
    - Introducing Jason Lippert
    - Starting in Judo
    - Ben Salas, to Oshkosh (started own club) to Henry in 97
    - Injuries holding him back
    - Feeling like an inadequate purple belt after time off
    - Concepts of the cradle
    - Charity Roll-A-Thon
    - Working towards MMA judge certification
    - How big and small the community is
    - Learning lessons from mess-ups

    A BJJ Marriage Socials: https://linktr.ee/ABJJMarriage
    Fluid BJJ: https://www.fluid-jiujitsu.com/
    Womens Self Defense Seminar: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fluid-jiu-jitsu-free-womens-self-defense-seminar-tickets-273973250367
    12 Hour Charity Roll-A-Thon: https://fb.me/e/2r2crqq0m
    Sweeps BJJ Nate Maness MMA Seminar: https://fb.me/e/1xn1VfM5Q

    #abjjmarriage #fluidjiujitsu #bjj #wisconsinbjj #journey #mma #blackbelt

    1 hr 1 min
  • 054 - White Belt's First BJJ Competition Experience w/ Michael Waring

    We are joined by our teammate Michael Waring talking about what runs through a white belt's mind before and after their first BJJ competition.  What were Michael's biggest takeaways and was he prepared enough?


    Show Notes:
    - Introducing Michael Waring
    - Thinking about losses overnight
    - Attacking vs defending
    - Cutting weight to 170
    - 30 classes in one day
    - Jab-cross analogy
    - Gassing out
    - Cake tiers
    - Women in Jiu jitsu
    - Learning names and building relationships
    - Gear talk
    - Honeymoon phase & work-life balance

    A BJJ Marriage Socials: https://linktr.ee/ABJJMarriage

    Fluid BJJ: https://www.fluid-jiujitsu.com/
    Womens Self Defense Seminar: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fluid-jiu-jitsu-free-womens-self-defense-seminar-tickets-273973250367
    Sweeps BJJ Nate Maness MMA Seminar: https://fb.me/e/1xn1VfM5Q

    #abjjmarriage #fluidjiujitsu #bjj #bjjcompetition #fujimilwaukee #fuji #whitebelt 

    1 hr 10 min

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Discussions of our lives as married Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners