In this episode, I recount some of my experiences catching people off-guard with my takedown ability. I also discuss the importance of having takedowns in your arsenal.

In this episode, I talk about the importance of faking out an opponent, being sucker punched and if we can multi-task when grappling.

"The goal has to be worth the walk." - Coach Elijah Nero - In this episode, we discuss coaching in BJJ and the importance of coaches in grappling sports. I am joined by my former Coach, Elijah Nero, a four striped brown belt who passed along many of the important traits I've carried with me in my BJJ journey.

Coach Elijah's Instagram: Kaiju Jiu Jitsu on Instagram

Coach Elijah's Facebook: End Nero

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Bakari's Social Media and Book Links:

YouTube page: MouthGuardComic

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Check out the blog: JiuJitsu365.wordpress.com

Check out my books on Amazon and wherever books are sold:

The Psychology of BJJ: https://tinyurl.com/5ect367r

Grappling 101: https://tinyurl.com/2p8whcfv

In this episode, we discuss if having an audience helps or hurts your performance as a grappler. Let's dive into the discussion!

In this episode, I talk about hard and sometimes grueling warmups. Are they effective or a skill building killer? This is a subject that has many sides to it and instructors and students can have vastly differing opinions on what is best. Let's talk it out.

YouTube page: MouthGuardComic

Instagram page: MouthGuardComic

Check out the blog: JiuJitsu365.wordpress.com

Check out my books on Amazon and wherever books are sold:

The Psychology of BJJ: https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Brazilian-Jiu-Jitsu-Submission-Wrestling-ebook/dp/B00BV2822O/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1659124832&sr=8-3

Grappling 101: https://www.amazon.com/Grappling-101-Avoid-Being-Bullied/dp/1520647026/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MR42LIYK7VYU&keywords=grappling+101+Bakari+akil&qid=1659124875&sprefix=grappling+101+bakari+akil%2Caps%2C70&sr=8-1

What if I told you that you could get better at grappling through sleep? However, not by rest alone, but through an amazing process that only occurs at certain times through the night. It's all in the podcast!

Money Ball is one of the greatest movies of all times, but not in the way one might think. I loved it for a reason most people may not understand. It was due to way it changed my approach to grappling. In this episode, I discuss Money Ball and how the ideas within the movie can help grapplers.

Often, we have a misconstrued notion of our true abilities. We tend to overestimate our ability to do easy things and underestimate our capacity to do hard tasks. We will explore this notion as it relates to BJJ and submission grappling in this episode.

In this episode, I answer what I think will make Aikido more effective as a Martial art. I talk about my experience with an Aikido practitioner while rolling and how I think the art can gain more traction among people who like grappling.