I made it a double feature at Isanti Grappling Club, obviously with Dave Lundberg last week and now I sit down with Chris Hansmann, owner of IGC to talk about how the gym has grown and become a hub for local competition and some big ideas he's got about jiu-jitsu in the state of Minnesota.

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Dave busted onto the competition Jiu-Jitsu scene here in Minnesota in the last couple years, stepping onto the Superfly stage and putting on a fun show. So, I figured we've got to hear his "jiu-jitsu saved my life" story and the story behind how and why in the hell a nearly 40-year old man steps into the MMA ring.

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Tyler makes dozens and dozens of dollars from his YouTube Jiu-Jitsu content, humiliating himself and others and profiting off pain. So we sat down to talk!

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Morgan, Misleal, and I chat about how awesome Sub Spectrum is and has been, how the team and friends of ours did this last go round and lessons learned as athletes and coaches. #jiutjitsu

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Mac didn't finish his head and arm triangle but he did win his fight, his pro debut. We sat down after Friday open roll to break it down and talk about what's next.

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There's a lot of ups, downs, positives, and negatives when you're early on in jiu-jitsu. Use these three milestones are the markers for when you can considered with clear eyes whether or not you'd like to quit jiu-jitsu.

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A Letter: Acknowledge the "Got It" Day

One of the biggest things you can say to someone is that they'll be good at something. Maybe even higher on the list "you ARE doing good at something!" Here I talk about this being affirmed yet again with a student of mine in class. Speak up.

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A Letter: What Do You Want To Work On?

It seems strange once you're on the other side of it, but the epiphany, shall we say, that what you learn in jiu-jitsu and how well you learn in is as much if not more your responsibility than it is your instructors. Here I read on how I came to this realization, how I've then put it in practice as a jiu-jitsu coach, and how it informed questions I ask and things I say... carefully, and with intention.

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Tim and I started Jiu-jitsu together, both have a fitness background and an entrepreneurial present. We talk jiu-jitsu, health, his health practice and how he's taken to using hi sprofessional skill set to help some of our fellow Jiu-Jitsu friends get back on the mat and stay there.

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It was my pleasure, after the Memorial Day WeDefy Open Mat at Hamel Jiu-Jitsu, to sit down and here Roque's story and stories and get his take on what it takes to earn a black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu. We go from fighter to grappler, from white to black, and from California to Minnesota.

Thank you for listening to and supporting The Porrada Podcast. This time around I talk with Jeff Martin, an early member of my home academy, a black belt, coach and podcaster.

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