James Clingerman is a 3rd degree BJJ black belt that started training over 24 years ago and is the owner of Indiana Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy.

James discusses the crazy place that he first started training jiu-jitsu, learning BJJ from books and VHS instructionals, what the competition scene looked like when James started training, the craziest place James did a tournament, James' first fights in MMA, his incredible recovery from a severe injury, crazy MMA stories, and basic self-defense concepts.

Check out his gym: https://www.ibjja.com/

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