John Morgan is a Brown Belt at Newbury BJJ having started back in 2018, and recently hosted a 24 hour Rollathon raising money for REORG. We talk about what Jiu Jitsu actually is, and why it's such a great thing to start doing, for positive mental health as well as weight loss. If you want to feel welcomed into a new community, start training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

John shares how as he progressed through the belts he noticed he was using less effort, and became comfortable, coasting through training. His coach gave him some feedback to go and get tougher rounds, but what is most impressive is that John had the self-awareness to continue to improve his knowledge and experience in Jiu Jitsu.

If you're interested in joining a Jiu Jitsu camp, John has some helpful advice for us White and Blue Belts that might be thinking of booking a week or weekend camp for 2026.

Topics:

• REORG Rollathon
• What is Jiu Jitsu?
• Weight loss
• Training
• SCRAMBLE Camp
• Paraestra
• Jiu Jitsu Camps
• Overthinking
• Avoiding the Bronze Medal
• Listening to your Coach
• Energy
• Submissions
• Coaching
• Jiu Jidiots Podcast

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PRODUCTION CREDIT: Kerr Mathieson of Audio Outsource

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ARTIST: Maleki Ram | TRACK: Just A Little Boy

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