Ep. 264: Teaching Submissions First, feat. Priit Mihkelson
From BJJ Mental Models
This week we're joined again by Priit Mihkelson! In this episode, Priit reveals something surprising about the way he runs his gym: he teaches submissions first! This is pretty funny and surprising coming from "the Defensive BJJ guy," but there's a good reason why he does things this way. Listen to learn why.
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