Man we landed a huge guest this week! I was lucky enough to sit down with one of the biggest names in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu right now - ADCC Bronze Medalist, 2019 breakout grappler of the year, the heel hooking giant killer himself - Lachlan Giles! Lachlan is such an incredibly humble and down to earth guy and he let me pick his brain on a ton of topics like his evolution of from BJJ hobbyist 🥋 to ADCC medalist 🥉, his life as PhD student 👨‍🎓, how he was able to develop his game living in Australia 🇦🇺 so far away from the major BJJ hubs, how he's dealt with setbacks in his career, the rollercoaster of emotions he felt during his incredible ADCC run, his mentality towards competition and training 💪, his thoughts on Gordon Ryan 👑, performance enhancing drugs in the sport 💉, how he developed his 50/50 game 🦶🔒, as well as his philosophy on teaching, training for long term development and more!

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SHOW NOTES:

4:21 The Elaborate Intro

7:00 How Lachlan is Dealing with Covid in Australia

10:00 The Evolution from Hobbyist to Elite BJJ Athlete

14:36 PHD and Leaving that Behind to Pursue BJJ Full time, Using the Scientific Method in BJJ

21:00 How Lachlan Was Able to Become World Class Living So Far from the Main BJJ Countries

27:07 Little Moments When Lachlan Started to Believe in Himself

31:50 What Keeps Lachlan Going After Setbacks and His Perspective on Losing and Improvement

37:00 Preparing for ADCC – Integrating Wrestling into BJJ

42:45 ADCC Mentality Before Competition, Dealing with Anxiety

44:04 Losing to Lucas Lepri and Regrouping for Absolute

49:53 Submitting Kaynan Duarte and Emotions After Winning Bronze in Absolute

53:21 Competing Against Steroid Users and Training as a Natural Athlete

58:15 What Makes Gordon Ryan So Difficult to Deal With?

1:02:13 Lachlan’s Development of His 50/50 Heel Hook Style, Why He Prefers it Over the Saddle Position

1:11:27 Half Guard - Why Lachlan Gravitated to That Style and His Thoughts on Playing Open Guard

1:18:46 Modern BJJ and the Impact of Different Rule Sets

1:22:48 Lachlan's Philosophy on Improving vs. Winning in the Training Room

1:26:41 The Challenges of Being an Instructor and the importance of Self-Directed Learning

1:32:08 Lachlan's Approach to DVD Instructionals and How To Get the Most Out of Them

1:38:00 Upcoming Aussie Talent We Should Look Out For