In this episode of the Jiu Jitsu Junction podcast Andre and Chase discuss self-defense aspects of BJJ,

They share stories about personal experiences in regard to people they've known and seen in self-defense situations including how it works for kids and women.

They discuss how to approach training and go over complementary focuses that can help you with your self-defense capabilities.

In this episode of the Jiu Jitsu Junction podcast Andre and Chase talk about the pillars of what make you a competent BJJ martial artist.

They go over physical, mental, and skill development oriented categories to develop to be a well rounded martial artist in jiu jitsu.

In this episode of the Jiu Jitsu Junction podcast Andre and Chase break down what makes BJJ such an ideal way to practice self-development.

Some of the topics discussed:

• Practicing social skills

• What makes jiu jitsu hard

• Novelty and the difficulty line

• The network effect in the BJJ community

Sorry for the small buzzing audio sound - will try to fix it in future episodes with our new setup!

In this episode of the Jiu Jitsu Junction podcast, Andre and Chase discuss how to get the most out of training only 1-2 sessions per week.

It can be challenging to learn on a minimal schedule. Andre and Chase talk about what we can do to make progress if you have trouble making it to enough classes.

Discussed in the episode:

• How to get the most out of each class
• Cross-training at another jiu jitsu school
• High value alternative activities
• The role of BJJ private lessons
• How to do mental repetitions
• Developing general fitness
• Using grappling dummies
• Doing on air movements

In this episode of the Jiu Jitsu Junction podcast, Andre and Chase discuss how to navigate learning late escapes in submission grappling.

They talk about:

• Why late escapes are neglected in BJJ training
• Which late escapes are safest to start to train first
• How to select the right training partner to learn late escapes
• How to train late escapes in a typical jiu jitsu gym environment

In this episode of the Jiu Jitsu Junction podcast, Andre and Chase discuss how to approach training hard to maximize your experience on the mats in BJJ.

Throughout the discussion they talk about how wrestling handles intensity and what lessons we can carry over and adapt to jiu jitsu.

Some topics discussed:

• The difference between hard drilling and hard rolling in jiu jitsu
• When it's bad to train hard
• When it's good to train hard
• How to maximize skill development with hard training
• How to ask your training partners for the intensity you need

In this episode of the Jiu Jitsu Junction podcast Andre and Chase discuss several factors that can indicate that a jiu jitsu school is a good one.Some of the topics discussed include:

• Student success in tournaments
• Cleanliness of the school
• Live grappling occurring in most/all classes
• Upper belts being on the mats
• Class sizes
• Women, kids, and teens being on the mats
• Restrictive contracts
• Allowing cross-training
• Friendly gym environment
• School providing service and/or community instead of a "you're lucky to be here" attitude towards students

In this episode of the Jiu Jitsu Junction podcast, Andre and Michael talk about teaching jiu jitsu. They talk about how to handle teaching your first classes when you start your journey as an instructor in BJJ. They also discuss how teaching BJJ helps you grow in skill as a jiu-jitsu athlete and how instructing a class builds your character, overall accountability, and life experience.

In this episode of the Jiu Jitsu Junction podcast Chase and Andre discuss several of the main factors that lead to feeling insecure when you are training in BJJ. Feeling insecure in an uncomfortable but natural part of a complex sport with a social component, and people don't have context for how to process and categorize an experience in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Towards the end of the episode they go over some concrete mental shifts that can help with this insecurity and ultimately make your experiences on the mats doing jiu jitsu more fulfilling and less insecure.

In this episode of the Jiu Jitsu Junction podcast, Andre and Chase discuss the factors that can make a BJJ private lesson worth spending your time and money on. They also talk about how we can narrow down our choices for what instructors we should choose to get the most out of engaging in private lessons. They discuss professionalism, similar body type, their jiu jitsu game, your current skill level, and more! They also talk about how to gracefully disengage from private lessons if you find that they are not giving you the value you need.