On this episode, Steve Whittier of Straight Blast Gym, East Coast stops by the podcast to discuss success at BJJ over 40.


Ep 15 BJJ Over 40 With Steve Whittier

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We sat down with Jon Thomas to talk about developing a double sleeve open guard game, what double sleeve is, his modalities of training, how he develops and learns, differences in training in Sweden, his start in BJJ, how he thinks new students can learn, and more!
Find Jon’s series Double Sleeve Open Guard here. To learn more great Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Techniques, visit https://www.bjjfanatics.com.

BJJ Fanatics was started by a pair of black belts (Bernardo Faria & Michael Zenga) who feel that nothing is more important than improving your BJJ skills as much as possible in the least amount of time.  Their aim was to create a shop for BJJ Students who don’t look at BJJ as a sport – but as a lifestyle.

Website: http://bjjfanatics.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAqme-CE-yLm01BV5nUjPPA

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/733553463659020/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjj.fanatics/?hl=en

Episode 36 – Active Learning and Double Sleeve Open Guard with Jon Thomas

We sat down with Jon Satava to talk about developing a butterfly and x guard game under Marcelo Garcia, his start in BJJ, the varied teaching styles at Marcelo’s Academy, learning tactics alongside technique, how he thinks you should learn from instructionals, how Bernardo Faria used to train and prepare, and more.
Find Jon’s series The Modern Butterfly Guard No Gi and The Modern No Gi X Guard here. To learn more great Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Techniques, visit https://www.bjjfanatics.com.

BJJ Fanatics was started by a pair of black belts (Bernardo Faria & Michael Zenga) who feel that nothing is more important than improving your BJJ skills as much as possible in the least amount of time.  Their aim was to create a shop for BJJ Students who don’t look at BJJ as a sport – but as a lifestyle.

Website: http://bjjfanatics.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAqme-CE-yLm01BV5nUjPPA

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/733553463659020/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjj.fanatics/?hl=en

Episode 35 – Learning Butterfly Guard From Marcelo & Developing His Own Way with Jon Satava

Today we get to talk to Alec Baulding, ADCC Trials Champion, Alliance black belt, and instructor and we discuss his BJJ Youtube channel, taking ownership of your jiu-jitsu, learning as a black belt, how he uses video to learn and improve, how he had to start learning technique as a brown belt, and more.
Find Alec’s series Keeping The Guard here. To learn more great Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Techniques, visit https://www.bjjfanatics.com.

BJJ Fanatics was started by a pair of black belts (Bernardo Faria & Michael Zenga) who feel that nothing is more important than improving your BJJ skills as much as possible in the least amount of time.  Their aim was to create a shop for BJJ Students who don’t look at BJJ as a sport – but as a lifestyle.

Website: http://bjjfanatics.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAqme-CE-yLm01BV5nUjPPA

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/733553463659020/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjj.fanatics/?hl=en

Episode 34 – Learning And Teaching With Video and Sharing Positivity In BJJ with Alec Baulding

We talk to black belt guillotine specialist and ADCC veteran John Combs about how he studies videos from BJJ Fanatics (including how he studied leading up to his ADCC Trials championship), his background in both wrestling AND physical education that helps him in grappling, having the second-most EVER black belt guillotine wins, which educated New Zealand grappling coaches series he enjoys on BJJ Fanatics (hint), and more. Check out John’s series’ Mastering The Guillotine and The No-Gi Gameplan: Takedown, Pass, Finish now on BJJ Fanatics.
To learn more great Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Techniques, visit https://www.bjjfanatics.com.

BJJ Fanatics was started by a pair of black belts (Bernardo Faria & Michael Zenga) who feel that nothing is more important than improving your BJJ skills as much as possible in the least amount of time.  Their aim was to create a shop for BJJ Students who don’t look at BJJ as a sport – but as a lifestyle.

Website: http://bjjfanatics.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAqme-CE-yLm01BV5nUjPPA

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/733553463659020/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjj.fanatics/?hl=en

Episode 32 – How Studying With BJJ Fanatics Helped John Combs Get To The Next Level

BJJ Fanatics sat down with black belt no-gi world champion Johnny Tama to talk about how he developed an elite open guard, how he won a world title coming from Ecuador, how he changed his mental training for better results on the mat, his thoughts on modern no-gi tournaments, and more. Check out Johnny’s series’ The Aggressive Open Guard: No-Gi and The Aggressive Spider Guard now on BJJ Fanatics.
To learn more great Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Techniques, visit https://www.bjjfanatics.com
BJJ Fanatics was started by a pair of black belts (Bernardo Faria & Michael Zenga) who feel that nothing is more important than improving your BJJ skills as much as possible in the least amount of time.  Their aim was to create a shop for BJJ Students who don’t look at BJJ as a sport – but as a lifestyle.

Website: http://bjjfanatics.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAqme-CE-yLm01BV5nUjPPA

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/733553463659020/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjj.fanatics/?hl=en

Ep 15 BJJ Over 40 With Steve Whittier

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