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By Josh Lu and Jake Luigi
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Episodes: 132
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Brand new White Belt Josh Lu calls on Jake Luigi, BJJ Youtuber from "Less Impressed More Involved BJJ", and other guests for help on the path to improvement, performance, and enjoyment in the sport of Jiu Jitsu. Follow the journey!
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#132 Check In: Jiu Jitsu Lessons from Josh Waitzkin, WNO, and App Updates
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May 04, 2025 |
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#131 Eco Camp Debrief: Andris Brunovskis, Jake Luigi, Michael Marrewa, and Josh Lu
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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#130 Check In: Eco Camp, Front Headlock, Leg Entanglements, Berimbolos, and Other Ideas
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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#129 Check In: Camping While Passing, Sapateiro, Princeton BJJ, Database, and Sherpa Updates
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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#128 What Are the Paths of Attack from Front Headlock?
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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#127 Stan Pogrebinsky: Introduction to Our Bodies Systems, Subsystems, and Imbalances from Jiu Jitsu
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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#126 How Do I Defend Turtle, Back, Rear Body Lock?
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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#125 How Do You Handfight While Passing?
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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#124 Entering the Legs from Guard?
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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#123 Darin Conner DeAngelis: Winning World Titles, Mindset, Mindfulness, and Coaching
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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#122 Check In: Non Committal K Guard, Back Control, Mindset, Database, Sherpa and More
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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#121 Rob Cole: How to Use ECO / CLA, Misconceptions, Games, and Framework
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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#120 Oscar Lopez: Coaching Freshman Wrestling and How Jiu Jitsu Players Can Benefit From Wrestling
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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#119 How to Play Closed Guard in No Gi?
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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#118 Nick Angeloni: Coaching, Gym Culture, and Explorations with Eco
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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#117 Andris Brunovskis - Competing, Coaching at Legion, and Journey with Ecological Dynamics
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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#116 K Guard for Beginners?
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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#115 Check In: New Years Goals for Jiu Jitsu, Outlier, Sherpa, and Life
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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#114 Check In: Jake Training in Japan, Josh's 5th Competition, and App Updates
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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#113 Josh's Coaching Call with Joe Hannan
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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#112 Patrick Robinson: Assessing Your A Game
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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#111 Priorities for the Guard - Leg Attacks, Wrestling Up, or Sweeping?
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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#110 How to Enter and Finish Guillotines?
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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#109 How to Effectively Pin Someone?
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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#108 How to Play Dela Riva in No Gi?
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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#107 What's the Front Headlock Dilemma?
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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#106 Check In: Josh's Visit to Standard Jiu Jitsu
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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#105 Eco Highlight Reel: Trey Hucks, Kabir Bath, and Greg Souders
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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#104 Check In: Different Attacks from Guard
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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#103 Patrick Robinson: Multiple Time Masters Gold Medalist on Practice Design, Competition Prep, Recovery, and Sports Psychology
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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#102 Solo Episode: Competition Reflections and What I"m Learning About Myself
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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#101 Josh Lu on BJJ Meditations Podcast: Competition Mindset Challenges, Learning and Reflecting on the Journey
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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#100 Miha Perhavec & Zach Maslany: Judging CJI the Art and Science
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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#99 Check In: Jiu Jitsu at Burning Man, App Developments, and Levi's Guard/Passing
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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#98 Randall Dibble: Wrestling for Beginners
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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#97 Check In: Highlights and Thoughts on ADCC / CJI
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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#96 Solo Episode: The Power of Journaling for Sports Performance
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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#95 What Are Your Thoughts on CJI and ADCC Matchups?
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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#94 Injuries as a Constraint to Training?
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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#93 How to Defend Leg Locks?
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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#92 Check In: Tripod Passing, Greg Souders Interview, and Progress on our Apps
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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#91 Greg Souders: What is Jiu Jitsu? Invariants and Priorities for Guard, Pins, Submissions, Standing, and Leg Entanglements
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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#90 What's the Half Guard Passing Trilemma?
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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#89 Check In: Thoughts on WNO 24 Gordon Ryan vs Josh Saunders, and Our Recent Injuries
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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#88 How to Enter the Legs from Guard?
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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#87 Josh Beam: Lessons from 250+ Matches, Traveling the World, Dealing with Injuries, and the Constraint Led Approach
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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#86 Upgrading from a Seatbelt with No Hooks?
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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#85 Andy Moon from Back On The Mat PT: Common Jiu Jitsu Injuries, How to Treat and Prevent Them, Tendonitis, Arthritis, and More
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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#84 Check In: Thoughts on CJI, Leg Lock Defense, Half Guard, Body Lock, Guard Passing Styles and More
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May 26, 2024 |
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#83 Matt Halpern: Drummer with Periphery, Jiu Jitsu While Traveling, Mental Health, and More
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May 19, 2024 |
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#82 Check In: Josh's 3rd Competition, Jake's Rib Injury, Redesigning the Outlier Database, Josh's Journal App, and More
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May 12, 2024 |
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#81 How Fast Can You Learn a New Skill?
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May 05, 2024 |
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#80 Trey Hucks: Slime Mold Grappling Club, How to Start with the Ecological Approach
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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#79 Josh Lu on BJJ Meditations Podcast: Mindfulness, Mindset Challenges, Journaling, and Reflection
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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#78 Recap of Josh's 2nd Competition, Lessons Learned, and Brainstorming New Games to Focus On
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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#77 Check In: Pre Competition Week, Deep Dive into the Back, Games for the Back, and More
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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#76 Michael Marrewa: Reviewing Ecological Dynamics Jiu Jitsu Camp, Eco, Constraint Led Approach, and More
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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#75 Check In: UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6, Favorite Lessons from Guests, and Preview of Josh's Journal App
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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#74 How Should I Prep for my Second Competition?
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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#73 Kabir Bath: How to Design Games to Improve Faster, Constraint Led Approach, and Joysticking
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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#72 How Do I Learn the Kimura?
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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#71 Joe Hannan: Learning from Josh Waitzkin, Finding Meaning, BJJ Labs, Mindfulness, and More
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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#70 What Submission Should I Learn Next?
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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#69 Miles Lukas: Breathwork for Jiu Jitsu and Competition Nerves, Ice Baths, and More
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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#68 Check In: Learning the Ecological Approach, Jiu Jitsu Labs, Garage Training, and More Nerdiness
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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#67 Stan Pogrebinsky: Common Jiu Jitsu Pains, Injuries, Imbalances and How to Treat and Prevent Them
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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#66 How Do You Wrestle Up from Guard?
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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#65 How Do You Maintain the Back and Get the Rear Naked Choke?
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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#64 When and How Do You Invert?
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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#63 Check In: Meditation, Experiments with "Jiu Jitsu Labs" Class, and Jozef Chen's Instructional
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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#62 Jozef Chen and Dima Murovanni: Insights into Prepping for ADCC
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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#61 Check In: Training in Taiwan, UFC Fight Pass Invitation 5, Back Attacks, Designing Your Training, and Mouthguards
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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#60 Can You Explain Standing vs Kneeling Guard Passing?
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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#59 How Can I Maximize Mat Time and Sparring?
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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#58 Can You Breakdown Gordon Ryan vs Patrick Gaudio?
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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#57 Eric Uresk: Homeless Drug Addict Turned Professional Fighter & Coach on Modern Jiu Jitsu, Personal Transformation, and Coaching
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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#56 Check In: Jake's Visit to Renzo's and B-Team, Learning to Wrestle, and More
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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#55 How to Avoid Overload When Trying to Learn Too Many Skills?
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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#54 Brad Bentley: Behind the Scenes of Running a Gym, Curriculum Design, and Competition Insights
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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#53 I'm Getting Stuck in Knee Shield Half Guard, How do I Progress?
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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#52 Solo Episode: Top 3 Lessons From Josh's First 100 Jiu Jitsu Classes
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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#51 Check In: Josh Joined a New Gym, Jake's Wrist Injury, Ecological Approach, Seminars, and Cold Plunging
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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#50 What's Your Half Guard Passing Strategy?
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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#49 What to Look for When Looking for a New Gym?
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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#48 Guard Passing is Complex, How Should I Approach it?
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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#47 Check In: Getting Back to Training After Injury, Burning Man, K Guard, AI, and Outlier Database
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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#46 What Are the Key Battles in Open Guard?
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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#45 What Games Help Improve at Turtle and Front Headlock?
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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#44 Check In: Reality of Injuries, Outlier Database, Oppenheimer and Other Randomness
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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#43 How to Attack and Defend the Back?
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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#42 How to Escape Bottom Mount?
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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#41 Kieren Lefevre: Jiu Jitsu Strength, Cardio, Mobility and More
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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#40 How to Win the Grip Battle in Open Guard?
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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#39 How Was Jake’s Visit to Renzo Gracie Austin?
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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#38 How to Make New Goals After Your First Competition?
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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#37 Recapping My First Jiu Jitsu Competition
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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#36 Travis from Elbows Tight Podcast: Exploring Competitions, How Academy's Evolve, and Content Creation
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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#35 Check In: Lessons from Marcelo Garcia's Gym, Open Guard, and Jake's New Projects
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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#34 How to Get the Most out of Open Mat?
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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#33 How to Go from Defense to Offense?
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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#32 Should I Focus on My Opponent's Game Plan or My Own?
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May 28, 2023 |
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#31 What Are Your Reflections on Your Competition Experience?
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May 21, 2023 |
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#30 Can You Review My Competition Training Plan?
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May 14, 2023 |
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#29 Check In: Preparing for Josh's First Competition, Training with Jake in Hawaii, and ADCC Submission Data
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May 07, 2023 |
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#28 How Can I Start Wrestling as a Beginner?
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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#27 How Can I Improve Faster and Stay Safe When Rolling with Bigger People?
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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#26 Josh Rich: Training, Competition, Storytelling, and Making Youtube Videos
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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#25 How Do I Escape Bottom Side Control?
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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#24 Should I Film My Rolls?
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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#23 Check In: Open Mat, More Class Structures in Europe, and Chatting about Submission Data
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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#22 Are There Leg Locks for White Belts?
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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#21 How Do You Get the Most out of Sparring with Lower Belts and Newbies?
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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#20 How Should I Think About Belt Promotions?
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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#19 Check In: Josh's Jiu Jitsu Classes in Europe, Jake's Thoughts on BJJ Mental Models, His New Course, Next Steps in His Game, and More
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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#18 How Do You Deal with Mat Burn, Cauliflower Ear, Inevitable Tweaks in Jiu Jitsu?
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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#17 What's the Best After Class Routine for Learning?
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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#16 I'm Too Nice, How Does Personality Impact Your Style?
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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#15 What's the Best Class Structure for Beginners?
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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#14 How Do You Find Your Style?
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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#13 Check In: Josh's First Day Back, Guard Retention Tips, and Exciting News from Jake
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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#12 Brad Bentley: Black Belt, First-Time Gym Owner, and Josh's First Coach
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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#11 What Was the Toughest Time in Jake's Jiu Jitsu Journey?
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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#10 Gi or No-Gi?
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Dec 25, 2022 |
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#9 What to Look for in a Jiu Jitsu Gym?
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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#8 How Does Focus Change for Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Jiu Jitsu Players?
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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#7 New Series: Checking In with Jake and Josh
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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#6 Should I Compete?
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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#5 What Part of Jake's Jiu Jitsu Journey Was Most Enjoyable?
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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#4 How to Improve at Jiu Jitsu Without a Gym?
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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#1 Why We Created This Podcast
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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#2 How Do I Improve While Injured?
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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#3 How Can I Intelligently Watch Jiu Jitsu Competitions?
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Oct 26, 2022 |