Carter has recently read the One Minute Manager and is excited to use the book’s ideas in both business and jiu-jitsu. In this episode Carter and Mo discuss goals, praising and redirecting. The book gets right to the point with practical ideas that can be put into use straight-away. Carter and Mo talk about the importance of clear goals, the power of pausing and how to criticise someone without making them feeling bad.

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It’s the last episode of 2018 and Carter and Mo talk about their plans for 2019. They talk about goals for their business, where they want to take Independent Jiu Jitsu and their thoughts on how to set goals that work for them. Mo gives his thoughts on how money fits into his desire to help people. Carter is looking at ways of pushing himself by exploring different aspects of real estate. How do you become comfortable with the things that makes you uncomfortable? How do you push past the fear of doing something and take action?

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EBI 2018 has now happened. Carter and Mo discuss the event, how they think it could be improved and the rise of women in jiu-jitsu. They talk about Eddie Bravos rise from having 1 gym in Austin to having 100 affiliates around the world. What are the big jiu-jitsu affiliates and what makes them work? Carter talks about the evolution he has seen in jiu-jitsu competitions over the years and thinks about how to make jiu-jitsu competitions more exciting as a spectator.

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This episode is inspired by Kit Dale and his instructional videos. Kit Dale got his black belt in 4 years, but unlike many other people which have achieved a black belt in a short amount of time, he was only training 4 times a week. To be the best at something you generally have to make that something your life. But what if you want to be more well rounded? How do you keep jiu-jitsu just a part of your life while still being good at jiu-jitsu?

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Carter and Mo are excited to be at the EBI 18 in Austin in December. This is a female event and that got Carter thinking about the rise of women in jiu-jitsu. How have women influenced and changed jiu-jitsu? What can men learn from that?

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In this episode Carter and Mo look at why interpersonal skills are so important in teaching jiu-jitsu. They talk about the difference between an instructor with great interpersonal skills and one who is lacking.

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It is a part of jiu-jitsu for the instructor to spar with the students. As a coach, what do you do when your students start getting better than you? If you can’t dominate your students when you roll with them, does this disqualify you as a coach?

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Recent episodes have looked at some of the strategies Mo and Carter use to be successful in their business and how these ideaas can be used by jiu-jitsu academy owners. In this episode they look at the book Deep Work by Carl Newport. In today’s world we find it very difficult to focus on one thing at a time. Mo and Carter talk about how to do deep work, why consistency is key and advice on how school owners can attract new students.

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Carter and Mo bring another episode directed to jiu-jitsu school owners. In this episode they talk about money. Jiu-jitsu can be expensive. How do you provide a service that people will value while paying a premium for that service? A good school should cost good money but how, as a school owner do you get there?

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In this episode Carter and Mo talk about jiu-jitsu schools. They are inspired by the parable from the book Acres of Diamonds. A farmer in Africa hears about diamonds and suddenly decides he needs to find some. He sells his farm and leaves to go on a diamond hunt.

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