Forever White Belt

Today on the show we have Lindsey McCaghren. Lindsey is the fifth female Black Belt in the 10th Planet system under husband Brandon McCaghren in Decatur, Alabama. In this episode, Lindsey provides insight into her experience running an academy, BJJ parenting, her new love of wrestling, working on her guard, her passion for Dragon Boat racing, and much more. It’s a fun episode with a rare glimpse into this enigmatic figure that has been part of the winning formula of 10th Planet Decatur, and so many of her endeavors.

Some housekeeping notes, Lindsey mentions "HQ" a few times, she is referring to the 10th Planet Headquarters in Los Angeles, CA. We also mention the PGF, which stands for "Professional Grappling Federation".

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Links mentioned:

https://decaturbrazilianjiujitsu.com/

https://www.instagram.com/lindseymccaghren/

https://www.youtube.com/c/brandonmcninja/search?query=pgf

Today on the show we have Eli Knight, Eli is a second degree black belt under the legendary Royce Gracie. Eli is best known for his contributions to self defense and adapting jiu-jitsu to suit the needs of real life altercations. His social media presence is constant, making him one of the most visible advocates for the art, he’s got over 14 years of videos on YouTube with over 22 million views. Eli is intelligent, well spoken, and he’s an absolute gentleman it was truly an honor to spend time with him.

Just a reminder to please give us a 5 star review on iTunes or just share this podcast with a friend it really helps us out, and leave us feedback, suggestions on how we can improve the show, and consider becoming a patron at anchor.fm/foreverwhitebelt. Like our Facebook page to get all the latest at https://www.facebook.com/foreverwhitebelt, and check us out on Instagram @foreverwhitebeltshow. Go buy your Forever White Belt swag at teespring.com/forever-white-belt . If you ever get to beautiful Northern California please come roll with us at North Bay Jiu Jitsu in the city of Novato, there are amazing instructors, and everyone there is great people, also make sure to mention the podcast and get 2 weeks free.

Today on the show we have Rich Sab, Rich is a Saddlebrook, New Jersey Black Belt currently under Chris Haueter. Rich is a fantastic regular instructor for the BJJ Globetrotters, he's an actor, one hell of a musician, and just a great guy. Rich has two BJJ Fanatic's videos entitled, "Lapel Art" and "Control Advance Attack". In this episode Rich opens up about his concerns on the direction of BJJ, how he has dealt with his anxiety, his avid use of the whiteboard, why the hip bump sweep is not accurately named and so much more.

Links:

https://richsab.com/

IG FB TW: richsab

Roger Gracie teaches best closed guard in the world

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Today on the show we have Kyle Sleeman, Kyle is a Canadian Black Belt under Justin Bruckmann. Kyle is also a frequent instructor in various Globetrotter camps around the world. BJJ Fanatics is about to make his debut instructional release, he’s a fantastic instructor, and be on the lookout for the guard he's developed aptly named, “The Slee Guard”.

Links:

IG @bull_sleeman

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Today on the show we have Josh Wentworth. Josh is the Owner and Head Coach of Apex MMA in Covington, Georgia. Josh is a BJJ Black Belt under Professor Casey Baynes.

This is an information dense episode, first and most fascinating to me we discuss what some consider to be the future of BJJ instruction, “the reverse classroom”. Josh gave me access to his student portal, in short, it's very impressive. The amount of work he has put into the curriculum is something to behold. The vast amount of videos he's recorded and the written detail of each technique that relates to said video must have taken a massive amount of time and effort to complete. It's fascinated to get a view of what he considers mandatory concepts to have down per belt and stripe via the various programs within his ActionNote setup.

Later we get into other topics such as the ice Creme cone grip popularized recently by friend of the show Charles Harriott, what is Brunch-jitsu, the belt rank system, the fallacy of winning in the gym, how to make the most of seminars and BJJ camps and more. Josh thought he was invited on the show just for his reverse classroom way of teaching but really I just liked the guy from the moment I met him. I gravitate towards people with a point of view, and Josh has a point of view about a great many things. I'm also fascinated by people who just practice Kaizen aka continuous improvement as a way of life, training, teaching, and business which Josh just seems to do by nature.

Social Media-

https://www.instagram.com/apexconyers/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcN--aK4-_FC2-DnMB0ttcQ

The gym website-

https://apexconyers.com/

Recommended Reading:

https://www.amazon.com/Coachs-Guide-Teaching-Doug-Lemov/dp/1913622304

https://www.amazon.com/Teach-Like-Champion-3-0-Techniques-ebook/dp/B09C6G2T8P

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0753YMXTZ

https://www.amazon.com/Constraints-Led-Approach-Constraints-Based-Methodologies/dp/1138104078

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I’ve wanted to do an episode on the psychology of Jiu Jitsu for some time. I know this is a very broad topic and that this can mean many different things to many different people. In this episode, we make an attempt to cover some of what I feel are imperative scenarios. Recently I happened to have stumbled upon an article in Psychology Today entitled, “The Psychology of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu”. After reading the paper I knew I had to have the author on the show to help field the myriad of questions I had, most of which we answer on the show.

David Ley, Ph.D., was born with one hand, is a BJJ Black Belt, and is a clinical psychologist in practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He earned his Doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of New Mexico. Dr. Ley is licensed in New Mexico and North Carolina and has provided clinical and consultative services in numerous other states. He is the Executive Director of New Mexico Solutions, a large outpatient mental health and substance abuse program in Albuquerque, NM.

Dr. Ley has been treating sexuality issues throughout his career. He first began treating perpetrators and victims of sexual abuse but expanded his approach to include the fostering and promotion of healthy sexuality, and awareness of the wide range of normative sexual behaviors.

Dr. Ley has published 3 books and dozens of articles on Psychology Today, he’s been featured in The New York Post, London Telegraph, CNN, Huffington Post, and many more.

Links:

https://www.davidleyphd.com/

Instagram: @davidleyphd

Twitter: @DrDavidLey

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.leyphd

Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/david-j-ley-phd

Books: https://www.amazon.com/David-J-Ley/e/B00348D2JQ/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1

On the show, I have Joshua Janis. Josh is a Black Belt under Jon Friedland and an instructor at The Pedro Sauer affiliated Neutral Ground Academy in Milwaukee WI.

This is the perfect episode for those of you with an open mind, Josh's perspectives on playful BJJ, the Guillotine, Wim Hof, cold exposure, breathing for BJJ and personal growth are intriguing and inspiring. I think his "brand" of BJJ has the possibility of tremendous growth and scale, as he states "it's not for everyone" but I do think it's quite possibly for the silent majority.

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Today on the show I have Charles Harriott a black belt under professor Rinaldo Santos. Charles is quite the renaissance man having a deep background in Physics, Breakdancing, Judo, Kempo, and MMA. He is a fantastic instructor and basically lives on the road doing seminars and substitute teaching in academies across the world. I was fortunate to participate in a couple of his Globetrotter classes and I must say his knowledge of the leg lock game is something to behold. Charles is incredibly thoughtful and candid,  this episode is packed with information so pay attention cause a firehose of data is coming your way.

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Links mentioned:

The Swipe

Leglocks 101 by Charles Harriott

YouTube videos of Charles

Today on the show I have the pleasure of having a conversation with Jay Pages first degree Canadian Black Belt, Matthew McPeake. I had the honor of attending Matt's "Backpack Attacks" class at the 2021 Arizona BJJ Globetrotters camp. The efficacy of Matt's teaching and in particular his execution of the "backpack" concept is immediately evident. As soon as we started I knew this is something I needed to learn ASAP and this is someone who I need to study and keep an eye on going forward. In the episode, we learn about why Matt left his original academy as a Brown Belt, his path to becoming a BJJ Globetrotters instructor, how he went from Ronin to Black Belt, his holiday BJJ gift related suggestions, and so much more.

Some housekeeping notes, this is another one of those episodes where we go deep into positional conversation and as such, I would highly recommend going to the Forever White Belt Facebook page to watch the corresponding videos posted there.

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In this episode, I'm super honored to have a personal bucket list guest of mine, Priit Mihkelson. Priit is an Estonian Black Belt under SBG founder, Matt Thorton, his second degree issued by Chris Haueter, and he’s a member of the BJJ Globetrotters.

I can’t stress this enough, in my opinion, Priit is the most important mind, researcher, and possibly voice on defensive BJJ at present. His positional teachings have been quietly revolutionizing BJJ for years, if you are an older player, a smaller player, or just interested in improving your defense, Priit’s material is a mandatory study. As I state in the episode, his take on the turtle should be one of the first things a white belt gets proficient at. His updated turtle position is akin to going from a time when we did not use wheels on luggage, to the day someone decided to put them on and the rest of us were left wondering why we did not do that all along. A few years ago I thought it a shame that more were not adopting his findings largely in part due to tradition, his sometimes curt delivery and just being ahead of his time. However, it seems the ice is thawing and people are finally getting on board with his defensive positions and concepts.

Videos for context:

Quick Intro To The Defensive BJJ System:

https://youtu.be/vHDqBGNTnfY

The Video That Broke Reddit, Raoul Audhoe testing Defensive BJJ in competition

https://youtu.be/0aCWF2U7g8c

Random That Priit Sh!t

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=priit+mihkelson

Other links of note:

Priit's online "academy" 

https://defensivebjj.com/

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