This week we bring you an interview with one of Europe's top competitors Ashley Williams.

We talk about:

• His move to the Submission Only format
• Fighting in Polaris and the 3 round system
• Training for specific events
• Dealing with a combination of injuries
• Using a counter attack strategy
• His experiences in EBI
• Being in exciting matches
• Dealing with losses
• The change of the leg lock game
• Tips for people to do better in competition
• Different levels for each belt

Links:

• tatami fightwear
• Ashley on Instagram

Quote of the week: "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." Michelangelo

Article of the week: Make your BJJ training effortless

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This week we bring you an interview with Olympic Greco Roman medalists and BJJ black belt Adam Wheeler. Adam has a new book that shares much of his story. Adam's book is Believe and Achieve: Overcoming Obstacles to Excel.

We talk about:

• Some stories from his childhood
• Transitioning from wrestling to BJJ
• Gi and nogi training
• Training safely
• How to make the best out of a bad situation
• Being around positive people

Links:

• Believe and Achieve: Overcoming Obstacles to Excel

Quote of the week:"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength." Arnold Schwarzenegger

We also recapped the second BjjBrick camp.

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This episode was only the second time we have been able to record with all three of us together. It is coming at the back end of the BjjBrick Camp. The big news coming out of the camp is that Gary Hull received his black belt on 6-15-2019. We have been trying to interview Gary for years but he always passes, to this episode we both just direct a lot of questions in his direction to create an interview he did not see coming.

We talk about:

• Why we started BJJ
• Changes to our games
• Some of the lessons we learned on the mat at the camp
• Our first bricks for BJJ
• What we look for in a training partner
• Changes we are wanting to make to our game
• Our friend Josh makes an appearance to chat about the camp

Quote of the week: "If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people." – Chinese Proverb

Article of the week: Giving perspective on both sides of the equation

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This week we have an interview with Matt Thornton. We cover topics from running a successful gym to proven training methods that get results.

We talk about:

• Matt's background in martial arts
• Leading BJJ gym owners
• Teaching how to coach
• He shares some best business practices
• Building a BJJ gym you really enjoy
• Why people start BJJ
• Having a good kids program
• What it means to have a strong women's program
• Tips on teaching a seminar
• Learning with base, posture, and connection
• Different training methods

Links:

• SBG youtube channel
• SBG University
• SBG podcast

Quote of the week: "The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul." — Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Article of the week: Biggest Jiu-Jitsu Myths

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We talk about:

• Getting injured
• Talking to your coach for advice
• Getting bored with BJJ
• Doing BJJ at a slower pace
• Using open mats as a bridge to keep some BJJ
• Staying connect to the community
• What are you replacing BJJ with?
• Putting balance in your life
• Changing your goals for being on the mat
• Helping friends get back on the mat

Quote of the week: "It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way." Rollo May

Article of the week: Understand Your Learning Style and Get the Most Out of Your BJJ Training

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We talk about:

• His start in martial arts and BJJ
• His background in statistics
• Watching 100 white belt matches
• Tips for white belt and blue belts that do tournaments
• When you should not go for a submission
• Using closed guard as a white belt
• Using game theory to look at BJJ
• Advice for blue belts and it is much different than the white belt tips
• Learning from watching hundreds of street fights
• How to guard against negative gym management techniques

Links:

• High Percentage Martial Arts
• You Jiu-Jitsu
• Gold BJJ
• The True Believers

Quote of the week: "If your mind is strong, all difficult things will become easy; if your mind is weak, all easy things will become difficult." Chinese Proverb

Article of the week: 5 Things No One Talks About When You Start Jiu-Jitsu

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This episode we give you advice about what you can do to get more submission.

We talk about:

• Lacking focus in your training and during rolling
• Positional sparring
• Going deep in particular systems and moves
• Fundamentals
• Finding answers to common problems
• Giving up too soon on a submission
• Giving up too late on a submission
• Getting control of your opponent
• Putting your system in a funnel
• Having confidence in your technique

Quote of the week: "Tell me, I forget. Show me, I remember. involve me, I understand." Chinese Proverb

Article of the week: I Watched 100 White Belt Matches. Here's What's Actually High Percentage.

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This week we have an interview with brown belt Marisa Messer-Belenchia.

We talk about:

• Trying to do wrestling as a kid
• An odd start to BJJ
• How her game is changing
• Training both gi and nogi
• Dealing with injuries and sickness
• Coping with the loss of loved ones
• How she benefits from teaching BJJ
• Winning worlds and pans as a purple belt
• Traveling and doing BJJ
• Teaching grit with BJJ

Links:

• Marisa on Instagram
• Marisa on facebook

Quote of the week: "deal with the faults of others as gently as your own" Chinese proverb

Article of the week: How to support your child's mental health

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This week we have an interview with Craig Diamond. Craig is the CEO of Diamond MMA. This interview covers a wide range of topics from developing a cup for fighters and grapplers to Craig's BJJ game.

We talk about:

• The start of Diamond MMA
• Craig doing BJJ
• How he developed a cup for combat sports
• Injuries that a cup can prevent

Links:

• Diamond MMA

Quote of the week: "You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized ho seldom they do." Eleanor Roosevelt

Article of the week: How Consistency Affects Jiu-Jitsu Practitioners

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Epi 300 Miles Lukas Posted on April 30, 2019

We talk about:

• Starting jiu-jitsu in the late 90's
• Celebrating small milestones during BJJ
• Tips for rolling with bigger people
• Strengthening your joints
• Dealing with injuries
• Breathing properly in BJJ
• Wim Hof breathing method
• Fight to win

Links:

• Breath.fitness

Quote of the week: "Don't compare your chapter 1 to someones else's chapter 20"

Gary shares an off the mat story about coaching kids basketball

We answer a question about getting off the bottom

Article of the week: The Value of All Your Teammates

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