Chris and Noah go back to their roots (after only 4 episodes!) and record a podcast on the mats before their 6pm gi class. They open by debating the merits of a BJJ flowcharts teaching tool. Then they get sidetracked and compare software engineering and foreign languages to jiu-jitsu. They also discuss their opinions on the subject of "creonte". Towards the end, Jaime crashes the podcast to defend himself against allegations of reckless teaching while also telling us how few of his fellow grapplers stick around and train long term.

Today, Chris and Noah are joined by black belt Ryan "Reddie Bravo" LaFrance. We discuss his views on jiu-jitsu, catch wrestling, and 10th Planet systems. Later, Victor and Alexia join the conversation to talk about the difference between wrestling classes and jiu-jitsu class. We tackle the hot topic of males rolling with females and what the acceptable mentality should be. We debate how accessible jiu-jitsu is to newcomers and how to introduce newbies to the art (or is it a sport?). 

Noah is back where he grew up in Downeast Maine. He drops into the local BJJ school, Acadia BJJ, which was founded in 2012. Noah speaks with the gym's owner and head instructor, Kris Douglas, along with three of his students, Nya, Andrew, and Justin. We cover their BJJ origin stories, training in Downeast Maine, curriculum, running a gym as a purple belt, the surge in BJJ camps in Maine, Origin, and why Kris was calf-slicing one of his white belts!

You can check out Acadia BJJ on their website (www.acadiabjj.com/), Facebook (www.facebook.com/AcadiaBJJ/), or Instagram (@acadia_brazilian_jiu_jitsu). Big thanks to Kris, Nya, Andrew, and Justin for sticking around after class and sharing their stories!

We cover history, ego, belt requirements, self defense, motivations, have multiple drop in guests, rant, laugh, and have a good time; all with only alienating only approximately half of the population. And this is our FIRST episode! Jiu-Jitsu brings people together in the best ways...