On this episode Jason Clark joins me to discuss:

1.  How Jason introduced me to Jiu-Jitsu.

2.  Jason's intro to BJJ from a friend with a VHS tape of UFC 2 while he was in the military.

3.  Early days at the Relson Gracie Academy in Hawaii.

4.  Getting his blue belt from Royce Gracie.

5.  Sparring with strikes.

6.  Why removing strikes allowed even self defense jiu-jitsu to evolve.

7.  Grappling with weapons.

8.  His time as a research scientist studying kidney development and birth defects, and how that experienced informed his jiujitsu journey.

9.  Why you should put your BJJ belt rank on every resume.

10.  The "1 Year Rule" from Angela Duckworth's book "Grit."

11.  How he structures his classes and why he emphasizes culture in his youth and adult classes.

12.  His scholarship offer for LEO's.

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