John Combs is a Jiu-Jitsu black belt and high level competitor.
On this episode, John discusses his start in grappling as a wrestler and his transition to training BJJ full time, how a wrestling camp significantly improved his wrestling, his biggest struggles when transitioning from wrestling to Jiu-Jitsu, how John overcame a devastating knee infection, how to decrease Jiu-Jitsu injuries, how to improve performance as an older grappler, how John started to develop his Jiu-Jitsu game, how to compete against someone who has a win over you, how John studies Jiu-Jitsu, John's routine between Jiu-Jitsu matches, how he implements new techniques and whether he uses drilling or active rolling, training with and around injuries, his proudest achievement in BJJ and goals moving forward, and John's advice to white and blue belts.
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