Kalum Kalista is a BJJ Brown Belt who lives in the Dominican Republic and runs a non-profit academy aimed at teaching Jiu-Jitsu to the less fortunate. Click “Read More” for show notes! 

* His Jiu-Jitsu origin story

* How competition has helped him learn

* How he ended up in the Dominican Republic

* Life in D.R.

* Happiness in a 3rd world country

* The hardships some of his poverty stricken students face

* Success stories from his academy

* The diversity of D.R. / Cost of living

* Famous visitors of his academy

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Kalum Kalista is a BJJ Brown Belt who lives in the Dominican Republic and runs a non-profit academy aimed at teaching Jiu-Jitsu to the less fortunate. Click “Read More” for show notes! 

* His Jiu-Jitsu origin story

* How competition has helped him learn

* How he ended up in the Dominican Republic

* Life in D.R.

* Happiness in a 3rd world country

* The hardships some of his poverty stricken students face

* Success stories from his academy

* The diversity of D.R. / Cost of living

* Famous visitors of his academy

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Professor Ryron Gracie is the grandson of Grandmaster Helio Gracie and one of the leading resources for self defense focused Jiu-Jitsu. He talks about the pros and cons of competing, how his family nurtured Jiu-Jitsu among the younger generation and more! Click “read more” for show notes! 

SHOW NOTES:

* Growing up in the Gracie family

* The value he places on his competitive accomplishments

* The dynamic of great teachers and great competitors

* Does competition push some people away from Jiu-Jitsu?

* Training martial artists vs training fighters

* How his family cultivated a passion for Jiu-Jitsu within the younger generation

* How to properly encourage your child in Jiu-Jitsu

* Considering the feelings of your students

* Competing while his grandfather was watching

* The special expectations Grandmaster Helio had of him

* The 5 words Grandmaster Helio said to him that had great impact on his Jiu-Jitsu

* Finding your definition of what Jiu-Jitsu is

* Why he rolls like an 80 year old twice a week

* Working with Law Enforcement

* How much Jiu-Jitsu do you need to defend yourself against an untrained attacker?

* Is a lack of adequate hand to hand training causing more police shootings?

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Professor Ryron Gracie is the grandson of Grandmaster Helio Gracie and one of the leading resources for self defense focused Jiu-Jitsu. He talks about the pros and cons of competing, how his family nurtured Jiu-Jitsu among the younger generation and more! Click “read more” for show notes! 

SHOW NOTES:

* Growing up in the Gracie family

* The value he places on his competitive accomplishments

* The dynamic of great teachers and great competitors

* Does competition push some people away from Jiu-Jitsu?

* Training martial artists vs training fighters

* How his family cultivated a passion for Jiu-Jitsu within the younger generation

* How to properly encourage your child in Jiu-Jitsu

* Considering the feelings of your students

* Competing while his grandfather was watching

* The special expectations Grandmaster Helio had of him

* The 5 words Grandmaster Helio said to him that had great impact on his Jiu-Jitsu

* Finding your definition of what Jiu-Jitsu is

* Why he rolls like an 80 year old twice a week

* Working with Law Enforcement

* How much Jiu-Jitsu do you need to defend yourself against an untrained attacker?

* Is a lack of adequate hand to hand training causing more police shootings?

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One of the major stars of Team Atos, Professor Josh Hinger talks about his origins, transitioning from Wrestling to BJJ, serving in the Peace Corps and couch surfing. He also provides some excellent technique breakdowns! Click “Read More” for show notes! 

SHOW NOTES:

* Making the UWW US Grappling Team

* Why he doesn’t miss Wrestling

* His origins / Starting Jiu-Jitsu

* Living in Turkmenistan / Peace Corps

* His MMA experience

* Meeting Andre Galvao

* Traveling for Jiu-Jitsu / Couch Surfing

* Etiquette for “Jiu-Jitsu crashing”

* Living on a sailboat

* Training under Chris Brennan

* Training with Atos

* How to spot the badasses in the gym

* Winning his first World Championship

* The value of putting yourself under pressure

* Elite Jiu-Jitsu: The art of making no mistakes

* The power of being small

* Passing the Half Guard / Shin Shield

* Passing guard is hard

* Improving your guard via reverse engineering by getting good at passing

* One of the most important controls for passing the guard

* How to make sweeps easy

* How sweeps and take downs are mechanically similar

* The biggest lesson Jiu-Jitsu competition has taught him

* The Hingertine DVD

* His plans for the future

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One of the major stars of Team Atos, Professor Josh Hinger talks about his origins, transitioning from Wrestling to BJJ, serving in the Peace Corps and couch surfing. He also provides some excellent technique breakdowns! Click “Read More” for show notes! 

SHOW NOTES:

* Making the UWW US Grappling Team

* Why he doesn’t miss Wrestling

* His origins / Starting Jiu-Jitsu

* Living in Turkmenistan / Peace Corps

* His MMA experience

* Meeting Andre Galvao

* Traveling for Jiu-Jitsu / Couch Surfing

* Etiquette for “Jiu-Jitsu crashing”

* Living on a sailboat

* Training under Chris Brennan

* Training with Atos

* How to spot the badasses in the gym

* Winning his first World Championship

* The value of putting yourself under pressure

* Elite Jiu-Jitsu: The art of making no mistakes

* The power of being small

* Passing the Half Guard / Shin Shield

* Passing guard is hard

* Improving your guard via reverse engineering by getting good at passing

* One of the most important controls for passing the guard

* How to make sweeps easy

* How sweeps and take downs are mechanically similar

* The biggest lesson Jiu-Jitsu competition has taught him

* The Hingertine DVD

* His plans for the future

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The BJJ Battle Royale app is a FREE application designed to help anyone organize and run a tournament efficiently. BJJ Black Belt Douglas Esposito and Blue Belt Jon Chamot talk about how they started it and the features of the app. Click “Read More” for show notes! 

SHOW NOTES:

* What is the BJJ Battle Royale?

* The inception of the app

* The struggles of running a tournament

* Their referee training program (BJJrefereetraining.com)

* The BJJ Battle Royal’s ranking system

* How the app prevents sandbagging

* Jon and Doug’s separate roles in the company

* Road blocks of developing an app

* Customizing your own tournament using the app

* BJJcurriculum.com

* BJJBattleRoyale.com

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The BJJ Battle Royale app is a FREE application designed to help anyone organize and run a tournament efficiently. BJJ Black Belt Douglas Esposito and Blue Belt Jon Chamot talk about how they started it and the features of the app. Click “Read More” for show notes! 

SHOW NOTES:

* What is the BJJ Battle Royale?

* The inception of the app

* The struggles of running a tournament

* Their referee training program (BJJrefereetraining.com)

* The BJJ Battle Royal’s ranking system

* How the app prevents sandbagging

* Jon and Doug’s separate roles in the company

* Road blocks of developing an app

* Customizing your own tournament using the app

* BJJcurriculum.com

* BJJBattleRoyale.com

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Brian Edwards is an active black belt competitor and a decorated Jiu-JItsu champion. He talks about South Carolina’s BJJ scene, “big man” Jiu-Jitsu, competing against Saulo Ribeiro and Jiu-Jitsu politics. Click “Read More” for show notes! 

SHOW NOTES:

* His origins

* Why learning Jiu-Jitsu is such a blessing

* How he first found Jiu-Jitsu

* South Carolina’s early BJJ scene

* “Big Man” Jiu-Jitsu / Heavyweight concepts

* Competing against Saulo Ribeiro in his first black belt tournament

* Why you need to appreciate the hardships of Jiu-Jitsu

* Learning to love the guard

* How Jiu-Jitsu keeps you honest

* Big guys: To smash or not to smash?

* The manifesto for shutting down smaller, faster guys

* Grips for no-gi

* What competition has done for him

* Jiu-Jitsu is a sport where NOBODY wins all the time

* Championships by the numbers

* The pros and cons of being an academy owner

* How he deals with politics and drama in Jiu-Jitsu

* Why instructors shouldn’t worry about their students cross training

* His love for watching kids learn Jiu-Jitsu

* Keeping kids interested in class

* Teaching methods to get the point across to students

* His goals for 201

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Brian Edwards is an active black belt competitor and a decorated Jiu-JItsu champion. He talks about South Carolina’s BJJ scene, “big man” Jiu-Jitsu, competing against Saulo Ribeiro and Jiu-Jitsu politics. Click “Read More” for show notes! 

SHOW NOTES:

* His origins

* Why learning Jiu-Jitsu is such a blessing

* How he first found Jiu-Jitsu

* South Carolina’s early BJJ scene

* “Big Man” Jiu-Jitsu / Heavyweight concepts

* Competing against Saulo Ribeiro in his first black belt tournament

* Why you need to appreciate the hardships of Jiu-Jitsu

* Learning to love the guard

* How Jiu-Jitsu keeps you honest

* Big guys: To smash or not to smash?

* The manifesto for shutting down smaller, faster guys

* Grips for no-gi

* What competition has done for him

* Jiu-Jitsu is a sport where NOBODY wins all the time

* Championships by the numbers

* The pros and cons of being an academy owner

* How he deals with politics and drama in Jiu-Jitsu

* Why instructors shouldn’t worry about their students cross training

* His love for watching kids learn Jiu-Jitsu

* Keeping kids interested in class

* Teaching methods to get the point across to students

* His goals for 201

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