A BJJ Marriage

A BJJ Marriage

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A BJJ Marriage episodes

  • 043 - A Day in the Life of a BJJ Referee

    This week we decided to go see what it's like to work at a BJJ tournament!  Nick was a ref and Brittany was a scorekeeper at Fuji BJJ - Stoughton.  If you have ever been to a BJJ comp, it's easy to criticize the ref.  We never really dive in and wonder what it's like to actually be in that position.  We decided to try it out and see what it's like from the other side of the fence.  Listen in to hear our thoughts!


    Show Notes:
    - Intro & why we started the podcast
    - Working at Fuji Stoughton
    - Easy to get hired
    - The "training process"
    - What we had to know
    - Knowing the BJJ community
    - Keeping points accurate
    - Understanding each division
    - Fun and crazy matches we watched
    - Making a ref's decision
    - Being criticized as a ref
    - Would we do it again?

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

    https://linktr.ee/ABJJMarriage

    1 hr 13 min
  • 042 - Life After the White Belt

    What an exciting week for us!  The Lee household has leveled up!  We bring on a special guest, Brittany's little sister Jada!  This week we discuss what it's like to get a new belt, and how it feels going back to the gym afterward.  People really start to look at you differently and have different expectations.  Listen in on another great week!


    Show Notes:
    - New Belts!
    - Introducing special guest Jada
    - What a new belts feel like
    - Kids belt system
    - Embrace the suck
    - Kids belt promotions
    - Shark tank
    - Rolling with kids
    - Techniques that helped us
    - Helping lower belts
    - Being the professor's daughter
    - New targets

    Gentle Art Lifestyle Fire & Water Camp: https://www.gentleartlifestyle.com/milwaukeebjjcamp

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

    https://linktr.ee/ABJJMarriage

    59 min
  • 041 - Limiting Beliefs - What's holding your BJJ back?

    This week we're talking about the mental barriers that hold us back in BJJ and in life; limiting beliefs!  What are you unconsciously holding yourself back from?  What do you believe is impossible?  What if you were able to open yourself up to all possibilities?  We talk about how to recognize limiting beliefs and some things we can do to overcome or change them.  This is a powerful episode!  Listen in on our last week as a white belt and blue belt!


    Show Notes:
    - Belt Promotion coming up
    - Imposter Syndrome
    - Promotion Blog - Gentle art lifestyle
    - Fire and Water camp Dec 11th &12th
    - Limiting Belief description
    - Limiting beliefs in competition
    - Limiting beliefs of techniques
    - Anything is possible
    - Personal responsibility
    - Mind-body connection with emotions
    - Awareness leads to choices & decisions
    - How to become a glass half full type of person

    Gentle Art Lifestyle Promotions Blog: https://www.gentleartlifestyle.com/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-promotions-in-bjj

    Gentle Art Lifestyle Fire & Water Camp: https://www.gentleartlifestyle.com/milwaukeebjjcamp

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

    https://linktr.ee/ABJJMarriage

    1 hr 6 min
  • 040 - IBJJF Reflection From Our Fellow Fluid's w/ Brenton Fitzgerald & Dave Jahns

    What a crazy week in Las Vegas for us! Nick and Brittany welcome special guests Brenton Fitzgerald and Dave Jahns on this fun, IBJJF Masters Worlds Las Vegas edition episode! We discuss what competing at the highest level is like compared to local tournaments.  How the competitors stay focused and ready to execute when it's so easy to get lost in the bright lights.  Listen in on this fun episode!


    Show Notes:
    - Welcoming Dave Jahns & Brenton Fitzgerald
    - IBJJF intro
    - Referees and Jiu Jitsu politics/ rule sets
    - Brenton's match against Eduardo Telles
    - Preparing for competition & nutrition
    - Dave's purple belt match
    - Scale of the tournament and the nerves that come with it
    - Jason's robbed win
    - Jose's triumph from none to local to large scale
    - Top takeaways
    - Reflect on our favorite parts of Las Vegas as a whole

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

    https://linktr.ee/ABJJMarriage

    1 hr 10 min
  • 039 - Our Greatest BJJ Influences w/ Mike Caughey

    This week we talk about what influences and motivates us as BJJ practitioners.  We bring in a special guest, Fluid BJJ Blackbelt Mike Caughey!  Mike has been a huge influence in our journey and we wanted to ask him what influences him.  We talk about the people that have impacted us and the other driving factors that keep us on the mats.  Listen in and SQUIRREL!


    Show Notes:
    - Welcoming Mike Caughey
    - Never too late to start!
    - Influential instructors
    - Diversify your learning
    - Staying healthy through BJJ
    - A game and B game
    - Training with females
    - Deciding whether or not to compete
    - What is your BJJ animal?
    - Different BJJ styles

    Mike's YouTube Channel Roll For Life: https://www.youtube.com/user/SuperJitsuChopper

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

    https://linktr.ee/ABJJMarriage

    1 hr 2 min
  • 038 - Why You Should Diversify Your BJJ Learning

    Are you aware of the best way for you to learn BJJ?  Have you become aware of many different types of coaching and learning styles? Have you found yourself learning better from certain people? This week we dive deeper into this topic and what we've experienced from different coaches, classes, and seminars. Listen in on another fun discussion!


    Show Notes:
    - Primal MKE Belt Ceremony
    - Congratulations to all promoted!
    - Different styles of learning
    - Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic (by feel) learning
    - Class structures & seminars
    - Learning by doing
    - Learning techniques & systems
    - Finding the right blend of coaches
    - Setting up your training schedule
    - We counted how many hours a week we train... and it's a lot

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

    https://linktr.ee/ABJJMarriage

    50 min
  • 037 - How to Create Meal Plans for BJJ

    This week we dive into how we stay healthy with the power of our food!  Brittany dives deep into how she plans our meals on a weekly basis and what all goes into her planning.  Nick talks about how much he loves to eat it!  If you want to live a healthy lifestyle and fuel yourself with fantastic food, give this episode a listen!


    Show Notes:
    - Upcoming belt promotions!
    - Ready for the shark tank
    - Cooking at home
    - How we structure our meal plans
    - Everything is better as nachos
    - Watching portions
    - Competition diet
    - Counting calories sucks!
    - Proteins, carbs, & veggies are what you need
    - Food is Fuel
    - Food is Love

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

    https://linktr.ee/ABJJMarriage

    1 hr 1 min
  • 036 - Traveling BJJ and Overcoming Barriers w/ Jose Aguirre

    Our special guest this week is Jose Aguirre, our friend and a traveling blue belt with lots of BJJ experience from around the country. He lives in Seattle but comes to train in at Fluid on a regular basis. Jose is training hard to compete in IBJJF masters worlds coming up this November in Vegas. We talk about what his training is like in different gyms and also what it was like breaking barriers that normally hold people back from trying BJJ for the first time. Listen in on another great episode!


    Show Notes:
    - Introducing Jose Aguirre
    - Hailing from Seattle
    - Why Jose started BJJ
    - Compete as a white belt!
    - Preparing for IBJJF Masters Worlds
    - Training at multiple BJJ gyms
    - Traveling BJJ drop ins
    - Training as a minority
    - Income & Language barriers
    - Guardian Jiu Jitsu

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

    https://linktr.ee/ABJJMarriage

    57 min
  • 035 - How Muay Thai Adds to our BJJ w/ Grabiel Meza

    Our special guest this week is Grabiel Meza; a Muay Thai instructor and owner of Healthy Body Massage & Therapeutics in Milwaukee.  Gabe has been coaching us on Muay Thai for over 2 years and we have learned a bunch of great techniques from him.  He constantly keeps us motivated, sweating, and growing!  Listen in to hear some of his life and what has turned him into such a great coach and friend.


    Show Notes:
    - Introducing Grabiel Meza
    - Quick competition summary 🥇🥇
    - How Gabe started Muay Thai
    - Gabe's Tae Kwon Do Blackbelt
    - Thailand Muay Thai Training
    - Mixing Martial Arts
    - Healthy Body Massage & Therapeutics
    - How the body works
    - Being a coachable student
    - How Muay Thai adds to our BJJ
    - American and Thailand Muay Thai Fights
    - Muay Thai ceremonies

    Gabe's Links:

    Instagram: @13meza, @healthybodymassagetherapeutics  
    https://www.instagram.com/healthybodymassagetherapeutics/
    https://www.instagram.com/13gmeza/
    Website: https://healthybodymassagemke.com/

    https://www.fluid-jiujitsu.com/
    https://linktr.ee/ABJJMarriage

    1 hr 2 min
  • 034 - Why Jiu Jitsu is an Emotional Rollercoaster

    Have you taken a ride up and down the rollercoaster of emotions that comes along with your Jiu Jitsu journey? This week we go over the deep moments of reflection we find ourselves in after every training session. Driving home is a time where we judge ourselves and can feel great after a good day or terrible after a rough day. Listen in to hear how we manage those emotions together.


    Show Notes:
    - Crazy cat
    - Post-training thoughts
    - When we feel good
    - When we feel bad
    - What we can learn
    - Competition nerves
    - Rolling styles
    - Rank does not equal skill
    - Measure your strengths and weaknesses
    - Drill what needs to be improved

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

    https://linktr.ee/ABJJMarriage

    58 min

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Discussions of our lives as married Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners