A BJJ Marriage

What a fun week we had!  We got in lots of training, Fluid Jiu Jitsu hosted a Jeff Glover seminar, and we watched some amazing fights from UFC 266! Jeff Glover was really able to teach a great deep half guard system and then a whole bunch of other amazing technical details that will boost the skills of our whole gym.  It feels like we just had some BJJ mind steroids.  We talk about some of what we learned.  Then we talk about how hyped we are from watching the amazing UFC 266 card!  What a fantastic week.  Listen in to hear all about it!

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Why are you training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? It seems like an easy question with easy answers.  To learn how to defend ourselves, to stay active, because it's fun, because of our friends, etc.  When is the last time you thought about the deeper reasons you keep coming back to train?  Join us as we discuss what motivates us in our Jiu Jitsu Journey!

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This past weekend we went to The Gentle Art Lifestyle Camp!  We spent lots of time learning new techniques and testing them with some hard rolls.  Meeting a bunch of awesome BJJ practitioners was such a bonus, learning from some amazing teachers and from some unforgiving rolls.  There were also lifestyle talks about other people's passions outside of BJJ, such as breakdancing, Thai massage, and Nick even did a talk about habits!  Listen in to hear all about it 🙂

We had an amazing birthday vacation!  In this episode, we talk about our road trip to NYC, Manassas Virginia, and Washington DC.  We did a bit of training at Renzo Gracie's in NYC, some carpet rolling in our Air BNB, and ran into Garry Tonon in the street!  We also saw some of the most amazing sights NYC and DC have to offer.  Brent also finished a triathlon in Virginia making it the 21st state he's completed a race in!  His goal is all 50 states.  Listen in to hear all about it!

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How often do you get surprised while rolling?  BJJ finds many ways to surprise us on the mats and in life in general.  You can be surprised by technique, timing, expectations, strength, non-reaction, and so many more principles in jiu jitsu.  Life also has an unlimited amount of surprises in store for us!  Listen in on this week's episode of A BJJ Marriage to hear what's been surprising us 🎉

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What is the 3rd dimension of Jiu Jitsu? When you start up on your feet!  We talk about what it's like to begin your takedown journey and why it is so important to start earlier, rather than later.  Many people come to Jiu Jitsu with wrestling or judo experience.  These people already have a developed base of knowledge to start matches on their feet.  In this episode, we discuss what to do to get started and how you can begin to feel comfortable on your feet!  How not to get injured and strategies for finding your own takedown style.  Listen in on another episode of A BJJ Marriage!

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Nick competed this weekend and walked away with one worthless silver medal...Join us this week in our discussion of the feelings of losing. This competition was very uncharacteristic of Nick's normal performances. We talk about what went wrong and some of the lessons we walked away with. We also talk about some awesome accomplishments of our Fluid teammates! Listen in on this week's episode of A BJJ Marriage!

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This week we welcome BJJ Blackbelt Joshua Janis and Purplebelt Meghan Wagner to our podcast.  We jump into a bunch of different topics this week.  Josh describes what it's like being a blackbelt and we discuss how we feel about BJJ ranks.  Josh and Meghan travel a lot for BJJ and we get to hear some of their fun training stories and what trips they have coming up next.  We also discuss the different flavors of everyone's Jiu Jitsu and how everyone has their own unique style.  Listen in on this fun discussion in this week's A BJJ Marriage!

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What day is it?  Nick has been sick all week and we haven't been able to go to any training!  This episode is all about how we keep our minds sharp even when our bodies can't keep up.  How we study videos, look up different instructors, and even deconstruct our own BJJ styles with each other.  We also talk about gym etiquette when you're sick and what you should and shouldn't do (hint: stay home!).  Listen in on another fun episode of A BJJ Marriage!

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This week we dive into what it takes to earn your promotions in BJJ.  Do you just put in the time or does your skill improve proportionately?  Does everyone with the same rank possess the same skills?  How should you feel after each promotion?  We cover all of these questions and talk about our fun week leading up to coaching at a NAGA tournament and watching UFC 264 - Dustin Poirier vs Connor McGregor 3!

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